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US 12,239,176 B2Granted
Glove holder
OwnerNathan Helteninventor
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Abstract
A holder for a glove that includes a support arm and a catch arm. The support arm has first and second portions spaced apart along a longitudinal axis and an inner face that faces in a first direction along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The catch arm has a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the support arm and a free second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion of the catch arm along the longitudinal axis. The catch arm has an inner face facing disposed in adjacent, face-to-face relationship with a portion of the inner face of the support arm such that the holder defines a glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm. The holder grips a portion of a cuff of the glove in the glove retention area, retaining the glove.
Claims22
A holder for holding a work glove, the holder comprising:
- a support arm, the support arm having a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart along a longitudinal axis, the first end portion being spaced apart from the second end portion in a glove insertion direction along the longitudinal axis, the support arm having an inner face facing generally in a first direction along an arm spacing axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a catch arm having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the support arm and a free second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion of the catch arm in a glove removal direction along the longitudinal axis, the glove removal direction being opposite the glove insertion direction, the catch arm having an inner face facing generally in a second direction along the arm spacing axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction, at least a portion of the inner face of the catch arm being disposed in adjacent, face-to-face relationship with at least a portion of the inner face of the support arm such that the holder defines a glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm, the holder being configured to grip a portion of a cuff of the work glove in the glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm whereby the holder retains the work glove;
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- a single hook protruding from the inner face of the support arm toward the catch arm, wherein the single hook is configured to grip a portion of the work glove;
- wherein the single hook is located along the longitudinal axis nearer to the first end portion of the catch arm than the free second end portion of the catch arm,
- wherein the inner face of the support arm comprises a first segment extending from the single hook to the first end portion of the support arm, and a second segment extending from the single hook to the second end portion of the support arm,
- wherein the first segment and the second segment of the inner face of the support arm are flat.
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A holder for holding a work glove, the holder comprising:
- a support arm, the support arm having a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart along a longitudinal axis, the first end portion being spaced apart from the second end portion in a glove insertion direction along the longitudinal axis, the support arm having an inner face facing generally in a first direction along an arm spacing axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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- a catch arm having a first end portion connected to the first end portion of the support arm and a free second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion of the catch arm in a glove removal direction along the longitudinal axis, the glove removal direction being opposite the glove insertion direction, the catch arm having an inner face facing generally in a second direction along the arm spacing axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction, at least a portion of the inner face of the catch arm being disposed in adjacent, face-to-face relationship with at least a portion of the inner face of the support arm such that the holder defines a glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm, the holder being configured to grip a portion of a cuff of the work glove in the glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm whereby the holder retains the work glove;
- wherein the catch arm comprises a flared section that has a first end and extends longitudinally from the first end of the flared section to the free second end portion of the catch arm in the glove removal direction, the flared section being angled to extend in the first direction along the arm spacing axis as the flared section extends longitudinally from the first end to the free second end portion;
- wherein the catch arm comprises a spacing portion that extends between the second end portion of the support arm and the first end of the flared section, the spacing portion being oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the free second end portion of the catch arm is spaced apart from the second end portion of the support arm along the longitudinal axis by the spacing portion, such that the catch arm protrudes in relation to the support arm in the glove removal direction.
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A holder for holding a work glove, the holder comprising:
- a support arm, the support arm having a first end portion and a second end portion spaced apart along a longitudinal axis, the first end portion being spaced apart from the second end portion in a glove insertion direction along the longitudinal axis, the support arm having an inner face facing generally in a first direction along an arm spacing axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a catch arm having a first end portion and a free second end portion spaced apart from the first end portion of the catch arm in a glove removal direction along the longitudinal axis, the glove removal direction being opposite the glove insertion direction, the catch arm having an inner face facing generally in a second direction along the arm spacing axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction, at least a portion of the inner face of the catch arm being disposed in adjacent, face-to-face relationship with at least a portion of the inner face of the support arm such that the holder defines a glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm, the holder being configured to grip a portion of a cuff of the work glove in the glove retention area between the support arm and the catch arm whereby the holder retains the work glove;
- a U-shaped portion extending from the first end portion of the support arm to the first end portion of the catch arm;
- a single hook protruding from the inner face of the support arm toward the catch arm, wherein the single hook is configured to grip a portion of the work glove;
- wherein the single hook is located along the longitudinal axis nearer to the first end portion of the catch arm than the free second end portion of the catch arm;
- wherein the single hook comprises a ramped end facing in the glove removal direction and a hooking end facing in the glove insertion direction;
- wherein the inner face of the support arm comprises a first segment extending from the hooking end of the single hook to a location where the first end portion merges into the U-shaped portion and the U-shaped portion begins to turn toward the catch arm;
- wherein the inner face of the support arm further comprises a second segment extending from the ramped end to the second end portion of the support arm;
- wherein the first segment and the second segment of the inner face of the support arm are flat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.