Utility glove
OwnerPeggy J. Mergens, Walter J. McGrewinventors
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Abstract
Disclosed is a hand glove or mitt that has a semi-rigid polymeric molded construction with an open back, and includes a first portion having a recess for loosely receiving the thumb of the hand, another portion having a recess for the opposing fingers, and a central, palm-covering portion that adjoins the first and second portions, the molded glove being self-supporting in an initial configuration with the thumb-receiving portion spaced from the fingers-receiving portion so as to provide an article-receiving gap between these opposing portions, the glove being resiliently manipulatable from its initial configuration so as to widen or close the gap.
Claims11
A glove for use when one eats thorny shellfish, said glove having an open back and a molded, semi-rigid, pliable construction, substantially the size and shape of a closed fist, and said glove comprising:
- a first, thumb-receiving portion, a second, fingers-receiving portion spaced in opposition from said first portion, and a central, palm-covering portion adjoining said first and second portions and having a shape substantially contouring a partially closed palm;
- wherein said thumb-receiving portion comprises a generally cylindrical thumb-shaped projection having an end comprising a socket for receiving a tip of the thumb of a hand, and said thumb-receiving portion includes first and second opposing protective walls extending rearwardly from said socket;
- said fingers-receiving portion having an inwardly curved semi-cylindrical shape for receiving therein tips of the fingers and protecting the fingers, said fingers-receiving portion having a first, index finger side, and an opposite, pinkie finger side;
- a protective side wall for covering the thumb-and-index finger side of the hand, and extending from the first protective wall of said thumb-receiving portion to the index finger side of said fingers-receiving portion;
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- said glove having a prehensile configuration and the spacing between said first and second portions defining a gap for receiving an article, said glove being resiliently deformable to close and open said gap.
A hand protector comprising:
- a palm guard having a shape substantially contouring a partially closed palm;
- a thumb guard having a cylindrical shape;
- an index through pinky finger guard having a shape of a partially closed hand;
- said palm guard further comprising a support means between said thumb and index through pinky finger guard;
- said hand protector further comprising a flexible, prehensile self-supporting configuration, and a size substantially equivalent to a closed fist;
- a guard for the thumb-and-index finger side of a hand extending from said thumb guard to said index through pinkie finger guard and in a direction rearwardly from said palm;
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- said palm guard support means having a tensile folding capacity between said thumb guard and said index through pinky finger guard thereby enabling a suer to manipulate an article between said thumb guard and said index through pinky finger guard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.