Foul-weather sport glove and method

Abstract

A weather-resistant glove for wear particularly by operators and passengers of open-air sport motor vehicles includes an outer glove shell and in inner glove liner, each having an elongate gauntlet cuff portion. The gauntlet cuff portion has an inner gauntlet and an outer gauntlet cooperatively defining a water catch basin, from which a drain opens outwardly of the glove at or near the lowest point of this basin while the user's hands are in a typical downwardly angled position on the sport motor vehicle. Water dribbling along a leeward side of the user's arms and into the gauntlets of the gloves will be caught in the water catch basins and is then drained outwardly of the glove without wetting the user's hands.

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention is in the field of gloves. More particularly, the present invention relates to a weather resistant glove to be worn by an operator or passenger of an open-air sport motor vehicle, such as a motorcycle or snowmobile. Most particularly, a glove according to the present invention is especially configured to prevent rain water and other moisture (which water may be on the outer garments of such an operator or passenger during foul weather conditions) from running down a sleeve of the outer garment and into a cuff or gauntlet of the glove to wet the operator's hands.[0003] 2. Related Technology[0004] Operators and passengers of motorcycles and other open-air sport motor vehicles have for years sought to protect themselves from the elements. It is well understood that allowing oneself to become wet and / or cold during operation of such sport motor vehicles greatly contributes to rider and passenger fatigue and greatly increases t...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] Another object is to provide such a weather resistant glove which has provisions for stopping the further flow toward a wearers hands of water that finds its way into the glove.

[0018] According to another aspect, the present invention provides a method of preventing the hands of an operator of an open-air sport motor vehicle, which vehicle is of the type which positions the forearms and hands of the operator generally in a downwardly angled position, from getting wet because of water running downwardly along an outer garment over the operator's forearms and then entering the inside of the gloves to wet the operator's hands. This method includes steps of: providing a pair of gloves each with a water proof outer glove part having a hand portion and a gauntlet portion with a flaring outer gauntlet cuff part extending upwardly along the operator's forearm and over a sleeve of the outer garment; providing each glove with an inner liner part also having an inner gauntlet cuff part extending upwardly along the operator's forearm; utilizing the inner and outer gauntlet cuff parts of each glove to cooperatively define a water catch basin therebetween; and sealingly uniting the inner gauntlet cuff part and the outer gauntlet cuff part at a lower extent of the water catch basin generally adjacent to and above the operator's hands to prevent water in the water catch basin from flowing into the hand part of the gloves.

Problems solved by technology

It is well understood that allowing oneself to become wet and / or cold during operation of such sport motor vehicles greatly contributes to rider and passenger fatigue and greatly increases the risk of accident due to such fatigue.

However, cold, wet hands are a common source of discomfort for operators and passengers of sport motor vehicles.

Under foul weather conditions, once a person's hands are wetted by water entering their gloves along the inside of the cuff or gauntlet, then the person will be very uncomfortable.

Because the insulating qualities of a glove are largely lost once the inside of the glove is wet (i.e., once the insulation and / or lining is wet), the person's hands may become very cold.

In fact, depending on the weather conditions and the degree of exposure to the moving air around the vehicle, the person may be at risk of experiencing frost bite of their fingers within the wet gloves even if outside air temperature conditions are not so severe that this would be considered a risk otherwise.

Even if frost bite is not a risk, having wet cold hands within conventional water proof gloves can be very uncomfortable.

This glove, it is believed, would not be suitable for foul weather wear to protect the motorcycle rider's hands from rain water.

Again, this glove appears to be unsuitable for use in foul weather conditions.

First among these deficiencies is that a wearer of the glove can not be sure that the inner sleeve of the glove in fact extends up the forearm above the level of the open upper end of the gauntlet cuff of the glove.

Even with bare hands, this objective can be a challenge.

But, especially once the wearer gets one glove on and attempts to tuck and extend the inner sleeve of the other glove, the project is very difficult is not impossible.

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