Fingers Patents (Class 2/163)
  • Publication number: 20100122397
    Abstract: The Thumb Glove is a child's glove that covers the thumb and fingers to help children stop habitual thumb and finger sucking. The casing around the wrist portion of the glove holds a buckled adjustable belt which secures the glove snugly around the wrist. The buckle is turned inside the casing limiting access to the buckle preventing young children from removing the glove at will.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventor: Kimberly Dawn Duncan
  • Publication number: 20100122396
    Abstract: There is provided a sports glove that can improve hard-slipperiness and a good fit in comparison to conventional gloves. In the sports glove, a leather member is disposed on a palmar portion as well as on palmar sides of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a little finger, and the leather member is made of natural leather and has a front side and a backside each applied with a grain side. Therefore, slipperiness is suppressed between a hand and the sports glove as well as between the sports glove and a member such as a bat, and the grain side is applied to a surface in contact with the hand, so that the good fit can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventor: Kei Kato
  • Patent number: 7716751
    Abstract: An glove that has one or more pads that insulate and resist moisture for holding beverage containers. The pad or pads are positioned at the surface of the glove that contacts a beverage container when a wearer of the glove grasps the container. The pads provide an enhanced grip and comfort for the wearer's hand when holding a beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Inventors: Kimberly Ann Cook, Wayne Arthur Crawford
  • Patent number: 7712153
    Abstract: A novel glove for strengthening and conditioning the wearer's digits and related musculature, with an emphasis on the distal-interphlangeal joints. The glove provides a means for increasing resistance at, or alternatively prohibiting the flexion of, specific joints. Said means include annular rigid bands connected by elastic bands to a partial glove body, integral semicircular members that fit about the desired joints, and integral cylindrical members that fit about the desired joints. The exercises facilitated by the glove improve an athlete's ability to grasp an item, such as a ball, bat or an opponent. It will be appreciated that improved strength in the digits has a direct correlation with improved performance in a multitude of athletic endeavors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Inventor: Merle Harrison Adams, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7707654
    Abstract: A massage glove for use in administering a massage is provided. The massage glove includes a glove body that is configured for being worn on the hand of a user. At least one pad is carried by the glove body. The pad defines a bead pocket into which a plurality of beads are located. The pad defines a resilient pocket into which a resilient member is located. The beads are configured to be located intermediate the resilient member and the skin of the user proximate to the pad when the glove body is worn on the hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Spence
  • Patent number: 7707653
    Abstract: A batting glove includes a plurality of finger elements, a thumb element, a top portion, and a lower portion. The finger elements cover fingers, the thumb element covers a thumb, the top portion covers a back side of the hand, and the lower portion covers a palm of the hand. Expandable material is disposed at selected areas of the thumb stall and finger stalls to overlie or underlie the center axis of rotation of selected joints of a finger or a thumb of a human hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
    Inventor: James M. Kleinert
  • Publication number: 20100095426
    Abstract: A personal glove, which is adapted for detachably retaining at a retention surface having a magnetic attracting ability, includes at least a glove body for being worn by a hand of a user and a magnetic arrangement provided at a dorsal side of the glove body in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement is adapted for magnetically affixing at the retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as to enable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Noel K. Esten
  • Publication number: 20100095428
    Abstract: A glove for receiving a hand has a dorsal side corresponding with a back area of the hand and an opposite palmar side corresponding with a palm area of the hand. An exterior surface of the palmar side may include a polymer foam material with a silicone coating. Although the chemical composition of the silicone coating may vary significantly, the silicone coating may be a cured silicone film layer with a Shore A durometer of less than or equal to 60.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventor: Sam Fisher
  • Patent number: 7694351
    Abstract: A sports glove comprising a dorsal side and at least one joint protector. The dorsal side provides a plurality of protection sections and the joint protectors positioned between the plurality of protection sections. The joint protector includes a base operatively attached to the dorsal side and a plurality of extended members attached to the base and projecting from the base. The joint protector substantially fills any apertures created in the sports glove by a user of the glove during participation in sports. The extended members of the joint protector deflect independently of the protection sections and can be biased toward the protection sections to substantially fill any apertures between the protection sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Gait
  • Publication number: 20100083420
    Abstract: A glove comprising an element shaped as a hand to form the base structure of the glove and a cladding applied to said base element in at least one gripping region on its palm, said cladding presenting a plurality of micro-craters each formed of a material which enables it to at least partially deform when subjected to a force and to return to its original shape when said force ceases, said micro-craters increasing the friction and to at least partially dampen any impacts or vibrations by said deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SPARCO S.P.A.
    Inventor: Luc Bouckaert
  • Publication number: 20100077532
    Abstract: A sports training glove for wearing on a hand that restricts or substantially discourages the catching of a ball with the palm of the hand and substantially promotes the catching of a ball with the fingers of the hand. The sports training glove has an inside hand portion including a palm portion, and a raised member located substantially on the palm portion of the inside hand portion of the sports training glove and projecting outward from the palm portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: Amir Kettani
  • Publication number: 20100077526
    Abstract: A sports glove is provided having an elongated protective guard formed of elastomeric material projecting upwardly from an outer surface of the dorsal side over the metacarpal portion of the user's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Gathering Storm LLC d/b/a TMAX Gear
    Inventor: Bryan Smeltzer
  • Publication number: 20100071114
    Abstract: A safety glove for use in the oil and natural gas extraction industries whereas a unique design on the dorsal portion of the glove is provided, the dorsal portion comprising a plurality of raised protective members extending substantially along the entire length of the finger and thumb portions of the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Eric M. Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20100037362
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a waterproof glove that includes an outer shell having several finger shells. At least one finger shell includes first, second, and third tongues, the first tongue forming the palm portion of the finger shell, and the second and third tongues forming the back and side portions of the finger shell. The tongues are joined together at their adjacent edges. The glove further includes waterproof strips overlapping the adjacent edges and fastened to the edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Arc' Teryx Equipment Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Allan Green, Carl Moriarty
  • Patent number: 7661150
    Abstract: A grasping glove for fine motor skills therapy of a hand of a user. The grasping glove includes a main covering having a palm side and a back side. The grasping glove includes a little finger covering extending from said main covering. The grasping glove includes a ring finger covering extending from said main covering. The grasping glove includes a palm side to finger covering attachment between said little finger and said palm side of said main covering. The grasping glove includes a palm side to finger covering attachment between said ring finger and said palm side of said main covering. A method of treating deficiencies in finger fine motor skills of hand of a person by restraining a little finger of the hand toward a palm side of the hand and restraining a ring finger of the hand toward the palm side of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Inventor: Darla J Hess
  • Publication number: 20100031411
    Abstract: A pair of yoga gloves comprising right and left hand gloves made of natural or synthetic materials and each glove having the tip portion of the finger and thumb receiving sleeves of each glove cut off to provide exposed finger and thumb tips when the gloves are worn and a non-slip sticky substance on portions of the outer surface of a palm covering portion of each glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Elizabeth M. Andrews
  • Publication number: 20100024088
    Abstract: An arm sleeve comprising an upper arm portion, a lower arm portion, and a pocket, wherein the arm sleeve provides protection against harmful ultraviolet rays. The arm sleeve may be made out of spandex or a combination of spandex and any one or more of bamboo, polyester, nylon, hemp, maize, lyocell, or other wood pulp based fabric, or other synthetic or natural knitted or woven fabric. The arm sleeve may also have a fastener to attach two or more arm sleeves together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Shannon Griefer
  • Publication number: 20100011484
    Abstract: Knit articles of clothing having grip/protective members and process of manufacturing same. One embodiment comprises depositing an adhesive onto a backside of a sheet of grip/protective material, and fusing the adhesive to the backside of the sheet of grip/protective material using a first heat/pressure procedure. The first heat/pressure procedure forms a film of fused adhesive on at least a portion of the backside of the sheet. The process can continue by cutting the sheet of grip/protective material into a plurality of grip/protective members sized and shaped for the article of clothing, and attaching at least one grip/protective member to a knitted material that defines at least a portion of the article of clothing. The grip/protective member is attached to the knitted material using a second heat/pressure procedure that re-activates the film of fused adhesive and causes a portion of the re-activated fused adhesive to penetrate into the knitted material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Cole Williams
  • Publication number: 20100005564
    Abstract: A flexible sewn glove and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The sewn glove includes upsides of the finger parts composed of an elastic material and palm-sides of the finger parts composed of non-elastic material, the palm-sides of the finger parts having folds such that finger parts of the glove are flexible in a length direction, thereby maintaining sensation in the wearer's fingertips, improving the workability and functionality of the glove, absorbing shocks occurring in the work, and improving the wearing experience of the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chan-Moon Park
  • Publication number: 20100005563
    Abstract: Sewn or knit type gloves having artificial nails on the back sides of fingertips for enabling easy picking-up of a small object, such as a needle, a nut, a bolt, a screw, a clip, a pin or the like, from on the floor, so that even a person wearing the gloves easily picks up the small object, thereby improving functionality and workability of the gloves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chan-Moon Park
  • Publication number: 20100005562
    Abstract: A magnetic nail for a glove is fixed or detachably attached onto a finger of a glove so as to make it easy to pick up a small, metallic object such as a needle, a nut, a bolt, a screw, a clip, a pin, or the like using magnetism, and so as to make it easy to pick up a flat, non-metallic object using the functionality of the nail, thereby considerably improving the functionality and workability of the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Chan-Moon PARK
  • Publication number: 20090307821
    Abstract: A hand protection structure is provided. The hand protection structure includes a fixing unit, a plurality of finger protection units, a plurality of fingertip members, and a plurality of backbone members. The finger protection units are configured of flat strip shapes. Each of finger protection units has one fingertip member assembled at a distal end thereof, and a fastening piece is configured at the end thereof of the finger protection unit for mounting the finger protection unit to the fixing unit. The hand protection structure can be assembled in a glove. When a hand of the user is impacted by external forces, the finger protection units relieve the external impact to protect the fingers from injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Bruce Chang
  • Publication number: 20090307825
    Abstract: A sterile glove includes a cuff that has an inside surface and an outside surface. The cuff is folded over at a fold when the glove is packaged and when it is initially removed from the package. The glove further includes a hand and finger portion. The glove further includes a detachable tab that is coupled to the cuff and includes a free end. The detachable tab is adapted to facilitate a donning of the glove before being detached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Vitera LLC
    Inventor: Jagmohan Bhalla
  • Publication number: 20090300821
    Abstract: A protective sports glove including a contoured wrist cuff that substantially shields a gap defined between adjacent portions of the protective sports glove, such as hand and cuff portions. The contoured wrist cuff and/or the cuff portion can include multiple segments that enable the wrist cuff to flex with a wearer's wrist. The contoured wrist cuff can include a leading edge that contours forwardly adjacent a thumb portion of the contoured wrist cuff and rearwardly across a portion of the radial side of a wearer's hand when the glove is on the wearer's hand. This can allow protection of the wearer's wrist in flexion without also impairing movement of the wearer's wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: WARRIOR SPORTS, INC.
    Inventor: Matthew M. Winningham
  • Publication number: 20090293176
    Abstract: When the improved glove is open, the inner palmer surface of the glove is visible, displaying conspicuous guide lines which help an adult teach a small child how to put on a glove. When provided in a small child's size, the thumb portion of the improved glove is moved closer to the finger portions than in the design of traditional gloves and is rotated so as to be more in plane with the palm-covering portion of the glove. The fourth finger portion of the glove is moved back closer to the wrist end than in traditional glove designs. An elastic gather is stitched into the palm-covering portion near the wrist end to help in excluding snow. A soft fleece is attached to the back of the first finger portion for use in wiping one's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Kathy Partak
  • Patent number: 7620999
    Abstract: A protective glove for protecting a wearer's hand includes a thumb pocket and an index finger pocket. The glove is designed to receive the wearer's thumb in the thumb pocket and the wearer's index finger in the index finger pocket while leaving the user's other fingers exposed. The thumb pocket and the index finger pocket are attached to an adjustable wrist strap. Further, the thumb pocket and the index finger pocket are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Warrior Sports, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Winningham
  • Publication number: 20090282606
    Abstract: A multi-material glove providing warmth and improved grip while not having a significant negative impact on the dexterity of the use is disclosed. The multi-material glove includes a first material constituting the index finger, thumb finger and area between the index finger and thumb finger, a second material constituting the back hand side of the glove, including the pinky finger, ring finger and middle finger, and a third material constituting the palm of the glove, including the pinky finger, ring finger and middle finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Paolo Della Bordella, Jamie Darretta
  • Publication number: 20090271906
    Abstract: A finger training apparatus comprising a glove with anchors attached to one or more fingertips and detachably fastened to keys, buttons, or valves of a musical instrument, controller, or handheld device to prevent slippage of the operator's fingers in order to train the operator to maintain proper finger positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Matthew Lee
  • Publication number: 20090271913
    Abstract: A glove with a support system is disclosed. The support system comprises a number of individual support sections, each of which is comprised of a number of arcuate support segments that encircle a portion of a finger and allow forward flexural movement while helping to reduce hyperextension of the finger. The support system is also designed to help reduce the possibility of the finger jamming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Fisher, Antonio Spampinato, Richard Avis
  • Publication number: 20090271912
    Abstract: The protective glove according to the invention is characterized in that it includes at least one resilient member (17) integral with the chain mail fabric, arranged to draw the chain mail fabric of at least one of the glove fingers (16) in the direction or substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis thereof and toward the wrist portion (12). Preferably, the resilient member or members (17) are disposed on the portion (11) intended to cover the hand. These resilient member or members (17), preferably in the form of a flat spring, of pin type, enable the chain mail to fit at best the fingers of the hand and enable in particular to limit, or even eliminate, the presence of an excess of chain mail at the end of the glove user fingers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Manulatex France
    Inventors: Philippe Jaunault, Sophie Jaunault, Franck Beneteau
  • Publication number: 20090241237
    Abstract: This invention comprises of one-time single-use gloves made from latex or vinyl that have a built in pocket space on the outside surface (the term “outside surface” refers to the surface of the glove that is distal from the body of the wearer) of the glove in palm and fingers areas that have tiny surface holes on the outside surface of the pocket to allow dispensing of solution that is sealed under a plastic pull back tab. Once the tab is pulled back, the solution can be forced out of the pocket's tiny holes located on the outside surface of the pocket, by squeezing the hands gently for small amounts or firmly to allow larger amounts of solution. These gloves can be produced to be sterile or non-sterile, depending on the need of the product. The purpose of these gloves are to provide a one time use solution to administering topical solutions, medication and shampoos to human and animal patients, providing a sterile approach when necessary, provide a barrier to disease between the caregiver and patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventor: Carolanne Marie Greenfield
  • Publication number: 20090229035
    Abstract: A glove that can be used as a conventional glove, or, alternatively, if the glove is to be used for special purposes, can be modified to include shaped articles comprising yieldably deformable, shaped-inserts of different configuration constructed from foamed cushion material having a memory. These shaped articles can be selectively inserted into strategically located, internal pockets formed internally and externally of the glove. When the shaped-inserts are in position within the pockets of the glove, they provide protection to the hand, provide superior tactile perception and also tend to substantially replicate the surface features exhibited by the device being gripped by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Gregory Van Hale
  • Publication number: 20090217438
    Abstract: This invention relates to protecting a thumb from sports related injury. The invention provides a rubber layer under a hard cap to provide for increased frontal and dorsal thumb protection without reducing hand flexibility. The invention is a glove comprising a thumb sheath adapted to receive a thumb, a protective pad proximate the outer distal end, a cap mounted on the protective pad, and an overmould mounted between the protective pad and the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventor: John W. Purnell
  • Patent number: 7574749
    Abstract: A glove comprises an outer leather member including an outer leather pocket portion and an outer leather back face portion, an inner leather member, inserted in the outer leather member, having a palm member provided along the outer leather pocket portion and a back member provided along the outer leather back face portion, finger portions formed between the palm member and the back member for receiving the fingers of a wearer of the catching tool and a reinforcing portion selectively provided on a specific position of the palm member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Mizuno Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Kogawa, Masaki Terashita, Norifumi Ito, Kazunori Ayama
  • Publication number: 20090199319
    Abstract: Handwear and a method of making are provided in which a glove system includes a glove and a liner, the liner including an insulated dorsal panel, an insulated palmar panel, and a seam coupling the dorsal panel to the palmar panel, the seam having an uninsulated seam segment that facilitates flexion while maintaining the insulative properties of the liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Nathan J.T. Jenkin
  • Publication number: 20090193560
    Abstract: A gripping glove for supporting and protecting the hand of a weightlifter or other user performing an activity that is strenuous to the hand. The gripping glove cushions the junction of the fingers and palm without constricting flexibility or airflow to the skin. Constructed of flexible resilient material, the glove has an insert made of a resilient compressible flexible elastic substance. The insert cushions the palm of the hand without affecting finger articulation. The gripping glove may be of varying sizes to best support both male and female hands as well as juvenile and adult hands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Nick Provezano, Joseph Lentini
  • Publication number: 20090183295
    Abstract: Sport gloves are disclosed, which comprise a thumb insertion part and an index finger insertion part which are separated for independently inserting a thumb and an index finger, respectively; and an integrated insertion part for inserting the remaining three fingers together. The sport gloves make it possible to enhance a gripping force when a user wears gloves for gripping a stick or a rod shape member which is used for an exercise such as golf, ski, hockey, steel rod or something while preventing uneasy gripping between the neighboring fingers and slippery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventor: Jae-Woong RHEE
  • Publication number: 20090172865
    Abstract: A method for forming water resistant and breathable handwear is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing an outer shell, a liner that inhibits the transfer of heat from a user's hand, and a water resistant and breathable insert; applying a heat activated adhesive to a finger portion of the outer shell and the liner; assembling the outer shell, insert, and liner; and curing or activating the heat activated adhesive to form a bond between the layers. Water resistant handwear made through the process are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Murphy
  • Publication number: 20090172864
    Abstract: A glove with a support system is disclosed. The support system comprises a number of individual support sections, each of which is comprised of a number of arcuate support segments that encircle or surround a portion of a finger and allow forward flextural movement while helping to protect the finger. For example, the support system can help reduce hyperextension of the finger, the possibility of the finger jamming, and help to protect the finger from lateral or side impacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Sam Fisher, Juan-Pier Antonio Spampinato, Richard Avis
  • Publication number: 20090165185
    Abstract: A hockey glove having a thumb member comprising a top layer and a bottom layer affixed together at their respective peripheries for defining a cavity, a thumb pocket for receiving the thumb, and a rigid thumb skeleton enclosed in the cavity, the rigid thumb skeleton comprising a first section for covering at least partially the proximal phalanx of the thumb, a second section for covering at least partially the middle phalanx of the thumb and a third section for covering at least partially the distal phalanx of the thumb, wherein the second section comprises a proximal slot extending between first and second ends and a distal slot extending between first and second ends. The rigid thumb skeleton further comprises a proximal pin passing through the proximal slot of the second section and a distal pin passing through the distal slot of the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Mathieu CONTANT, Jean-Francois Laperriere, Conrad Payeur, Marie-Claude Genereux
  • Patent number: 7552501
    Abstract: A finger cover, such as a finger wipe that can fit onto a human finger, is provided with an improved seam structure. The cover includes a pocket member having an open end for the insertion of a finger. The pocket member is formed by a first panel attached to a second panel along a flush outwardly facing circumferential edge seam. The seam is less than about 1 millimeter (mm) in width and about 1 mm in height. Additional reinforcing weld points may be provided at various locations along the seam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaiyuan Yang, Jeffrey E. Fish, Shawn R. Feaster
  • Publication number: 20090158496
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glove, in particular a winter sports glove, which includes an air chamber that is filled with air through at least one opening or through which air may circulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Stefan Roeckl
  • Publication number: 20090158499
    Abstract: A medical glove is provided for protection against the transmission of infectious agents. The glove comprises a glove body sized to tightly enclose a wearer's hand. The glove body has a palm portion and adjoining finger portions. A webbing adjoins two of the finger portions. The webbing is sized to receive a stethoscope head between the finger portions when the finger portions are separated. The glove is formed of an acoustically transmissive elastomeric material that is substantially non-porous and sufficiently thin to allow tactile sensitivity and dexterity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Jonathan Singer
  • Publication number: 20090151104
    Abstract: The present invention is a wash glove consisting of an elongated cylindrical tube of elastic terry cloth material, with opposite first and second openings formed on the tube. A thumb aperture is formed on the tube between the first and second openings, said thumb aperture dimensioned to permit the user's thumb to pass there through when the glove is worn. The tube has a diameter which is dimensioned to permit the wearer's hand to be inserted into the tube from the first opening and through the second opening. The terry cloth material is sufficiently elastic and the diameter of the tube is sufficiently narrow that the tube resiliently clings and conforms to the user's hand when the hand is inserted into the tube. The length of the tube between the first and second openings is selected such that when the glove is worn on the user's hand, the second opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's fingers and the first opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Backstein
  • Publication number: 20090154142
    Abstract: A glove having a pom pom freely attached to a tip of one or more of the glove fingers. The glove may bear indicia, for example, a team logo. The pom poms are typically multicolored, consisting of strands of the team, school, or organization colors. The gloves provide warmth to the wearer's hands. In addition, the wearer's hands are free to hold other items, for example, beverage containers, cameras, programs, etc. Selective movement of a wearer's fingers and/or thumb causes a respective pom pom to move in response thereto. Patterns of successive finger/thumb movements may be executed to cause a variety of visual effects from the pom pom-bearing glove. Bells and/or light sources may also be attached to the gloves instead of or in addition to the pom poms. A motion sensitive switch and/or a simple sequencer may be used to create predetermined or random light patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Teresa E. Denham
  • Patent number: 7546644
    Abstract: The present invention provides a glove, in particular for housework, the glove being made integrally of silicone material comprising a main pocket designed to receive four fingers of a user, and a secondary pocket designed to receive the thumb, said secondary pocket opening out into the main pocket, the glove including projecting ribs or reinforcement on at least one of its inside or outside surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Mastrad SA
    Inventors: Lucas Bignon, Mathieu Lion
  • Publication number: 20090144880
    Abstract: Disclosed is an improved sports glove covering the ring finger, pinky finger, thumb, a portion of the palm, a portion of the wrist, and optionally a portion of the middle finger of a human hand. The index finger, at least a portion of the middle finger, a portion of the palm, and a portion of the dorsal side of the hand are left uncovered with the glove of the present invention, which allows for greater aeration throughout the glove during use and greater control when gripping a sporting implement such as a tennis racquet handle, a golf club handle, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Warren Desjardin, Thomas Vestling
  • Publication number: 20090144881
    Abstract: A portable work station is convertible between a collapsed condition suitable for storage and transport and an expanded condition suitable for use as a work bench. The work station includes a central panel serving as a work table or bench positionable in generally horizontal plane when the work station is expanded. The central panel defines two opposing generally parallel ends. Legs at one of the parallel ends are movable between collapsed conditions within the collapsed work station and generally vertical positions when the work station is expanded for use as a work bench or table. A storage device is provided at the other end of the parallel ends movable between a collapsed condition substantially in parallel planes with the work table or bench and an extended condition substantially normal to the work table or bench. The storage device includes storage compartments or bins for storing tools, hardware or the like in the expanded condition of the work station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Harmik Panosian, Joshua Keeler, James Stobar
  • Publication number: 20090139010
    Abstract: A glove with a base layer of a flexible material which extends along at least a palm-side portion of the glove which includes a palm area and inner sides of a plurality of finger stalls and a thumb stall. The glove also has a continuous second layer positioned on the palm-side portion and disposed on top of the base layer. The continuous second layer includes a plurality of contact areas and a contact surface. Also, the glove has a plurality of siping grooves which conduct liquid away from the contact surface and a plurality of channels which direct liquid away from the contact areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: NIKE, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph J. Bevier
  • Publication number: 20090126058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective glove (1) for protecting certain regions of a user's hand (2) against foreign bodies impacting with it such as bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices, with a lining (4) made from a material that is not or not very resistant to stabs, cuts or incisions and is not bullet-proof, for example a textile fabric, a leather, a laminate or similar, comprising several glove fingers (10 to 14), and a glove top face (17) extends on an external surface (3) of the lining (4) in the region of finger top sides (19) and in a top hand region (15), and a bullet-proof and/or cut or stab inhibiting protective padding (20) is built up on or placed on certain regions of the glove top face (17) starting from a padding bottom face (21) and is attached to the lining (4) at joining points (22), and the protective padding (20) prevents penetration by foreign bodies impacting with it to a glove interior lying underneath it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ESKA Lederhandschuhfabrik
    Inventor: Paul Loos