Golf glove construction
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorSakolwan Kawiya
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Abstract
Golf gloves having a modified construction for ease of manufacture and improved flexibility, comfort and fit are provided. In one preferred embodiment, the glove contains seamless gussets provided between finger stalls. Preferably, the seamless gussets are made using a single piece of material sewn between the finger stalls of the glove. Additionally, the golf glove construction may include a palm piece that forms the palm of the golf glove, including the palm side of the finger stalls and also wraps around the finger stall for the index finger of the golfer to for the back of the index finger stall too. The golf glove construction may also feature a back piece that covers the back of the hand except for the finger stall for the index finger.
Claims16
A golf glove, comprising:
- a body comprising a back layer and front layer and at least one gusset portion, the back layer and the front layer being joined together to define a cavity for receiving a wearer's hand, the body including an open end for inserting the wearer's hand and a closed end having multiple finger stalls and a thumb stall for receiving fingers and thumb respectively of the wearer's hand;
- wherein the at least one gusset portion extends continuously between at least a tip of one finger stall to a tip of an adjacent finger stall, thereby forming inner sides of the finger stalls by extending through a valley between the adjacent finger stalls such that the valley does not contain a seam.
A method of manufacturing a golf glove, comprising the steps of:
- providing a front layer, the front layer forming a palm of the glove and front regions of a finger stall for each of a small, ring, middle and index fingers;
- providing a back layer, the back layer forming a dorsal side of the glove and back regions of a finger stall for each of the small, ring and middle fingers;
- providing at least one gusset portion connecting the front layer and the back layer to form inner sides of the finger stalls for the small, ring, middle and index fingers,
- wherein the gusset portion extends continuously from a tip of one finger stall to a tip of an adjacent finger stall by extending continuously through a valley provided between the adjacent finger stalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.