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US 8,266,720 B2Granted
Sport glove closure flap
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsM Poramats Voravan, Kenneth S. Litke
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Abstract
A glove closure system having an opening dividing the glove into a lateral side (thumb) and a medial side (pinky). The opening allows for easy access of the user's hand. The system consists of a rectangular or oval flap attached to the lateral portion and pulled over the access opening. A primary fit is caused by the user pulling the flap over to the back of the lateral side of the glove and fastening with a hook and loop attachment method.
Claims9
A glove closure system comprising:
- a glove having fingers, thumb and an access opening defined on a back surface wherein a lateral side is separated from a medial side by an access opening;
- a closure flap having means to tighten the glove by pulling the medial side to the lateral side and means for securing the flap to the back surface of the glove;
- the closure flap comprising:
- a bottom piece, a top piece and a slide tab that is sandwiched between them;
- and
- a ratchet-button connected to the slide tab,
- wherein the slide tab is caused to move to either a further closed position or a loosened position by rotation of the ratchet-button.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.