Sports glove with forefinger stiffener
AssigneeJohn Cimba
InventorAlvin Block
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Abstract
A forefinger sheath and/or a thumb sheath of a glove worn on a player's power hand are stiffened to prevent the tips of the forefinger and thumb from curling toward and pressing against each other and activating muscles that would otherwise ruin a swing of a sports implement, such as a golf club. A strap is also used to immobilize the thumb in the thumb sheath.
Claims13
A method of resisting overpowering a swing of a handled sports implement by weakening a player's power hand grip on the implement, comprising the steps of:
- a) stiffening a forefinger sheath of a power hand cover to maintain the stiffened forefinger sheath outstretched by mounting an elongated, rigid, non-bendable extension along the forefinger sheath;
- b) wearing the cover on the player's power hand by inserting a forefinger of the player's power hand into the stiffened forefinger sheath;
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- c) gripping and swinging the implement while wearing the cover and maintaining the player's power hand forefinger constantly outstretched within the stiffened forefinger sheath.
A device for weakening a player's power hand grip on a handle of a movable sports implement, comprising:
- a) a power hand cover including an elongated, outstretched, forefinger sheath for receiving a forefinger of the player's power hand when worn, and a back portion for covering the back of the player's power hand;
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- b) forefinger stiffener means associated with the forefinger sheath and including a stiffener element having an elongated, rigid, non-bendable, extension extending along the forefinger sheath in a longitudinal direction, for maintaining constantly outstretched the forefinger sheath and the forefinger therein during movement of the implement, and a base integral with the extension, remote from the forefinger sheath, and juxtaposed with the back portion to at least partially overlie the back of the player's power hand.
A device for weakening a player's power hand grip on a handle of a movable sports implement, comprising:
- a) a power hand cover including an elongated, outstretched, forefinger sheath for receiving a forefinger of the player's power hand when worn, and an elongated, outstretched thumb sheath for receiving a thumb of the players' power hand when worn, and a back portion for covering the back of the player's power hand;
- b) forefinger stiffener means associated with the forefinger sheath and including a stiffener element having an elongated, rigid, non-bendable, extension extending along the forefinger sheath in a longitudinal direction, for maintaining constantly outstretched the forefinger sheath and the forefinger therein during movement of the implement;
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- c) connector means for directly attaching the thumb sheath to the back portion in a generally parallel relationship with the forefinger sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.