Roofing glove
OwnerLuke Hendon, Ray Hendoninventors
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Abstract
A roofing glove is provided. The roofing glove includes a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user, at least one spike having an anchor and a sharp protrusion extending from the glove and narrowing at a distal tip, anchored within the covering at a first predetermined location, and at least one grip pad disposed upon the covering at a second predetermined location. The at least one spike and the at least one grip pad are adapted to grip a surface, or the like, upon a fall by the wearer of the glove to prevent further fall or slide.
Claims20
A glove comprising:
- a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user;
- at least one spike having an anchor and a sharp protrusion extending from the glove and narrowing at a distal tip, anchored within the covering at a first predetermined location;
- at least one grip pad disposed upon the covering at a second predetermined location;
- and
- a wrist strap wrap;
- wherein the at least one spike and the at least one grip pad are adapted to grip a surface, or the like, upon a fall by the wearer of the glove to prevent further fall or slide;
- and
- wherein the wrist strap wrap is adapted to securely hold the glove on the wearer such that the glove is not pulled from the wearer in use when trying to break or impede the fall.
A roofing glove adapted for fall prevention and fall cessation, the roofing glove comprising:
- a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb;
- at least one palmar spike and at least one ulnar spike each having an anchor and a sharp protrusion extending from the glove and narrowing at a distal tip, anchored within the covering;
- and
- at least one grip pad disposed upon the covering;
- wherein the at least one first spike is disposed on a lower palmar side of the glove;
- and
- wherein the at least one second spike is disposed on a lower ulnar border side of the glove.
A method for fall prevention and cessation on a roof, the method comprising:
- providing a glove structure having a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user, at least one spike having an anchor and a sharp protrusion extending from the glove and narrowing at a distal tip, anchored within the covering at a first predetermined location, and at least one grip pad disposed upon the covering at a second predetermined location;
- wherein the at least one spike and the at least one grip pad are adapted to grip a surface, or the like, upon a fall by the wearer of the glove to prevent further fall or slide;
- and
- utilizing, upon a fall or slide, the glove and at least one spike and at least one grip pad to break or cease the fall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.