Apparel article with textrured grip

Abstract

An apparel article with a grip texture on an exterior surface formed by a grip field of a plurality of spaced-apart nodules extending from the exterior surface to a distal end and each defining a concave recess therein. The apparel article may comprise (i) a glove body having a cuff with an open end and a hand portion from which four finger tubes and a thumb tube extend, for receiving a hand, and the exterior surface having at least one grip field for gripping an article and (2) a shoe cover with a sole having the grip field for resisting slippage on walking surfaces. 20 24 21 96 06 11 S ep 2 02 4 - - 2 6 - A P P A R E L A R T I C L E W I T H T E X T U R E D G R I P 2 0 2 4 2 1 9 6 0 6 1 1 S e p 2 0 2 4 A B S T R A C T A n a p p a r e l a r t i c l e w i t h a g r i p t e x t u r e o n a n e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e f o r m e d b y a g r i p f i e l d o f a p l u r a l i t y o f s p a c e d - a p a r t n o d u l e s e x t e n d i n g f r o m t h e e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e t o a d i s t a l e n d a n d e a c h d e f i n i n g a c o n c a v e r e c e s s t h e r e i n . T h e a p p a r e l a r t i c l e m a y c o m p r i s e ( i ) a g l o v e b o d y h a v i n g a c u f f w i t h a n o p e n e n d a n d a h a n d p o r t i o n f r o m w h i c h f o u r f i n g e r t u b e s a n d a t h u m b t u b e e x t e n d , f o r r e c e i v i n g a h a n d , a n d t h e e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e h a v i n g a t l e a s t o n e g r i p f i e l d f o r g r i p p i n g a n a r t i c l e a n d ( 2 ) a s h o e c o v e r w i t h a s o l e h a v i n g t h e g r i p f i e l d f o r r e s i s t i n g s l i p p a g e o n w a l k i n g s u r f a c e s . wo 2023 / 177605 PCT / US2023 / 015073 1 / 5 16 28 16 26 26 14 10 12 20 26 26 16 24 FIG. 1 22 14a 14a 28 32 26 10a 34 14a 32 14b 32 12 2014a 22 32 26 14c 36 FIG. 2 20 24 21 96 06 11 S ep 2 02 4 W O 2 0 2 3 / 1 7 7 6 0 5 P C T / U S 2 0 2 3 / 0 1 5 0 7 3 1 1 S e p 2 0 2 4 1 / 5 1 6 2 8 1 6 2 6 2 0 2 4 2 1 9 6 0 6 2 6 1 4 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 6 2 6 1 6 2 4 F I G . 1 2 2 1 4 a 1 4 a 2 8 3 2 2 6 1 0 a 3 4 1 4 a 1 4 b 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 6 1 4 c 3 6 F I G . 2

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