Golf glove with gripping aids
OwnerRobert J. Burnsinventor
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Abstract
Generally stated, the present invention provides a glove which can be used in playing the game of golf. In desired arrangements, the glove can include a control-strap which is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove. The control-strap is configured to extend around a handle or grip-end of a golf club, with at least a portion of the control-strap configured to extend along the heel region of the glove and contact a thumb-side surface of the grip-end of the golf club. In other aspects, the glove can include first and second indexing lines which are located on the palm-side surface of the glove and delimit a finger-alignment area therebetween. Additionally, a grip target-region can be operatively designated on the palm-side surface of the glove.
Claims20
A golf glove having a palm-side glove material which provides a palm-side surface;
- a back-side glove material which provides a back-side surface;
- a thumb portion;
- a plurality of finger portions;
- a wrist region;
- a wrist-opening edge;
- a heel region;
- and a knuckle-region;
- the glove further comprising:
- a control-strap which is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove, the control-strap configured to extend around a grip-end of a golf club, with at least a portion of the control-strap configured to extend along the heel region of the glove and contact a thumb-side surface of the grip-end of the golf club.
A golf glove having a palm-side glove material which provides a palm-side surface;
- a back-side glove material which provides a back-side surface;
- a thumb portion;
- a plurality of finger portions;
- a wrist region;
- a wrist-opening edge;
- a heel region;
- and a knuckle-region;
- the glove further comprising:
- a control-strap which is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove, the control-strap configured to extend around a grip-end of a golf club, with at least a portion of the control-strap configured to extend along the heel region of the glove and contact a thumb-side surface of the grip-end of the golf club, and said control-strap has a base section that is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove at an attachment location that is positioned operatively adjacent the heel region of the glove.
A golf glove having a palm-side glove material which provides a palm-side surface;
- a back-side glove material which provides a back-side surface;
- a thumb portion;
- a plurality of finger portions;
- a wrist region;
- a wrist-opening edge;
- a heel region;
- and a knuckle-region;
- the glove further comprising:
- a control-strap which is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove, the control-strap configured to extend around a grip-end of a golf club, with at least a portion of the control-strap configured to extend along the heel region of the glove and contact a thumb-side surface of the grip-end of the golf club;
- the glove includes a fit-adjustment mechanism which is spaced from the wrist-opening edge of the glove, and is located between the wrist-opening edge and the knuckle region of the glove;
- the fit-adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment strap member having an operatively fixed base-end and a selectively movable free-end;
- the control-strap has at least one base section that is operatively affixed to the back-side surface of the glove at an attachment location that is positioned operatively adjacent the heel region of the glove;
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- the attachment location of the control-strap is positioned operatively adjacent the base-end of the adjustment strap of the fit-adjustment mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.