Push hand covering with removal assist

A hand covering, comprising:

• a palm and back hand encircling portion;
• at least one finger encircling portion, each one of said finger encircling portions having a longitudinal axis;
• and
• at least one finger-receiving loop having a portion secured in fixed relation to the back of only one of said at least one finger encircling portion, said at least one finger-receiving loop defining an opening having a center axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said only one of the finger encircling portions, whereby with the hand covering worn on a first hand, a finger of the opposite hand may be inserted in said loop and a force applied toward the tips of the fingers of the first hand by the opposite hand to remove the hand coveting from the first hand.

A glove, comprising:

• a palm encircling portion:
• at least one finger encircling portion, each one of said finger encircling portions having a longitudinal axis;
• and
• at least one finger-receiving loop having a portion secured in fixed relation to the back of only one of said at least one finger encircling portion, said at least one finger-receiving loop defining an opening having a center axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said only one of the finger encircling portions, whereby with the glove worn on a first hand, a finger of the opposite hand may be inserted in the loop and a force applied by the opposite hand toward the tips of the fingers of the first hand to remove the glove from the first hand.

A hand covering, comprising:

• a hand encircling portion having a palm surface;
• finger encircling portions, including an index and middle finger encircling portion, the index finger encircling portion being formed of a material with a seam only being formed on the side of the index finger encircling portion next to the middle finger encircling portion, each one of said finger encircling portions having a longitudinal axis;
• a resilient padding provided on the palm surface of said hand encircling portion of said hand covering;
• and
• at least one finger-receiving loop having a portion secured in fixed relation to the back of only one of the finger encircling portions, said at least one finger-receiving loop defining an opening having a center axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said only one of the finger encircling portions, whereby with the hand covering worn on a first hand, a finger of the opposite hand may be inserted in the loop and a force applied by the opposite hand to remove the hand covering from the first hand.