Glove that conforms to different finger sizes

Abstract

A glove is provided with stretchable zones or sections on the finger portions of the glove to allow adjustable form fitted receipt of a wearer's fingers, while conforming to varying finger lengths of different wearers so that the glove finger portions do not extend beyond the tips of the wearer's fingers.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This non-provisional patent application is based on provisional patent application Ser. No. 62 / 323,244 filed Apr. 15, 2016.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to gloves and, more particularly, to a glove having finger portions that are adjustable in length to accommodate different hand sizes and finger lengths of users.DISCUSSION OF THE RELATED ART[0003]Men's and ladies' gloves typically come in sizes small, medium, large and extra large. While these size categories generally accommodate the varying hand sizes of the general population, the glove size is designed to accommodate a particular hand size, and not a specific finger length. In order to ensure that gloves fit onto the hands of most people of the same hand size, the length of glove fingers are often longer than the user's finger length. This results in extra material at the end of the finger portion of the glove extending beyond the tips of the wearer's fingers. In fact...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is about a glove that fits different users with different finger lengths without extra material. The glove has individual finger portions that have a section of stretchable material. This stretchable material can be at the base, middle, or tip of the finger, or it can be a spiral that goes around each finger. This stretchable material allows the finger to fit snugly without being too long or too short. This invention makes it easier to size and fit gloves to different users.

Problems solved by technology

This results in extra material at the end of the finger portion of the glove extending beyond the tips of the wearer's fingers.

The excess glove material extending from the ends of the finger portions can be annoying, distracting and inhibit the intended function of the glove.

For instance, excess material extending from the finger portions of a golf glove when worn on a golfer's hand will interfere with the proper grip of the golf club.

This excess material on the ends of the fingers of the golf glove can also be annoying and interfere with the golfer's concentration.

Moreover, excess material extending from the ends of the fingers of a work glove can present a safety hazard.

In particular, the excess material extending beyond the tips of a wearer's fingers of a work glove can get caught in machinery or become pinched between two objects, resulting in possible injury to the worker.

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