Protective device for use with a glove
AssigneeSummit Glove Inc.
InventorJames L. Hull
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Abstract
A protective device has a thumb connector and an index finger connector with a protective member extending therebetween. The protective device is designed to protect the thumb webbing region surface of a liquid proof heat resistant glove or mitten as a spit from a rotisserie oven is drawn atop the protective device. The device may be adjustably connected to the glove or mitten. The protective member may have a generally corrugated shape permitting the spit to transition easily atop it. Further, a living hinge may be provided as part of the protective member allowing it to be formed into a V-shaped channel.
Claims19
A protective device comprising:
- a thumb connector;
- an index finger connector spaced apart from the thumb connector;
- and
- a protective member extending between the thumb connector and the index finger connector and adapted to protect a thumb webbing region of a one of a glove and mitten.
A method of protecting a liquid proof heat resistant glove comprising the steps of:
- donning a liquid proof heat resistant glove having a thumb webbing region;
- providing a protective device comprising a protective member which is mounted on the glove so the protective member extends over an outer surface of the thumb webbing region;
- affixing the protective device to the glove;
- and
- drawing a spit across the protective device wherein the protective member protects against the spit cutting the glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.