Hand Protection Device
A hand protection device for protecting cuticles from damage while braiding hair includes a pair of gloves, each of which can be selectively positioned on a respective hand of a user by insertion of the respective hand into an opening positioned in the glove. The glove is removably engaged to the respective hand. Each of a plurality of cutouts is positioned in a respective finger of a respective glove so that each finger of each glove has a cutout positioned therein. The cutouts of each glove allow for protrusion of digits of a respective hand so that cuticles of the digits are covered by the fingers. The gloves protect the cuticles from damage while performing tasks, such as braiding hair.
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(g) BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the InventionThe disclosure relates to protection devices and more particularly pertains to a new protection device for protecting cuticles from damage while braiding hair. The present invention discloses a protection device for the hands comprising a pair of gloves, wherein the gloves cover only the thumb, second digit, and third digit of each hand.
(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98The prior art relates to protection devices. The prior art comprises gloves having three or more fingers for covering digits and which leave the fingertips of the digits exposed. What is lacking in the prior art is a protection device for the hands to be used while braiding a person's hair, wherein the gloves cover only the thumb, second digit, and third digit of each hand, while covering the cuticles but leaving the fingertips exposed.
(h) BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAn embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of gloves, each of which is configured to be selectively positioned on a respective hand of a user by insertion of the respective hand into an opening positioned in the glove. The glove is removably engaged to the respective hand. Each of a plurality of cutouts is positioned in a respective finger of a respective glove so that each finger of each glove has a cutout positioned therein. The cutouts of each glove are configured for protrusion of digits of a respective hand so that cuticles of the digits are covered by the fingers. The gloves are configured to protect the cuticles from damage while performing tasks, such as braiding hair.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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Each of a plurality of cutouts 18 is positioned in a respective finger 16 of a respective glove 12 so that each finger 16 of each glove 12 has a cutout 18 positioned therein, as shown in
In use, the hand protection device 10 enables a method 20 of protecting hands while braiding hair. As shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
Claims
1. A hand protection device comprising:
- a pair of gloves, each glove being configured for selectively positioning on a respective hand of a user by insertion of the respective hand into an opening positioned in the glove, such that the glove is removably engaged to the respective hand; and
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout being positioned in a respective finger of a respective glove, such that each finger of each glove has a cutout positioned therein, wherein the cutouts of each glove are configured for protrusion of digits of a respective hand, such that cuticles of the digits are covered by the fingers, wherein the gloves are configured for protecting the cuticles from damage while performing tasks; and
- wherein each glove comprises three fingers, such that the glove is positionable over a first digit, a second digit, and a third digit, each glove having a distal edge relative to said three digits, said distal edge of each glove defining an opening into said glove, said distal edge of each glove extending from proximate a base of the third digit towards proximate a base of the first digit wherein each said glove is configured for covering a portion of a back, and a portion of a palm of a respective hand of the user from a middle finger to a thumb of the user.
2. The hand protection device of claim 1, wherein the gloves are resiliently stretchable, wherein each glove is configured for fitting a shape of a respective hand and for providing compression to the respective hand.
3. The hand protection device of claim 2, wherein the gloves comprise polyether-polyurea copolymer.
4. The hand protection device of claim 1, wherein the gloves comprise copper, wherein the gloves are configured for stimulating circulation of blood and reducing inflammation.
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6. A method of protecting hands while braiding hair, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a hand protection device comprising: a pair of gloves, each glove being configured for selectively positioning on a respective hand of a user by insertion of the respective hand into an opening positioned in the glove, such that the glove is removably engaged to the respective hand, and a plurality of cutouts, each cutout being positioned in a respective finger of a respective glove, such that each finger of each glove has a cutout positioned therein, wherein the cutouts of each glove are configured for protrusion of digits of a respective hand, such that cuticles of the digits are covered by the fingers, wherein the gloves are configured for protecting the cuticles from damage while performing tasks; and wherein each glove comprises three fingers, such that the glove is positionable over a first digit, a second digit, and a third digit, each glove having a distal edge relative to said three digits, said distal edge of each glove defining an opening into said glove, said distal edge of each glove extending from proximate a base of the third digit towards proximate a base of the first digit wherein each said glove is configured for covering a portion of a back, and a portion of a palm of a respective hand of the user from a middle finger to a thumb of the user;
- positioning each glove on an associated hand of a user by insertion of the associated hand into the opening positioned in the glove, such that the glove is removably engaged to the associated hand and such that the cuticles of the digits of the associated hand are covered by the fingers of the glove;
- braiding hair of a person; and
- removing the gloves from the hands,
7. The method of protecting hands while braiding hair of claim 6, wherein the gloves are resiliently stretchable, wherein each glove is configured for fitting a shape of a respective hand and for providing compression to the respective hand.
8. The method of protecting hands while braiding hair of claim 7, wherein the gloves comprise polyether-polyurea copolymer.
9. The method of protecting hands while braiding hair of claim 6, wherein the gloves comprise copper, wherein the gloves are configured for stimulating circulation of blood and reducing inflammation.
10. The method of protecting hands while braiding hair of claim 6, wherein each glove comprises three fingers, such that the glove is positionable over a first digit, a second digit, a third digit, a portion of a back, and a portion of a palm of a respective hand of the user.
11. A hand protection device comprising:
- a pair of gloves, each glove being configured for selectively positioning on a respective hand of a user by insertion of the respective hand into an opening positioned in the respective glove, such that the glove is removably engaged to the respective hand, the gloves being resiliently stretchable, wherein each glove is configured for fitting a shape of a respective hand and for providing compression to the respective hand, the gloves comprising polyether-polyurea copolymer, the gloves comprising copper, wherein the gloves are configured for stimulating circulation of blood and reducing inflammation;
- a plurality of cutouts, each cutout being positioned in a respective finger of a respective glove, such that each finger of each glove has a cutout positioned therein, wherein the cutouts of each glove are configured for protrusion of digits of a respective hand, such that cuticles of the digits are covered by the fingers, wherein the gloves are configured for protecting the cuticles from damage while performing tasks; and
- wherein each glove comprises three fingers, such that the glove is positionable over a first digit, a second digit, and a third digit, each glove having a distal edge relative to said three digits, said distal edge of each glove defining an opening into said glove, said distal edge of each glove extending from proximate a base of the third digit towards proximate a base of the first digit wherein each said glove is configured for covering a portion of a back, and a portion of a palm of a respective hand of the user from a middle finger to a thumb of the user.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 12, 2021
Publication Date: Feb 16, 2023
Inventor: Joy Winfield (Indianapolis, IN)
Application Number: 17/400,892