Protective hand covering for infants
OwnerCara L. Bittoninventor
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Abstract
A protective hand covering has a flexible shell with an open end and a closed end, and a constricted region between the open and closed ends. The constricted region defines a passage for receiving the child's hand. The hand covering may be worn by an infant or small child during sleeping or other activities, A gripping material is disposed on an inside surface of the shell at the constricted region and around the passage. The gripping material has a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of the material of the flexible shell, such that the hand covering is discouraged from coming off of the child's hand.
Claims20
A protective hand covering, comprising:
- a flexible shell having a closed first end, an open second end opposite the first end, and an elastically constricted region between the first and second ends, the constricted region defining a passage between the first and second ends;
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- a gripping material disposed on an inside surface of the shell at the constricted region and around the passage, the gripping material having a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of the material of the flexible shell.
A mitten, comprising:
- a flexible shell including a body portion having a closed end for receiving a hand, and a cuff portion having an open end sized for fitting over a wrist of an infant of young child;
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- a gripping material disposed on an inside surface of the shell at a transition zone between the body portion and the cuff portion, the gripping material having a coefficient of friction higher than a coefficient of friction of the material of the flexible shell, wherein the transition region is of a size smaller than the hand of the infant or young child.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.