Glove

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.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 057,662, filed May 30, 2008, and of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 081,010, filed Jul. 15, 2008. Both applications are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to gloves, more particularly to gloves for use outdoors, in snow or at work, and especially to a snow glove for a person who has difficulty putting on a glove. Such persons include small children, persons with arthritic hands, and persons whose strength, dexterity or sensation is impaired by cold or by the thickness of a glove worn on another hand.BACKGROUND[0003]Snow gloves often fit poorly—a pinky finger portion of a glove, for example, may be too long or not easy to manipulate. A thumb portion may be improperly positioned or oriented, especially for small segments of the glove-using population, such as small children and the aged. In addition to poor fit, sn...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]In another embodiment, an adult's glove has a palm-covering portion having a plurality of finger portions each with a finger opening; and a back and an inner palmer surface, said back being openable to expose said inner palmer surface, said back being closingly securable to said palm-covering surface; whereby the glove is easier for a person with arthritis hands or other impediment to don.

Problems solved by technology

Snow gloves often fit poorly—a pinky finger portion of a glove, for example, may be too long or not easy to manipulate.

A thumb portion may be improperly positioned or oriented, especially for small segments of the glove-using population, such as small children and the aged.

In addition to poor fit, snow gloves create a great deal of frustration for small children and for adults helping them put their gloves on.

Indeed, putting snow gloves on a small child can be a punishing experience for a small child, who is annoyed when a thumb or finger is bound up by unseen forces inside a cold, wet glove.

This has been a daunting challenge, not the least because the child's cooperation is required.

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