Zipper attached sports glove with fly cover protection
OwnerRobert Chorneinventor
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Abstract
A method of protecting a participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator from skin contact with an exposed connector by isolating the connector of a sports glove, which includes a front palm portion having finger stalls for insertion of fingers therein, and a rear back joinable portion which is attachable to said front palm portion by a connector, such as a zipper. The method includes the step of removably covering the zipper connector with a friction fit fly cover having an attachment end and a free end, wherein further lifting of the free end of the fly cover exposes the zipper for participant user engagement therewith. The fly cover prevents any exposure of the metallic or plastic connector.
Claims24
A method of protecting the exposed face, neck and hand skin of a contact sports game contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator when exposed to a violent contact by exposed zippers on a glove of the contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator, during a contact sports game, the glove having a separate joinable front palm portion and a separate back joinable glove portion joinably attachable to said front palm portion by a zipper;
- wherein when said respective front palm portion and said separate back joinable glove portion are joined, said respective front palm portion and separate back joinable glove portion form respective finger stalls for insertion of fingers therein;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- said front palm portion covered by a pivotable cuff portion and said rear back joinable portion having a partially fixed, flexible cuff portion having an open top edge with a distal fastener strip of said pivotable front cuff portion insertable in said open top edge thereof;
- providing a protective glove with at least one fly cover covering said zipper;
- extending said at least one fly cover in a continuous peripheral non-linear serpentine line of varying radii over said zipper around each finger stall and side of hand leading toward the cuff on the glove portion and each finger stall and side of hand leading to the cuff on said front palm portion;
- wherein said at least one fly cover grasps over and closely covers said zipper by friction;
- providing a physical barrier overlaying the outer surface of the zipper with said fly cover and preventing violent physical contact of said zipper to the exposed face, neck or hand skin of the contact sports game contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator;
- and,
- tightening said pivotable front cuff portion against said fly cover with a distal fastener strip closely grabbing around said front and rear cuff portion over a beginning of said fly cover near a zipper clasp of said zipper, wherein said distal fastener strip extends around said rear partially fixed, flexible cuff portion into a top edge thereof between said rear cuff portion and said rear of said glove, thereby pulling against and exerting force against said fly cover, making said fly cover grasp and closely cover over said zipper along its length thereof.
A sports glove, used in a sports event by a sport participant holding an item during game play, comprising:
- a front palm portion having finger stalls adapted for insertion of fingers therein;
- a back joinable glove portion attachable to said front palm portion by a zipper, in a closed position during use of the glove during game play;
- and
- said zipper continuously covered by a fly cover clasping and extending closely over said zipper by friction during use of the glove during game play;
- wherein said closed zipper and said fly cover extend in a continuous peripheral non-linear serpentine line of varying radii around each finger stall and thumb stall and side of hand leading toward the cuff on the glove portion and each finger stall and thumb stall and side of hand leading to said cuff on said front palm portion;
- said front palm portion covered by a pivotable cuff portion and said rear back joinable portion having a partially fixed, flexible cuff portion having an open top edge with a fastener strip therein;
- said front cuff portion being tightened against said fly cover with a distal fastener strip closely grabbing around said front and rear cuff portion over a beginning of said fly cover near a zipper clasp of said zipper, wherein said fastener strip extends into a top edge between said rear cuff portion and said rear of said glove;
- thereby pulling against and exerting force against said fly cover, making said fly cover grasp and closely cover over said zipper along its length thereof.
A sports glove, used in a sports event by a sport participant holding an item during game play, comprising:
- a front palm portion having finger stalls adapted for insertion of fingers therein;
- a back joinable glove portion attachable to said front palm portion by a zipper, in a closed position during use of the glove during game play;
- said front palm portion covered by a pivotable cuff portion and said rear back joinable portion having a partially fixed, flexible cuff portion having an open top edge with a fastener strip therein;
- said front cuff portion being tightened against said rear cuff portion with a distal fastener strip extending from said pivotable cuff portion and closely grabbing around said front and rear cuff portion.
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