Glove with inserts on the finger portions

• US 6,279,166 B1
• Filed: 06/01/2000
• Issued: 08/28/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: B. Bar B. Gloves, LLC
• Original Assignee: Shawn Schild
• Inventors: Schild, Shawn
• Primary Examiner(s): Calvert, John J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MORAN, KATHERINE M
• Application Number:
  US09/585,451
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 2 1/6, 2 2/1, 215/9, 216/0, 216/11, 216/14, 216/15, 216/16, 216/3, 216/7
• US Class Current: 2/163
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/00 Gloves brush bodies shaped as gloves A46B5/04; gloves for washing the body A47K7/02; gloves for domestic washing or cleaning A47L13/18; surgical gloves A61B42/10; swimming gloves A63B31/02; as accessories for games or sports, e.g. baseball, boxing or golf gloves A63B71/14; gloves for glove-boxes B25J1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0034 Retaining means
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0048 with cuff securing features
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01547 with grip improving means
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01564 using strips of material
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/02 Arrangements for cutting-out, or shapes of, glove blanks

Abstract

A glove having a pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger and thumb receiving portion in communication with a hand receiving portion is provided. The pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger receiving portions each have a top panel and a bottom panel, which are connected to form each of the finger receiving portions. Each finger receiving portion includes a distal region, an intermediate region, and a proximal region, the proximal region connected to the hand receiving portion, the distal region surrounding the fingertips and the intermediate region residing about the middle knuckle (proximal interphalangeal joint) of the hand. The intermediate region of each finger receiving portion includes a right and left insert, the insert being generally of a triangular shape and provided on the bottom panel. The inserts are sewn in the bottom panel after the bottom panel has been rotated to approximate the bending of the middle knuckle (proximal interphalangeal joint) of the finger. This permits the wearer to close his hand about an object without stretching the glove intermediate regions. This permits the wearer to tighten his grip with greater ease and increases the life expectancy of the glove.

Claims

1. A glove for covering a hand, said glove having a thumb receiving portion, an index finger receiving portion, a middle finger receiving portion, a ring finger receiving portion and a pinky receiving portion, said index receiving portion having a top panel and a bottom panel, said middle finger receiving portion having a top panel and a bottom panel, said ring finger having a top panel and a bottom panel, said pinky finger having a top panel and a bottom panel, said index finger bottom portion having an intermediate region, said middle finger bottom portion having an intermediate region, said ring finger bottom portion having an intermediate region, said pinky finger bottom portion having an intermediate region, said index finger bottom portion intermediate region having a right and a left side, said middle finger bottom portion intermediate region having a right and a left side, said ring finger bottom portion intermediate region having a right and a left side, said pinky finger bottom portion intermediate region having a right and a left side, said index finger bottom portion intermediate region right side including an insert, said index finger bottom portion intermediate region left side including an insert, said middle finger bottom portion intermediate region right side including an insert, said middle finger bottom portion intermediate region left side including an insert, said ring finger bottom portion intermediate region right side including an insert, said ring finger bottom portion intermediate region left side including an insert, said pinky finger bottom portion intermediate region right side including an insert, said pinky finger bottom portion intermediate region left side including an insert, said index finger top panel connected to said index finger bottom panel, said middle finger top panel connected to said middle finger bottom panel, said ring finger top panel connected to said ring finger bottom panel, said pinky finger top panel connected to said pinky finger bottom panel, whereby when said index finger receiving portion, said middle finger receiving portion, said ring finger receiving portion and said pinky finger receiving portion are closed about an object, the index finger top panel, the middle finger top panel, the ring finger top panel and the pinky top panel are not stretched.

2. A glove for covering a hand including four fingers and a thumb, each of the four fingers having a middle knuckle portion, said glove having a first finger receiving portion, said first finger receiving portion having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said bottom side right side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion and said bottom side left side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion.

3. A glove as claimed in claim 2 wherein said glove further includes a second finger receiving portion, said second finger receiving portion having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said bottom side right side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion and said bottom side left side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion.

4. A glove as claimed in claim 3 wherein said glove further includes a third finger receiving portion, said third finger receiving portion having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said bottom side right side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion and said bottom side left side including an insert proximal the middle knuckle portion.

5. A glove as claimed in claim 4 wherein said glove further includes a fourth finger receiving portion, said fourth finger receiving portion having a top side, a bottom side, a right side and a left side, said bottom side right side including an insert proximal the knuckle portion and said bottom side left side including an insert proximal the knuckle portion.

6. A glove as claimed in claim 2 wherein said inserts are of a geometric configuration selected from the group consisting of a triangular element, a sinusoidal element, a half-circular element and a scalloped element.

7. A glove as claimed in claim 3 wherein said inserts are of a geometric configuration selected from the group consisting of a triangular element, a sinusoidal element, a half-circular element and a scalloped element.

8. A glove as claimed in claim 4 wherein said inserts are of a geometric configuration selected from the group consisting of a triangular element, a sinusoidal element, a half-circular element and a scalloped element.

9. A glove as claimed in claim 5 wherein said inserts are of a geometric configuration selected from the group consisting of a triangular element, a sinusoidal element, a half-circular element and a scalloped element.