# US 2014/0189932 A1 · Glove accessory

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- Number: US 2014/0189932 A1
- Document ID: US20140189932A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/150,243
- Filed: 2014-01-08
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08
- Inventors: Diane Joffe; Stacey Abrahams
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140189932A1

## CPC

- A41D 19/0024: {with accessories}
- A41D 19/0044: {Cuff portions}
- A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A glove accessory includes a hand portion, a thumb portion and an index finger portion. The accessory is configured to be applied over a gloved hand of a user. At least one of the thumb portion or the index finger portion or both maintain a touch screen active tip that is in electrical communication with the hand portion of the glove accessory, sufficient to allow electrical contact with the skin of the wearer below a wrist of the gloved hand.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A glove accessory, said glove accessory comprising:
a hand portion;
a thumb portion; and
an index finger portion,
said accessory configured to be applied over a gloved hand of a user,
wherein at least one of said thumb portion or said index finger portion or both maintain a touch screen active tip,
wherein said touch screen active tip is in electrical communication with said hand portion of said glove accessory, sufficient to allow electrical contact with said skin of said wearer below a wrist of said gloved hand.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said glove accessory is made from a material selected from the group consisting of suede, faux suede, leather, faux leather, spandex, Lycra™, enabled leather and enabled synthetic leather.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical communication between said touch screen active tip and said hand portion of said glove accessory is via an electrically conductive fabric used for said glove accessory through said hand portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical communication between said touch screen active tip and said hand portion of said glove accessory is via an electrically conductive thread in the inseam of said glove accessory stitched down through said hand portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch screen active tip is sewn directly into a fabric of said thumb portion, said index finger portion or both of said glove accessory.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch screen active tip is sewn onto a fabric of said thumb portion, said index finger portion or both of said glove accessory.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch screen active tip is coupled with a supplemental power source.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said glove accessory further comprises an extended wrist portion extended from the bottom of the hand portion to extend over an extended wrist portion on said glove on said user's hand.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The glove accessory as claimed in claim 1, wherein said touch screen active tip is in electrical communication with said extended wrist portion.