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US 10,206,441 B2Granted
Securing systems for gloves or other objects
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsMarci S. DuChene, Darien Curl, Carl L. Madore
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Abstract
Apparel, sporting equipment, and other items include magnetic securing systems (e.g., for holding a ball marker on a golf glove. Housings for such systems include a mount area defining a base surface that includes a magnet or is made from a magnetic material. At least two retaining walls extend from the mount area and together with the base surface define a receptacle for receiving another component (e.g., a golf ball marker) to be held by magnetic force. In such housings, a combined total perimeter length of interior surfaces of the retaining walls around the receptacle may be less than 50% of a total length around the perimeter of the component being held.
Claims12
A glove comprising:
- a glove member including a front panel, a rear panel, and an opening for receiving a wearer's hand;
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- a closure system engaged with the glove member and including:
- a flap component including a first portion of a hook-and-loop fastener, a flap edge engaged with the glove member on a first side of the opening, and a free edge located opposite the flap edge, and
- a base component including a second portion of the hook-and-loop fastener engaged with the rear panel of the glove member and including (i) a first edge located along a second side of the opening, (ii) a second edge extending away from the second side of the opening substantially perpendicular to the first edge, (iii) a third edge opposite the second edge and extending away from the second side of the opening substantially perpendicular to the first edge, and (iv) a fourth edge opposite the first edge and extending between the second edge and the third edge, the fourth edge of the base component defining a notched area extending toward the second side of the opening to expose the rear panel of the glove member within the notched area, the fourth edge including (i) a curved top portion extending from the second edge, (ii) a substantially straight first notch edge extending tangentially and at a first oblique angle from the curved top portion towards the first edge, (iii) a curved bottom portion extending from the third edge, and (iv) a substantially straight second notch edge extending tangentially and at a second oblique angle from the curved bottom portion towards the first edge, the first notch edge and the second notch edge converging with each other and tangentially intersecting an arcuate inner edge.
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A glove comprising:
- a glove member including a front panel, a rear panel, and an opening for receiving a wearer's hand;
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- a closure system engaged with the glove member and including:
- a flap component including a first portion of a hook-and-loop fastener, a flap edge engaged with the rear panel, and a free edge located opposite the flap edge, and
- a base component including a second portion of the hook-and-loop fastener engaged with the rear panel of the glove member and including (i) a first edge disposed substantially parallel to the flap edge, (ii) a second edge extending away from the first edge substantially perpendicular to the first edge, (iii) a third edge opposite the second edge and extending away from the first edge substantially perpendicular to the first edge, and (iv) a fourth edge opposite the first edge and extending between the second edge and the third edge, the fourth edge of the base component defining a notched area extending toward the first edge to expose the rear panel of the glove member within the notched area, the fourth edge including (i) a curved top portion extending from the second edge, (ii) a substantially straight first notch edge extending tangentially and at a first oblique angle from the curved top portion towards the first edge, (iii) a curved bottom portion extending from the third edge, and (iv) a substantially straight second notch edge extending tangentially and at a second oblique angle from the curved bottom portion towards the first edge, the first notch edge and the second notch edge converging with each other and tangentially intersecting an arcuate inner edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.