Oyster shucking mitt
OwnerWilliam L. Alleninventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for a mitt for attachment to a hand of a user to facilitate the shucking of an oyster. The mitt is made of strong flexible material and includes a flat palm pad portion having a plurality of finger loops attached thereto so that the fingers of the hand of a user can be placed through the loops so that the palm pad portion can be held securely to the hand of the user. The palm pad includes a rear portion disposed near a wrist of a user having an adjustable strap attached thereto which encircles the wrist of the user for securing the mitt to the hand of the user and includes hook and loop material. A reinforcing planar member is attached to an underside of the palm pad portion for reinforcing the palm pad portion and for contacting and gripping the shell of an oyster.
Claims9
A mitt for attachment to a hand of a user for shucking an oyster, comprising:
- a) a first pad sized and shaped to cover only an inside surface of the hand of the user, said first pad having an extended portion narrowed down in width and adapted to accommodate and mate to an adjacent portion of the wrist of said user;
- b) a plurality of finger loops disposed on an upper surface of said first pad for receiving each finger and a thumb of the hand of the user wherein said plurality of finger loops each is configured to cover only and are limited to a proximal phalanges area of each said finger of the hand of the user;
- c) a wrist strap attached to an outer surface of said extended portion for attaching a rear portion of said first pad to a wrist of the user;
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- d) a second pad disposed on a lower surface of said first pad for reinforcing said first pad and for gripping the oyster;
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- e) whereas said mitt when deployed does not enclose any portion of said user's hand other than said finger loops;
- wherein said first and second pads being flexible waterproof material;
- wherein a single piece of webbing forms said plurality of finger loops.
A method for assembling a mitt for attachment to a hand of a user for shucking an oyster, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a first pad sized and shaped to cover only an inside surface of the hand of the user;
- b) forming a plurality of finger loops on an upper surface of the first pad for receiving each finger and a thumb of the hand of the user wherein said plurality of finger loops each cover only and are limited to a proximal phalanges area of each said finger of the hand of the user;
- c) providing a wrist strap for attaching a rear portion of the first pad to a wrist of the user;
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- d) providing a second pad on a lower surface of the first pad for reinforcing the first pad and for gripping the oyster;
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- e) the step of the user inserting the fingers through said finger loops with said pads adjacent the palm of said user, and then chucking oysters;
- further comprising the step of forming the first and second pads of flexible waterproof material;
- further comprising the step of providing a single piece of webbing for forming the plurality of finger loops.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.