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US 12,528,009 B1Granted
Uses of sport hand covers in the sport of golf
OwnerMelina Uribe, John Ramirezinventors
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Abstract
According to the various features of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partial hand covers and uses of hand covers, intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities.
Claims7
A method of swinging a golf club using a conventional interlocking grip method, comprising the following steps:
- a. Providing a sport means comprising a partially open hand cover, where said cover is a glove having connected back and palmar portions for protecting respective back and palmar areas of the human hand, the back and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital segments projecting from the distal ends, wherein the digital segment of the thumb overlays an entire thumb including the fingertip of said thumb, wherein the digital segment of the pinkie finger overlays an entire pinkie finger including the fingertip of said pinkie finger, wherein the digital segment of the forefinger overlays an entire proximal phalanx and leaves exposed a distal phalanx and a middle phalanx, wherein the digital segment of the middle finger overlays an entire middle finger proximal phalanx and leaves exposed a distal phalanx and a middle phalanx, wherein the digital segment of the ring finger overlays an entire proximal phalanx and leaves exposed a distal phalanx and a middle phalanx, wherein the glove back portion further comprises a moisture absorbent terry cloth material stitched on said glove back portion and is adapted to enable the wearer to wipe off perspiration commonly on a wearer's face during active sports play;
- b. Placing said glove on a weak hand;
- c. Interlocking a wearer's forefinger of the gloved weak hand with a pinkie finger of an ungloved strong hand enabling skin-to-skin contact between the forefinger of the weak hand and the pinkie finger of the strong hand;
- d. Gripping the golf club using both hands using the conventional interlocking grip method;
- e. swinging the golf club.
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