Work gloves

A molded work glove for providing protection to the hand and fingers of a wearer against cold and abrasion, the glove including:

• a hand portion comprising a sheet foam material having a thickness between 1 mm and 5 mm, wherein a hand cavity is disposed in the hand portion and is defined by the sheet foam material;
• finger portions mounted to the periphery of the hand portion and extending outwardly, the finger portions having a palm side and a back side and a tip located distal to the hand portion, wherein the finger portions comprise a sheet foam material having a thickness between 1 mm and 5 mm, and wherein finger cavities are disposed in the finger portions and are defined by the sheet foam material;
• wherein the sheet foam material is an elastic, nonabsorbent, insulating material;
• wherein the finger cavity at the tip is sized to loosely fit the finger of the wearer such that a gap is formed between the finger of the wearer and the sheet foam material;
• wherein at least one aperture is disposed in the palm side at the tip of at least three finger portions, which aperture is sized to allow the fingers of the wearer to selectively pass through the apertures outside the finder portions and be seated in the apertures in a snug fit and wherein the aperture permits fluids to pass into the gap.