Gloves With Selective Inserts About the Proximal and Distal Interphalangeal Joints of the Hand |
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申请号 | US14713331 | 申请日 | 2015-05-15 | 公开(公告)号 | US20160331050A1 | 公开(公告)日 | 2016-11-17 |
申请人 | Shawn Schild; | 发明人 | Shawn Schild; | ||||
摘要 | A glove having a pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger and thumb receiving portion in communication with a hand receiving portion is provided. The pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, and index finger receiving portions of the glove each have a top panel and a bottom panel which are connected to form each of the finger receiving portions. An intermediate region and a distal region of the ring finger and middle finger receiving portions of the glove includes a first and second insert affixed to both the inner and outer sides of each. The intermediate region and a distal region of the pinky and index finger receiving portions of the glove include a first and second insert affixed to only the inner sides of each. The outer side of both the pinky and index finger receiving portions have no inserts provided. The thumb receiving portion have no inserts. | ||||||
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说明书全文 | The present invention relates generally to leather gloves, and more particularly, to a leather glove with inserts located about both sides of the middle knuckle portion or proximal interphalangeal joint of the middle two of the four fingers, and only one insert located on the interior side of the other two fingers again about the proximal interphalangeal joint. In addition, further inserts would be located about both sides of the distal interphalangeal joint of the middle two of the four fingers, and again only one insert located on the interior side of the other two fingers about the distal interphangeal joint. The inserts are adapted to effect the ease of bending the fingers within the glove. The thumb, although a digit, is not considered a finger for this discussion, and the thumb receiving portion does not have an insert provided on either side. The applicant's previous U.S. Pat. No. 6,279,166 (which is incorporated by reference) includes a pair of inserts about each finger receiving portion of all four fingers on both hands (but not on the thumb). It has been found that the exterior insert on the pinky finger and the index finger often becomes detached due to failure of the stitching. This is the portion of the glove which arguably receives the most abuse, friction, rubbing and damage. The stitching fails and the exterior insert begins to unravel, eventually coming off completely. It has been found that by removing the insert on the exterior side of the pinky finger and index finger receiving portion and replacing it with a solid piece of leather, that the problem is solved and the glove still retains the ability to tighten the glove with ease and amplifies the life expectancy of the glove. A second patent by the applicant, patent U.S. Pat. No. 6,651,255 which removed the exterior pinky insert solved this problem. It has been found that the addition of inserts about the distal interphalangeal joints as described above gives greater flexibility. Additionally, the distal inserts adds curve in knuckle regions in all finger mechanically when the palm side is attached to the backside regions. It further adds extra curve in a protruding fashion to match the knuckle protrusion, on the backside portion of the hand and in all fingers when in closed position eliminating stretching of the leather or other glove material when the hand is closed. This has the additional effect of relieving stress of the muscles used in hand closure. The addition of the distal inserts as described further keeps a natural straight line of fingers on the palm side while adding a closure curve to the finger areas. By extending the length on the backside of the hand, and isolating lenght extension only to the knuckle regions (both proximal and distal) and employing equal length extensions on both side panels this forces the folds on the inside of the finger portion of the glove to match folds on the fingers while in closed position. A further benefit of the improved glove insert system is that they mechanically force the glove to be in a greatly improved closed position by adding length to the backside of the hand region, while shortening the length of the palm side region with respect to the backside region. A glove having a pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger, index finger and thumb receiving portion in communication with a hand receiving portion is provided. The pinky finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger receiving portions each have a top panel and a bottom panel, which are connected to form each of the finger receiving portions. Each finger receiving portion includes a distal region, an intermediate region, and a proximal region, the proximal region connected to the hand receiving portion, the distal region surrounding the distal interphalangeal joint and the intermediate region residing about the middle knuckle (proximal interphalangeal joint) of the hand. The proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint of each finger has an exterior and interior side (or right and left side). With respect to the middle finger, the exterior side and the interior side are interchangeable. With respect to the pinky finger and the ring finger, the interior side is that side closest to the middle finger and the exterior side is that side closest to the outside of the hand. With respect to the index finger, the interior side is that side closest to the middle finger and the exterior side is that side closest to the outside of the hand or the thumb. These relationships are the same for both the right and the left gloves. The intermediate region of two of the finger receiving portions (the ring finger and middle finger) includes a first and second insert. The first and second insert are provided on both the interior and exterior sides (both right and left sides). The intermediate region of the other two finger receiving portions (the pinky and index finger) include only a first and second insert located on one side of each finger. This would be on the interior side. The thumb portion of the glove has no inserts. The first insert is located on the interior side of the proximal interphalangeal joint. The exterior side (or outer side) of the pinky finger and the exterior side (or outer side) of the index finger opposite the first insert receiving portions are a solid piece of leather. The second insert is located on the interior side of the distal interphalangeal joint. The exterior side (or outer side) of the pinky finger and the exterior side (or outer side) of the index finger opposite the second insert receiving portions are a solid piece of leather. When constructing the glove portions of the index finger and pinky finger, the side which is not adapted to receive the first insert and second insert is provided with extra material. This permits the index finger and pinky finger portions of the glove to be symmetric once the flexor inserts are affixed. Again, both the first and second inserts are generally of a triangular shape and provided directly or proximal the bottom panel. The inserts are sewn in the bottom panel after the bottom panel has, been rotated to approximate the bending of the proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger. The pinky and index finger receiving portions are again only to have a first and second insert which are adapted to be received on the side of the finger closest to the adjacent finger. The pinky finger and index finger receiving portions which do not reside next to a finger does not have a pair of inserts, as the other two fingers do. It has been found if an insert was provided in these regions, that the stitching would fail and the glove would tear apart. By keeping the side of the finger receiving portions which intersect with the environment a solid piece of leather, the glove lasts longer and has greater comfort of wear. This permits the wearer to close his hand about an object without stretching the glove intermediate regions. This permits the wearer to tighten his grip with greater ease and increases the life expectancy of the glove. The invention will be better understood and the above objects as well as objects other than those set forth above will be more apparent after a study of the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: With reference now to the drawings, a glove with inserts on the finger portions embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention will be described. Such gloves may be comprised of leather for outdoor use. Other applications would include the glove being comprised of special materials for firefighting, scuba or deep sea diving, and aerospace use. Gloves having the selected inserts may be used in golfing, motorcycling, bicycling, gardening, farming, animal husbandry, as well as for cold weather. The gloves having selected inserts may be employed anywhere an ordinary glove may be employed. The term proximal interphalangeal joint is interchangeable with it's initials PIJ and the term distal interphalangeal joint is interchangeable with it's initials DIJ. The terms index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger are contextually equivalent to the terms index finger receiving portion, middle finger receiving portion, ring finger receiving portion and pinky finger receiving portion. Turning initially to The thumb receiving portion 12 includes a top panel 40 and a bottom panel 42. The thumb receiving portion top panel 40 and bottom panel 42 are sewn together and are connected to the hand receiving portion 100 about sew line 105. The thumb receiving portion 12 does not include any inserts. The index finger receiving portion 14 includes a top panel 44 and a bottom panel 46. A PIJ flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the index finger 14 closest to the middle finger 16. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 46 about or near the PIJ of the index finger 14. A DIJ flexor insert 31 is provided on the inner side of the index finger 14 which is closest to the middle finger 16. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 46 about or near the DIJ of the index finger 14. There is are no inserts (30,31) located on the side of the index finger 14 closest to the thumb receiving portion 12. It has been found if inserts (30,31) were provided on the side of the index finger receiving portion 14 closest to the thumb receiving portion 12, that the insert stitching would fail and the glove 10 would form an unwanted opening or tear. By keeping the outer side of the index finger receiving portion 14 nearest to the thumb portion 12 as a solid piece of leather, it has been found that the glove 10 lasts longer and has greater comfort of wear. This permits the wearer to close his hand about an object without stretching the glove 10. This permits the wearer to tighten his grip with greater ease and increases the life expectancy of the glove 10. The middle finger receiving portion 16 includes a top panel 48 and a bottom panel 50. A PIJ flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the middle finger 16 closest to the index finger 14. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the PIJ of the index finger 14. X A DIJ flexor insert 31 is also provided on the side of the middle finger 16 closest to the index finger 14. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the DIJ of the middle finger 16. A PIJ flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the middle finger 16 closest to the ring finger 18. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the PIJ of middle finger 16. A DIJ flexor insert 31 is also provided on the side of the middle finger 16 closest to the ring finger 18. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the DIJ of middle finger 16. The ring finger receiving portion 18 includes a top panel 52 and a bottom panel 54. A PIJ flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the ring finger 18 closest to the middle finger 16. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 54 about or near the PIJ of the ring finger 18. A DIJ flexor insert 31 is also provided on the side of the ring finger 18 closest to the middle finger 16. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the DIJ of middle finger 16. A PIJ flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the ring finger 18 closest to the pinky finger 20. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 54 about or near the PIJ of the ring finger 18. A DIJ flexor insert 31 is also provided on the side of the ring finger 18 closest to the pinky finger 20. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 50 about or near the DIJ of ring finger 20. Both the middle finger 16 and the ring finger 20 have PIJ inserts 30 and DIJ 31 inserts on both sides of the middle finger 16 and the ring finger 20. The pinky finger receiving portion 20 includes a top panel 56 and a bottom panel 58. A flexor insert 30 is provided on the side of the pinky finger receiving portion 20 closest to the ring finger receiving portion 18. The flexor insert 30 is sewn to the bottom panel 58 about or near the PIJ of the pinky finger 20. A DIJ flexor insert 31 is also provided on the side of the pinky finger 20 closest to the ring finger 18. The flexor insert 31 is sewn to the bottom panel 58 about or near the DIJ of pinky finger 20. There are no flexor inserts (30, 31) located on the side of the pinky receiving portion which resides next to the environment. It has been found that if the inserts (30, 31) were provided on the side of the pinky receiving portion 20 closest to the environment, that the stitching would fail and the glove 10 would tear and be damaged. By keeping the side of the pinky finger receiving portion 20 which intersects with the environment as a solid piece of leather, the glove 10 lasts longer and has greater comfort of wear. This permits the wearer to tighten his grip with greater ease and increases the life expectancy of the glove 10. Referring now specifically to Humps (205, 205A) provide the same arc as when flexor insert (230, 231) on the opposite side of the index finger 14 and pinky finger 20. The humps (205, 205A) further keeps one solid line of stitching on outside portion of index finger 14 and pinky finger 20. Humps (205, 205A) keeps the material comprising the index finger 14 and pinky finger 20 straight so that folds in glove material match the same angle as fold on the inside of the index finger 14 and pinky finger 20 in closed position. The humps 205 mechanically forces fingers into grip closure position when palm side of glove is sewn to back side of glove without distorting index fingers 14 and pinky fingers 20 during natural closure motion. Humps (205, 205A) also creat arcing in glove over natural arcing of PIJ and DIJ in closed hand position without stretching of any of the glove material. The humps (205, 205A) are different sizes depending if they are used near or about the PIJ or the DIJ. The size of the hump (205, 205A) near or about the PIJ is larger than that of DIJ. The size of the insert 230 near or about the PIJ is larger than the insert 231 used near or about the DIJ. The index finger receiving portion 14 is shown for the right hand in Referring now specifically to The pinky finger receiving portion 20 is shown for the right hand in Turning now to The first right cut 210C and a first left cut 220C are smaller than the second right cut 212 and a second left cut 212A. The dashed lines in Referring now to specifically to Referring now to Referring now to The instant gloves and inserts may be manufactured from any of a wide variety of materials. These include, but are not limited to, cowhide, leathers, deer skin, goat hide, elk hide, fabrics and the like. Fireproof materials may be employed. Further, insulation may be provided inside the glove as is well known in the art. The instant gloves may be further treated to enhance their resistance to water, to alter their heat transfer characteristics, and to reduce their susceptibility to wear. Coloring agents may also be employed to alter the color. With respect to the above description, it should be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to those skilled in the art, and therefore, all relationships equivalent to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed only by the scope of appended claims. While the present invention has been shown in the drawings and fully described above with particularity and detail in connection with what is presently deemed to be the most practical and preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that many modifications thereof may be made without departing from the principles and concepts set forth herein. Hence, the proper scope of the present invention should be determined only by the broadest interpretation of the appended claims so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalents. |