US 12,635,748 B2Granted

Digging glove

AssigneeAra Ohanian

InventorsAra Ohanian, Alice Sevan Ohanian

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Abstract

A digging glove may include a glove and a digging claw member secured to at least one finger of the glove. The digging claw member may include a claw body and at least one claw tip profile extending from the claw body. The at least one claw tip profile may include an inner profile defining a main chamber, and an isolation chamber. The inner profile includes an extension member extending inwardly within the claw body separating the main chamber from the isolation chamber. The isolation chamber may extend at least within an inner portion of the at least one claw tip profile.

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A digging glove for a plurality of human fingers, the digging glove comprising:

a glove comprising a plurality of glove fingers each arranged to receive a human finger of the plurality of human fingers;
for each glove finger, a digging claw member secured to the glove finger, each digging claw member being made of a plastic material and comprising:
a top exterior surface that extends from an opening at a first end of the digging claw member for receiving the respective human finger to a tip of a claw-shaped end of the digging claw member;
a bottom exterior surface that extends from the opening to the tip of the claw-shaped end, the bottom exterior surface comprising a first straight exterior section and a second curved exterior section that has a single direction of curvature that extends from the first straight exterior section to the tip of the claw-shaped end and that faces away from the top exterior surface, wherein a curve of the top exterior surface and the second curved exterior section form the claw-shaped end;
an inner profile extending from the opening into the claw-shaped end, the inner profile comprising:
a top interior surface corresponding to the top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface corresponding to the bottom exterior surface;
a main chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a first straight interior section of the bottom interior surface corresponding to the first straight exterior section and (ii) a corresponding portion of the top interior surface;
a finger tip seat formed by a first curved interior section of the bottom interior surface and a second straight interior section, wherein the first curved interior section curves up from an end of the first straight interior section towards the top interior surface and connects to the second straight interior section;
and
an isolation chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a second curved interior section of the bottom interior surface that curves down from an end of the second straight interior section opposite an end of the first curved interior section into a straight extension member that extends into the claw-shaped end and (ii) a corresponding curved interior section of the top interior surface, wherein the second curved interior section forms an angle between the second straight interior section and the straight extension member that is greater than ninety degrees and the second curved interior section faces a same direction as the second curved exterior section;
and
for the claw member of at least one glove finger, a tactile enhancement feature incorporated on the bottom exterior surface of the digging claw member, the tactile enhancement feature comprising multiple rows of raised tacky material, wherein each row of raised tacky material comprises multiple raised tacky material segments that project from the tacky material and alternate in direction forming an angle between each pair of adjacent segments along the row.

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A digging claw member for receiving a finger of a glove to be worn by a human finger, the digging claw member being made of plastic and comprising:

a top exterior surface that extends from an opening at a first end of the digging claw member for receiving the human finger to a tip of a claw-shaped end of the digging claw member;
a bottom exterior surface that extends from the opening to the tip of the claw-shaped end, the bottom exterior surface comprising a first straight exterior section and a second curved exterior section that has a single direction of curvature that extends from the first straight exterior section to the tip of the claw-shaped end and that faces away from the top exterior surface, wherein a curved section of the top exterior surface and the second curved exterior section form the claw-shaped end;
an inner profile extending from the opening into the claw-shaped end, the inner profile comprising:
a top interior surface corresponding to the top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface corresponding to the bottom exterior surface;
a main chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a first straight interior section of the bottom interior surface corresponding to the first straight exterior section and (ii) a corresponding portion of the top interior surface;
a finger tip seat formed by a first curved interior section of the bottom interior surface and a second straight interior section, wherein the first curved interior section curves up from an end of the first straight interior section towards the top interior surface and connects to the second straight interior section;
and
an isolation chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a second curved interior section of the bottom interior surface that curves down from an end of the second straight interior section opposite an end of the first curved interior section into a straight extension member that extends into the claw-shaped end and (ii) a corresponding curved interior section of the top interior surface, wherein the second curved interior section forms an angle between the second straight interior section and the straight extension member that is greater than ninety degrees and the second curved interior section faces a same direction as the second curved exterior section;
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a tactile enhancement feature incorporated on the bottom exterior surface of the digging claw member, the tactile enhancement feature comprising multiple rows of raised tacky material, wherein each row of raised tacky material comprises multiple raised tacky material segments that project from the tacky material and alternate in direction forming an angle between each pair of adjacent segments along the row.

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Abstract

A digging glove for a plurality of human fingers, the digging glove comprising:

a glove comprising a plurality of glove fingers each arranged to receive a human finger of the plurality of human fingers;
for each glove finger, a digging claw member secured to the glove finger, each digging claw member being made of a plastic material and comprising:
a top exterior surface that extends from an opening at a first end of the digging claw member for receiving the respective human finger to a tip of a claw-shaped end of the digging claw member;
a bottom exterior surface that extends from the opening to the tip of the claw-shaped end, the bottom exterior surface comprising a first straight exterior section and a second curved exterior section that has a single direction of curvature that extends from the first straight exterior section to the tip of the claw-shaped end and that faces away from the top exterior surface, wherein a curve of the top exterior surface and the second curved exterior section form the claw-shaped end;
an inner profile extending from the opening into the claw-shaped end, the inner profile comprising:
a top interior surface corresponding to the top exterior surface and a bottom interior surface corresponding to the bottom exterior surface;
a main chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a first straight interior section of the bottom interior surface corresponding to the first straight exterior section and (ii) a corresponding portion of the top interior surface;
a finger tip seat formed by a first curved interior section of the bottom interior surface and a second straight interior section, wherein the first curved interior section curves up from an end of the first straight interior section towards the top interior surface and connects to the second straight interior section;
and
an isolation chamber that includes an area within the inner profile between (i) a second curved interior section of the bottom interior surface that curves down from an end of the second straight interior section opposite an end of the first curved interior section into a straight extension member that extends into the claw-shaped end and (ii) a corresponding curved interior section of the top interior surface, wherein the second curved interior section forms an angle between the second straight interior section and the straight extension member that is greater than ninety degrees and the second curved interior section faces a same direction as the second curved exterior section;
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for the claw member of at least one glove finger, a tactile enhancement feature incorporated on the bottom exterior surface of the digging claw member, the tactile enhancement feature comprising multiple rows of raised tacky material, wherein each row of raised tacky material comprises multiple raised tacky material segments that project from the tacky material and alternate in direction forming an angle between each pair of adjacent segments along the row.

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