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US4881276:
Reinforced cold weather sports glove
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Swan, Richard L.; Reno, NV 89509
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-11-21
/ 1988-04-28
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| Application Number: |
US1988000187552
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A41D 19/015;
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IPC-7:
A41D 19/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
002/161.1;
002/161.5;
002/167;
002/169;
Original:
002/161.A;
002/169;
002/167;
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| Field of Search: |
002/159,160,161 A,161 R,164,167,168,169
015/227
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| Priority Number: |
| 1988-04-28 |
US1988000187552 |
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| Abstract: |
A cold weather sports glove including at least one of the fingers or thumb having an area of low coefficient of friction and at least one opposing finger or thumb having an area of high coefficient of friction. The glove is formed with a layer of compressible neoprene foam rubber which forms the outer surface of the glove having a high coefficient of friction. Nylon pads are coupled to the outer surface of the foam rubber layer at the distal ends of preselected fingers or thumb. The area of low friction, formed by the nylon pads, permits the user to perform activities requiring a relative slipping motion between the user's finger or thumb and the device being used. The area of high friction, formed by the foam rubber layer, permits the user to grasp and release objects with more sensitivity and precision due to its compressibility. In fishing, preferably the thumb and index finger of the glove have areas of low coefficient of friction. In hunting, preferably the index finger of the glove is covered with an area of low coefficient of friction on both its palm and backhand sides. In archery, preferably the index finger, the middle finger and the pinky have areas of low coefficients of friction on their palm side to permit the bowstring to slide thereon when released. In a snowmobile mitt, preferably the index finger has an area of low coefficient of friction, while the thumb and the mitt portions are covered with areas of high coefficients of friction.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Schroeder, Werner H.; Chapman, Jeanette E.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A sports glove comprising:
- a hand portion having a palm side and a backhand side;
- a plurality of tubular portions, extending from said hand portion, for receiving a thumb, an index finger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a pinky, each having a palm side, a backhand side and a free distal end;
- a first of said tubular portions having a first layer of compressible foam material having an outer surface with a high coefficient of friction on its palm side; and
- a second of said tubular portions having a first layer of compressible foam material with an outer surface on its palm side, and an additional layer of flexible material having an outer surface with a low coefficient of friction, said additional layer overlying said first layer's outer surface of said second tubular portion,
- whereby said first layers of said first and second tubular portions are compressible to create additional gripping ability by said first tubular portion and said second tubular portion which permit the user to grasp and release objects with more precision and sensitivity and whereby said additional layer provides an enhanced sliding surface to the glove.
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