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US 12,661,571 B1Granted
Glove
OwnerScott Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A glove comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, finger sheaths, and a thumb sheath. The glove configured for ease of entry as well as to prevent the finger sheaths from moving into a linear extended position, while allowing the finger sheaths to be in a curved position or a clenched position.
Claims7
A method for constructing a glove in which a plurality of finger sheaths are retained in an arced position and restricted from extending into a straightened position;
- the glove consisting of an entry end, a back portion with a back portion entry end and a finger sheath connection end, a palm portion with a palm portion entry end and a finger sheath fingertip connection end, a plurality of arced finger sheaths each having a connection end and a fingertip end, a thumb sheath with a connection end and a thumb tip end, a plurality of finger sheath-to-finger sheath filler flaps, a plurality of arced finger sheath knuckle paddings, an arced back portion knuckle padding, an expandable side entry, and a securement strap;
- the method steps of construction comprising:
- A) attaching the back portion to the palm portion,
- B) constructing the plurality of finger sheaths such that they each have an arced position and no ability to straighten, the arced position of the finger sheaths being similar to a natural resting position of a finger, thereby removing the tension found with typical gloves that are constructed flat and straight and then bent into an arc when used,
- C) attaching the plurality of finger sheaths to the back portion;
- D) creating a plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove, respectively receiving the fingertip end of each of the finger sheaths;
- E) placing the fingertip end of each finger sheath through one of the plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove,
- F) attaching the fingertip end of each finger sheath to one of the plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove, thereby retaining each finger sheath in its arced position,
- G) attaching a respective one of the plurality of finger sheath-to-finger sheath filler flaps between respective adjacent finger sheaths,
- H) attaching the connection end of the thumb sheath to a hole in the palm portion,
- I) attaching a respective one of said plurality of arced finger sheath knuckle paddings to each finger sheath;
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- J) attaching the arced back portion knuckle padding to the back portion in a location adapted to overlie the metacarpophalangeal joint of a user's hand when worn.
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