Hand worn debris removal device

#The present invention generally relates to hand worn tools. In particular, the present invention is directed to a Hand Worn Debris Removal Device.

#Certain tasks are more easily and more efficiently accomplished by use of hands and fingers rather than by use of a tool that must be grasped within the hand, such as certain gardening, weeding, and cleaning tasks. Often, however, such tasks will get one's hands dirty and/or cause damage to one's hands and fingernails. To that end, prior art gloves have been made with projections attached to the fingertips, for example, as taught in U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,246 to Kiger.

#There is a need, however, for attachments for fingers or fingerstalls designed for removing grass clippings from the underside of a lawnmower deck or similar tasks.

#For the purpose of illustrating the invention, the drawings show aspects of one or more embodiments of the invention. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1A is a top perspective view of a hand worn scraping device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

#FIG. 1B is a front perspective view of the hand worn scraping device of FIG. 1A;

#The hand worn scraping and digging attachments of the present invention assist a user in removing debris, such as grass clippings from the underside of a lawnmower deck, digging, such as in soil, gravel, or packed snow, weeding, and cleaning various surfaces. The ergonomic device attachments can be attached to a glove with fingerstalls or a mitten. These rigid, claw-like attachments to the fingerstalls of a glove or mitten provide the wearer with protection of fingers and fingernails as well as increased leverage and increased effectiveness due to the greater hardness and durability of the attachments. The increased leverage is further achieved because a wearer's fingers extend through a portion of the attachment on the palm side, allowing the wearer's finger to exert a force in the proximal direction on the attachments.

#An exemplary hand worn scraping device 100 is shown in FIGS. 1A-1B and includes a glove 104 with a main body having a back side 110, a palm side 116, and a plurality of fingerstalls 108 (e.g., 108A). Attached to and extending from the ends of each fingerstall 108 are attachments 112 (e.g., 112A-112D). Attachments 112 may be attached to each respective fingerstall 108 using any suitable technique, including for example an adhesive.

#Turning to FIGS. 2A-2D, an exemplary attachment 112 is shown. Attachment 112 includes a sleeve 120 and a tip portion 124. Sleeve 132 may be made of any suitable material, such as rigid plastic and is configured to be attached to fingerstall 108 and receive a finger of a wearer. Sleeve 120 may be any suitable shape but is preferably tubular or cylindrical. Tip portion 124 is attached to a distal end of sleeve 120 and includes an open area 132 on the palm side. Opening 132 is sized and located such that when worn by a user, the user's finger is exposed through opening 132 and thus is able to exert a force in a proximal direction against attachment 112. Tip portion 124 may be made of any suitable material, such as rigid plastic and may form a uniform body with sleeve 120. Tip portion may be angled toward the palm side as shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 2A-2D. The angle may be about 48 degrees, although this angle may vary. In one embodiment, it will fall between about 25 to about 60 degrees, and preferably from about 35 to 55 degrees.