Protective glove
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1. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
- a palm face adapted to cover a palm side of a hand and fingers; and
a back face adapted to cover a back side of a hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam located in a finger of the glove to overlay a knuckle joint in the hand, the at least one seam defining two aligned, convex crescent shaped edges facing inwardly toward a portion of the palm face directly opposite the at least one seam in the finger of the glove, the two edges being joined to each other along the convex crescent shape of the edges.
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Abstract
A protective glove (10) is provided and includes a palm face (12) that covers the palm side of the hand and fingers and a back face (14) that covers the back side of the hand and fingers. The back face (14) includes at least one seam (22,24,26) that defines a corresponding bubble space (32,34,36) overlaying one of the knuckle joints in the hand. Each of the bubble spaces (32,34,36) provides an open area into which a corresponding knuckle joint can extend so as to improve flexibility of a user'"'"'s hand and minimize fatigue.
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1. A protective glove for a firefighter or emergency worker, the protective glove comprising:
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a palm face adapted to cover a palm side of a hand and fingers; and a back face adapted to cover a back side of a hand and fingers, the back face including at least one seam located in a finger of the glove to overlay a knuckle joint in the hand, the at least one seam defining two aligned, convex crescent shaped edges facing inwardly toward a portion of the palm face directly opposite the at least one seam in the finger of the glove, the two edges being joined to each other along the convex crescent shape of the edges. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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