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Playground Glove

a glove and playfield technology, applied in gloves, protective garments, garments, etc., to achieve the effect of some gripping protection for fingers

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-05-05
SKROCKI SUSAN MARIE
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[0012]Preferably, the padded region at the base of the metacarpal bones will extend to overlay at least a substantial portion of the carpometacarpal joints of the hand, for protection against forward falling.
[0015]In one alternative embodiment of the invention, the digital segments will be provided with padded regions projecting from the palmar portion of the glove and offering some gripping protection to the fingers.

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No design discloses a glove particularly adapted for use by children on the playground, with features tailored to allow participation in favorite playground activities, while offering protection against injuries to a child's hand from the myriad of hazards prevalent in the playground environment.

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[0025]The present invention provides a glove, and more particularly, a glove adapted for supporting a children's hands during a variety of playground activities, and against common hazards of the playground environment.

[0026]Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawings, a playground glove according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown worn on the hand 10 of a wearer (indicated in phantom outline and showing fingers 12). The basic structure of the glove 20 is conventional, having a back portion 22, a palmar portion 24, and a plurality of digital segments 26 distally projecting from between the back portion 22 and the palmar portion 24.

[0027]While the glove 20 is intended to provide protection and cushioning for a child's hand, it will be appreciated that the glove must also be not overly bulky, must be breathable, and generally should be comfortable to wear. Various construction materials and methods will be known to those skilled in the art of glove making i...

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Abstract

The invention provides a glove having connected back and palmar portions for overlaying and protecting respective back and palm regions of a human hand, the back and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital segments projecting from the distal ends, where the digital segments overlay the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers of the hand and are open over the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers, where the palmar portion comprises a padded region overlaying the base of the metacarpal bones of the hand, and where the glove comprises a padded region overlaying the length of the fifth metacarpal of the hand.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to playground gloves, particularly, gloves adapted for protecting children's hands during various kinds of play.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Various gloves have been designed and developed having specialized padding in various regions of the palm, for instance, to protect against the formation of blisters and the like on a wearer's hand from gripping items or working with the gloves.[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 5,581,809, provides a protective work glove with an open finger construction that includes a crescent shaped resilient carpal pad positioned on the palmar portion of the glove in the carpal area of the hand. The glove has additional pads arranged to cover the area of the palm that corresponds to the top of the metacarpal region.[0006]U.S. Pat. No. 5,575,008, provides a martial arts training glove adapted for striking objects and having an open finger construction with padding at t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D19/015
CPCA41D19/01523A41D11/00
Inventor SKROCKI, SUSAN MARIE
Owner SKROCKI SUSAN MARIE
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