# US 5,704,065 A · Golf gloves with indicia > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,704,065 A - Document ID: US5704065A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/620,507 - Filed: 1996-03-22 - Granted: 1998-01-06 - Earliest claimed: 1996-03-22 - Assignees: Bost Enterprises, Inc. - Inventors: Frederick W. Feuerhake - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5704065A ## CPC - A63B 71/146: {Golf gloves} - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A pair of gloves for guiding a novice golfer includes a glove for the hand uppermost on the golf club and a glove for the hand lowermost on the golf club. On each glove, an arrowed indicium guides alignment of the club shaft to the body of the golfer, a knuckle indicium guides hand rotation, a palm side stripe guides club shaft positioning within each hand, and finger markers guide which fingers of each hand apply pressure to the club shaft. Preferably, the gloves are not identical mirror images, each glove having specialized indicia for either the lowermost hand on the golf club shaft or the uppermost hand on the golf club shaft. In addition, it is preferable that the indicia be applied to not have raised surfaces, so as to meet USGA requirements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A golf glove for use by a golfer on the hand which grips a golf club shaft uppermost, comprising: a) a plurality of fingers provided with gripping indicia; b) a thumb; c) a palm portion having a palm side and a back side and an open end; and d) a pointing indicium, wherein a first finger of said plurality of fingers is located nearest said thumb, a crook being formed therebetween, wherein said pointing indicium is located on a back side of said golf glove substantially adjacent said crook such that when said glove is worn by the golfer and the golf club shaft is gripped, said pointing indicium is adapted to point to a target area on the body of the golfer wearing said glove and enables the golfer by glancing at said pointing indicium to determine whether the hand uppermost on the club shaft is correctly positioned, and if not, to correct the position of the hand uppermost, and a second, third, and fourth finger of said plurality of fingers include said finger gripping indicia which indicate that said second, third, and fourth fingers of said plurality of fingers are used to grid the golf club shaft with greater pressure than said first finger. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A golf glove according to claim 1, wherein: said pointing indicium is located on said thumb. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A golf glove according to claim 1, wherein: said back side of said palm portion includes a knuckle area having a knuckle indicium adjacent at least two of said plurality of fingers, wherein when said golf glove is worn by the golfer said knuckle indicium enables the golfer to determine that the hand uppermost on the golf club shaft is correctly rotated. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A golf glove according to claim 1, wherein: said palm side of said palm portion and said first finger of said plurality of fingers includes a shaft location indicium. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) A golf glove according to claim 1, wherein: said pointing indicium is arrow-shaped and points generally toward said open end. ### Claim 6 A golf glove for use by a golfer on the hand which grips a golf club shaft lowermost, comprising: a) a plurality of fingers including finger gripping indicia; b) a thumb; c) a palm portion having a palm side and a back side and an open end; and d) a pointing indicium, wherein a first finger of said plurality of fingers is located nearest said thumb, a crook being formed therebetween, wherein said pointing indicium is located on a back side of said golf glove substantially adjacent said crook such that when said glove is worn by the golfer and the golf club shaft is gripped, said pointing indicium is adapted to point to a target area on the body of the golfer wearing said glove and enables the golfer by glancing at said pointing indicium to determine whether the hand lowermost on the club shaft is correctly positioned, and if not, to correct the position of the hand lowermost, and a second and third finger of said plurality of fingers include said finger gripping indicia which indicate that said second and third fingers of said plurality fingers are used to grip the golf club shaft with greater pressure than said first finger. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A golf glove according to claim 6, wherein: said pointing indicium is located on said thumb. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) A golf glove according to claim 6, wherein: said back side of said palm portion includes an area having a knuckle indicium adjacent at least two of said plurality of fingers, wherein when said golf glove is worn by the golfer said knuckle indicium enables the golfer to determine that the hand lowermost on the golf club shaft is correctly rotated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) A golf glove according to claim 6, wherein: said palm side of said palm portion and said first finger of said plurality of fingers includes a shaft location indicium. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) A golf glove according to claim 6, wherein: said pointing indicium is arrow-shaped and points generally toward said open end. ### Claim 11 A pair of golf gloves, comprising: (a) an uppermost golf glove for use by a golfer on the hand which grips a golf club shaft uppermost, having (i) a plurality of uppermost fingers provided with first finger gripping indicia, (ii) an uppermost thumb, (iii) a first palm portion having a palm side and a back side and a first open end, and (iv) a first pointing indicium; and (b) a lowermost golf glove for use by a golfer on the hand which grips a golf club shaft lowermost, having (i) a plurality of lowermost fingers provided with second finger gripping indicia, (ii) a lowermost thumb, (iii) a second palm portion having a palm side and a back side and a second open end, and (iv) a second arrow-shaped pointing indicium pointing generally in the direction of said second open end, wherein a first uppermost finger of said plurality of uppermost fingers is located nearest said uppermost thumb, a first crook being formed therebetween, wherein said first pointing indicium is located on a back side of said golf glove substantially at said first crook such that when said uppermost glove is worn by the golfer and the golf club shaft is gripped, said first pointing indicium is adapted to point to a target area on the body of the golfer wearing said uppermost glove and enables the golfer by glancing at said first pointing indicium to determine whether the hand uppermost on the club shaft is correctly positioned, and if not, to correct the position of the hand uppermost, a second, third, and fourth finger of said plurality of uppermost fingers include said first finger gripping indicia which indicate that said second, third, and fourth fingers of said plurality of uppermost fingers are used to grip the golf club shaft with greater pressure than said first finger of said plurality of uppermost fingers, a first lowermost finger of said plurality of lowermost fingers is located nearest said lowermost thumb, a second crook being formed therebetween, wherein said second pointing indicium is located on a back side of said lowermost glove substantially adjacent said second crook such that when said lowermost glove is worn by the golfer and the golf club shaft is gripped, said second pointing indicium is adapted to point to a target area on the body of the golfer wearing said lowermost glove and enables the golfer by glancing at said second pointing indicium to determine whether the hand lowermost on the club shaft is correctly positioned, and if not, to correct the position of the hand lowermost, and a second and third finger of said plurality of lowermost fingers include said second finger gripping indicia which indicate that said second and third fingers of said plurality of lowermost fingers are used to grip the golf club shaft with greater pressure than said first finger of said plurality of lowermost fingers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A pair of golf gloves according to claim 11, wherein: said first pointing indicium is located on said uppermost thumb and said second pointing indicium is located on said lowermost thumb. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A pair of golf gloves according to claim 11, wherein: said back side of said first palm portion includes a first knuckle area having a first knuckle indicium adjacent at least two of said plurality of uppermost fingers, and said back side of said second palm portion includes a second knuckle area having a second knuckle indicium adjacent at least two of said plurality of lowermost fingers, wherein when said uppermost golf glove is worn by the golfer said first knuckle indicium enables the golfer to determine that the hand uppermost is correctly rotated and wherein when said lowermost golf glove is worn by the golfer said second knuckle indicium enables the golfer to determine that the hand lowermost is correctly rotated. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A pair of golf gloves according to claim 11, wherein: said palm side of said first palm portion and said first finger of said plurality of uppermost fingers includes a first shaft location indicium and said palm side of said second palm portion and said first finger of said plurality of lowermost fingers includes a second shaft location indicium. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A golf glove according to claim 11, wherein: said first and second pointing indicia are each arrow-shaped, and said first pointing indicium points generally in the direction of said first open end and said second pointing indicium points generally in the direction of said second open end.