Tri-Finger Multi Sport Glove

Abstract

An improved sports glove covering the index finger, middle finger, thumb, a portion of the palm, and a portion of the wrist of a human hand is disclosed. The pinky finger and ring finger, and 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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not Applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]This invention relates to gloves, and more particularly to a sports glove for improved gripping of a sporting implement.DISCUSSION OF RELATED ART[0004]Sports gloves to improve gripping are well known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,768,711 to Wissink on Jun. 23, 1998 teaches such a device. Such devices are made to improve a wearer's grip of a sporting implement allowing for better control of the sporting implement. However, despite the development of many approaches to sports gloves, these approaches often have significant drawbacks.[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 5,621,918 to Bernhard, published on Apr. 22, 1997, teaches a traditional sports glove that covers the entire hand including all five fingers of the hand. This approach provides the advantage of protecting all areas of the hand and increasing the gripping s...

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Benefits of technology

[0013]The present device is a sports glove that allows for improved gripping of a sporting implement by a human hand. Such an implement may be a tennis racquet handle, a golf club handle, or any other handle, whether for a sporting implement, tool, or the like.

[0016]The front and back panels are mutually fixed at their peripheral edges at the index finger sections, the middle finger sections, the thumb sections, the palm and dorsal sections, and opposing sides of the wrist sections. As such, a wrist aperture is formed between the wrist sections of each panel. Fixing the front and back panels in such a way allows for greater air flow in the palm region of the glove. In one embodiment of the invention, the front and back panels are mutually unattached at tips of the index finger, the middle finger and the thumb. Such open-ended finger and thumb sections allow for greater air flow between the panels when the glove is in-use.

[0017]In one embodiment, a side panel is fixed between and connects the front and back panels. Such a side panel may be a flexible and optionally elastomeric material such as cotton, flexible open mesh, spandex, Lycra or the like. The side panel may be one or more individual pieces as necessary to allow for a proper shape between the panels, and may be sewn to each panel at the peripheral edges thereof. Use of a side panel between the front and back panels makes the glove more comfortable to wear, decreases bunching of the glove material and thus improves the grip of the glove.

[0019]The present device is a sports glove that is comfortable to use, allows for ample aeration through the glove during use, provides an improved grip that allows for better control of sporting implements such as tennis racquets, golf clubs, and the like, without causing damage to the sporting implement, and minimizes slippage between the glove and the hand. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the invention.

Problems solved by technology

However, despite the development of many approaches to sports gloves, these approaches often have significant drawbacks.

However, this approach has the disadvantage of restricting the amount of ventilation the hand receives because the entire hand is covered.

Insufficient ventilation causes sweaty palms and fingers, which can lead to slippage of the glove on the hand and reducing the effectiveness of the glove.

Moreover, a traditional five-finger glove can feel constrictive and make the sports glove uncomfortable.

However, the Wissink does not teach direct ventilation of the palm area.

However, an exposed palm does not provide desired gripping surface over the palm area.

However, a barehanded feel is not always desired for the thumb, index finger and middle finger as these tend to be the dominant fingers when gripping a sporting implement such as a tennis racquet, golf club, or the like.

Such a rough gripping surface would not be suitable for sporting implements such as tennis racquet handles and golf club handles, which tend to have special grips on the handles.

Over time with repeated use, the glove disclosed by Cass would damage such special grips.

In addition to the above deficiencies, many sports gloves allow for too much slippage between the hand and a sporting implement such as a tennis racquet, a golf club, or the like.

With many currently available gloves, the glove material can be pulled in many directions to cause bunching of the material, creating areas of the glove that are too loose and other areas that are too tight.

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