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US 6,742,190 B1Granted
Bridging glove
OwnerAndrew Tobelmanninventor
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Abstract
A bridging glove for increasing the height of a hand of a user positioned to bridge a pool cue. The bridging glove includes a glove member comprising a perimeter wall defining an interior space of the glove member designed for receiving the hand of the user. The glove member comprises a plurality of finger portions designed for receiving fingers of the hand of the user. One of a plurality of insert members is selectively inserted into each of the finger portions of the glove member. Each of the insert members is positioned in a free end of the associated one of the finger portions of the glove member for being positioned between the fingers and a billiard table for raising the hand above the billiard table when the hand is used to form a bridge for the cue.
Claims9
A bridging glove for repositioning a hand of a user when the user is using the hand to bridge a cue during a game of billiards, the bridging glove comprising:
- a glove member comprising a perimeter wall defining an interior space of said glove member, said interior space being adapted for receiving the hand of the user, said glove member comprising a plurality of finger portions, said finger portions being adapted for receiving fingers of the hand of the user;
- one of a plurality of insert members being selectively inserted into each of said finger portions of said glove member when the hand of the user is removed from said interior space of said glove member, each of said insert members being positioned in a free end of the associated one of said finger portions of said glove member such that said insert members are adapted for being positioned between the fingers and a billiard table for raising the hand above the billiard table when the hand is used to bridge the cue while the user is using the cue to strike a ball;
- each of said insert members comprising a proximal end, said proximal end being adapted for abutting against the associated one of the fingers of the user when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member, said proximal end of each of said insert members being convex such that said proximal end is adapted for cradling the fingertip of the associated one of the fingers of the user to inhibit said insert members from sliding with respect to the associated one of the fingers when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member;
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- each of said insert members comprising an arcuate cutout, said arcuate cutout extending from an upper face of the associated one of said insert members to said proximal end of the associated one of said insert members, said arcuate cutout being adapted for permitting a fingernail of the finger of the user to be positioned between the associated one of said insert members and said glove member such that said arcuate cutout inhibits the fingernail from being bent and damaged when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member.
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A bridging glove for repositioning a hand of a user when the user is using the hand to bridge a cue during a game of billiards, the bridging glove comprising:
- a glove member comprising a perimeter wall defining an interior space of said glove member, said interior space being adapted for receiving the hand of the user, said glove member comprising a plurality of finger portions, said finger portions being adapted for receiving fingers of the hand of the user;
- one of a plurality of insert members being selectively inserted into each of said finger portions of said glove member when the hand of the user is removed from said interior space of said glove member, each of said insert members being positioned in a free end of the associated one of said finger portions of said glove member such that said insert members are adapted for being positioned between the fingers and a billiard table for raising the hand above the billiard table when the hand is used to bridge the cue while the user is using the cue to strike a ball;
- said glove member comprising a thumb portion, said thumb portion being adapted for receiving a thumb of the hand of the user when the hand of the user is positioned in said interior space of said glove member;
- said glove member comprising a cuff portion, said cuff portion being positioned opposite said finger portions such that said cuff portion is adapted for being positioned around a wrist of the user to inhibit inadvertent removal of said glove member from the hand of the user;
- each of said insert members comprising a distal end, said distal end of each of said insert members being adapted for being positioned opposite the associated one of the fingers of the hand of the user when said insert members are positioned in the associated one of said finger portions of said glove member, said distal end of each of said insert members being convex such that said distal end of each of said insert members conforms to said free end of the associated one of said finger portions of said glove member;
- each of said insert members comprising a proximal end, said proximal end being adapted for abutting against the associated one of the fingers of the user when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member, said proximal end of each of said insert members being convex such that said proximal end is adapted for cradling the fingertip of the associated one of the fingers of the user to inhibit said insert members from sliding with respect to the associated one of the fingers when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member;
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- each of said insert members comprising an arcuate cutout, said arcuate cutout extending from an upper face of the associated one of said insert members to said proximal end of the associated one of said insert members, said arcuate cutout being adapted for permitting a fingernail of the finger of the user to be positioned between the associated one of said insert members and said glove member such that said arcuate cutout inhibits the fingernail from being bent and damaged when the hand of the user is positioned in said glove member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.