Abstract: A glove for being worn by a workman, the glove including stainless steel plates positioned against the backhand side so to protect the hand against being crushed during various work; the glove being made of a flexible material with steel plates located between an outer layer and inner liner so that the glove can be bent at the joint of the fingers; the steel plates accordingly being placed over the rigid segments of the fingers and hand between the joints thereof.

Abstract: A pair of devices mountable on a shoe for anchoring a center of a shoe lace, each device, in one design, including a leather pad affixed to the shoe and a removable cap being attached on top of it by means of a tongue and clamp securement, the shoe lace being laid across the clamp before the cap is attached.