US 4,213,205 A · Ski mitten

Abstract

A ski mitten is disclosed comprising a cuff of flexible material for encircling the wrist with a thumbless enclosure of flexible hand-protecting material extending forwardly from this cuff and having a rounded configuration of sufficient size to enclose the whole hand when grasping the handle of a ski pole. The mitten enclosure has an aperture in the bottom permitting the shank of the ski pole to extend out of the mitten while the handle is being held. The flexible material surrounding the aperture is sufficiently flexible and stretchable to enable the whole mitten to be retracted in a quick motion over the wrist for exposing the hand whenever the user may wish. Accordingly, the mitten remains conveniently available on the wrist, avoiding a chance of loss, and is ready to be repositioned over the whole hand whenever there are changes in weather conditions or exercise level. The thumbless mitten has a rounded triangular configuration as seen in side elevation, with the cuff being positioned at an apex and the aperture for the ski pole shank located along one side of the triangular configuration near the cuff. This mitten is particularly adapted to be worn during cross-country skiing, and it may also be employed to advantage by a downhill skier.

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Dependent claims

A ski mitten comprising:

a cuff of flexible material for encircling the wrist,
a thumbless enclosure of flexible hand-protecting material extending forwardly from said cuff having a rounded configuration of sufficient size to enclose the whole hand when the hand is grasping the handle of a ski pole,
said enclosure having an aperture in the bottom for permitting the shank of the ski pole to extend out of the bottom of the mitten while the pole handle is being held in normal position for use during skiing with the shank of the pole extending downwardly and rearwardly relative to the hand and wrist of the user, and
the flexible material surrounding said aperture being sufficiently flexible and stretchable for enabling the mitten to be retracted into a position over the wrist by projecting the whole hand out through said aperture for exposing the whole hand whenever the user wishes,
whereby the mitten remains conveniently available on the wrist, avoiding a chance of loss, and ready to be repositioned over the whole hand whenever desired without releasing the pole handle from the hand.

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A ski mitten comprising:

a cuff of flexible material for encircling the wrist,
a thumbless enclosure of flexible hand-protecting material extending forwardly from said cuff having a rounded configuration of sufficient size to enclose the whole hand when grasping the handle of a ski pole,
said enclosure as seen in side view with the hand in its normal position grasping the pole handle, with the pole shank extending downwardly and rearwardly, has a generally rounded triangular configuration with a rounded vertex at the forward bottom of the enclosure and a rounded vertex at the forward top of the enclosure and with said cuff being located at the rear vertex of this rounded triangular configuration,
said enclosure having an aperture in the bottom for permitting the shank of the ski pole to extend out of the mitten while the pole handle is being held in said normal position, and
the flexible material surrounding said aperture being sufficiently flexible and stretchable for enabling the whole mitten to be retracted over the wrist by projecting the whole hand out through said stretchable aperture for exposing the whole hand whenever the user wishes,
whereby the mitten remains conveniently available on the wrist, avoiding a chance of loss, and ready to be repositioned over the whole hand whenever desired without releasing the pole handle from its grasp by the hand.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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