Mixed-use drinking glove

Abstract

A mixed-use drinking glove for facilitating handling of a beverage vessel and simultaneous manual activities. The glove comprises a body portion and a container portion joined to back side of glove body, thus leaving user's palm, fingers, and thumb free for manual activities.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 60 / 797,282 filed on May 4, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to an improved glove which is adapted to facilitate simultaneous handling of a drinking vessel and various manual activities such as tailgate parties, attending football games, various winter sporting events including skiing, snow shoeing, ice fishing as well as various summer activities such as fishing, canoeing, walking the dog, raking leaves, and vacuuming the pool.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Gloves are commonly worn for many outdoor and manual activities, such as tailgate parties, attending sporting events, grilling, and fishing because of typically cold ambient temperatures or rough or dirty handling environments. These activities are also regularly enjoyed in conjunction with beverages. Handling of a drinking vessel, such as...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a mixed-use drinking glove that allows for simultaneous handling of a beverage vessel and other manual activities. The glove has a container portion on the back of the hand that can hold a beverage container, keeping it at the desired temperature. The glove also allows for the presentation of images and words on the back side. A pair of gloves can be worn simultaneously for handling two beverages during other activities. The container portion is made of a collapsible elastic material or thermally insulating material. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a versatile glove that allows for more efficient and simultaneous handling of beverages and other tasks."

Problems solved by technology

When the drinking vessel is being held, the user's ability to perform other activities will be limited, posing an inconvenience and detracting from the enjoyment of the activity for the user.

Furthermore, in cold environments, hot drinks will tend to cool off, and in warm environments cold beverages will tend to warm faster than desired.

This glove does not allow its user to perform manual activities while handling a drinking vessel.

These cannot be worn on a user's hands.

Despite the various gloves designed to assist with various activities described herein, it is believed that no glove has been design to accommodate the holding of a beverage container on the back side of the hand.

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