Protective work glove
OwnerEdward E. Patton, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A work glove in combination with stiff protective members fitting around the back of each finger and the back of the hand and being removably insertable into cavities in the glove. This glove is designed principally to protect the hand and fingers against crushing injury. The protective members may be attached directly to the glove or to a liner insertable into the glove.
Claims35
A protective work glove comprising a glove having internal cavities for fingers and hand of a wearer with finger and hand protective members cooperating therewith on the back and sides of the fingers and the back of a hand, said finger protective members each including a plurality of stiff spaced channel members adapted to fit around the back of and sides of and along the phalange of each finger and held in place between the knuckles of the finger, and said hand protective member including a curved stiff plate member adapted to fit over the back of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, at least said channel member overlying the outermost phalange of each finger having a height greater than the height of such phalange to inhibit crushing of such phalange.
A work glove with protective members insertable therein and adapted to prevent bruising or crushing injury to the fingers and hand, said glove comprising a work glove with pockets attached to the back of said glove to receive said protective members, said protective members comprising a plurality of finger protective members each including a plurality of stiff spaced channel members adapted to fit around the phalanges of the finger and adapted to be positioned and maintained in said pockets along the fingers to accommodate the bending of the finger, said members further comprising a hand protective member including a stiff curved plate member adapted to fit over the back of the hand substantially between the knuckles and the wrist, at least said channel member overlying the outermost phalange of each finger having a height greater than the height of such phalange to inhibit crushing thereof.
A protective work glove for a hand of a user comprising a glove having a plurality of finger and thumb cavities communicating with and extending outwardly from a major cavity which receives the remainder of the hand between the wrist and fingers, finger protective members carried by said glove in superposed relation to the back side of the respective fingers, said finger protective members each including a plurality of stiff channel shaped members overlying the back side of the phalange of each finger, at least said stiff channel shaped members overlying the outermost phalange of each finger having a height greater than the height of such phalange to inhibit crushing of such phalange, and a curved stiff plate protective member carried by said glove in superposed relation to the back of the hand between the wrist and the knuckles and covering substantially the back of the hand of a wearer.
A protective work glove comprising a glove having internal cavities for fingers and hand of a wearer with finger and hand protective members cooperating therewith on the back and sides of the fingers and the back of the hand, said finger protective members each including a plurality of spaced stiff channel members adapted to fit around the back of and sides of and along the phalange of each finger and held in place between the knuckles of the finger, and said hand protective member including a curved stiff plate member adapted to fit over the back of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, at least some of said finger protective members are positioned adjacent respective tips of the fingers of a wearer, said some members being enclosed around the tips of the fingers.
A protective work glove comprising a glove having internal cavities for fingers and hand of a wearer with finger and hand protective members cooperating therewith on the back and sides of the fingers and the back of a hand, said finger protective members each including a plurality of stiff spaced channel members adapted to fit around the back of and sides of and along the phalange of each finger and held in place between the knuckles of the finger, and said hand protective member including a curved stiff plate member adapted to fit over the back of the hand between the wrist and the fingers, said channel members overlying each of the adjacent phalange to the outermost phalange has a height greater than the height of such phalange to inhibit crushing of such phalange.
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