Tennis glove

• US 6,269,487 B1
• Filed: 08/09/2000
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Barbara Shcryver
• Original Assignee: Barbara E. Schryver
• Inventors: Schryver, Barbara E., Upham, Susan C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MORAN, KATHERINE M
• Application Number:
  US09/635,730
• Time in Patent Office: 363 Days
• Field of Search: 215/9, 216/11, 216/12, 216/13, 216/14, 216/15, 216/16, 216/2, 216/4
• US Class Current: 2/161.1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01582 with means to restrain or support the hand

Abstract

A glove is designed to not only increase the grip on a tennis racket, but one in which the wrist is maintained in relatively unflexed condition, so when the ball hits the racket, the return is straight and true. This is accomplished by providing a fabric palm and finger portion of the glove which is flexible and includes a roughened palm portion for increased gripping action and contact with the racket handle, but a relatively stiff wrist cover portion integral with the palm portion for precluding pivoting or flexure of the wrist.

Claims

1. A sport glove especially useful in playing the game of tennis, comprising

a palm portion having a front surface designed to grip the handle of a tennis racket, and

a back surface joined along opposed lateral edges to said front surface,

a relatively stiff, elastic wristband portion for encircling the wrist of a player only attached the bottom of the front surface of said palm portion to provide for flexure of the palm while supporting the wrist, and

means for securing spaced portions of said wristband portion together about the wrist of the player.

2. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein said palm portion includes textured exterior surface ridges.

3. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein said palm portion includes a water absorbent interior surface.

4. The sport glove of claim 1 including finger receiving portions extending from said finger receiving openings.

5. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein said wristband portion is sewn to the bottom of said palm portion.

6. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein said securing means includes spaced mating hook and loop portions.

7. The sport glove of claim 6 including a second hook and loop fastener the length of the wristband in contact with the wrist of the player.

8. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein an opening is provided in a palm surface of said palm portion between the finger receiving openings and said elastic wristband portion to increase the relative flexibility between said palm and wristband portions.

9. The sport glove of claim 1 wherein said elastic wristband provides the only means of support for the wrist.