US3350721A - Glove - Google Patents

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Nov. 7, 1967 T. L. CULLINAN, JR

GLOVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 27, 1966 INVENTOR THOMAS L. CULLINAN,JR.

1967 1'. CULLINAN, JR 3,350,721

GLOVE Filed June 27, 1966 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent 3,350,721 GLOVE Thomas L. Cullinan, Jr., 2152 S. 1st St, San Jose, Calif. 95112 Filed June 27, 1966, Ser. No. 560,736 1 Claim. (Cl. 2--169) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLDSURE A glove comprising a palm trank including parts which form the palm areas of the finger stalls. Said trank has lateral extensions at either side, that reach from the bottom edge of the trank to the tips of the stalls for the little finger and the index finger, respectively. These extensions are folded backwardly to form the flanks, and the outer halves of the back areas, of the stalls for the little and index fingers; Below the finger stalls the backwardly folded lateral extensions of the palm trank are connected by a back section whose upper edge is located below the crotches of the finger stalls and forms three juxtaposed concavely arched recesses that span the crotch areas of the finger stalls from center line to center line of the back areas of said stalls. Three two-bladed fourchettes having rounded base edges are fitted into said arched recesses and are of such width that they form the adjacent halves of the rear areas of the finger stalls as well as the confronted inner flanks of said stalls.

The present invention relates to the construction and manufacture of gloves. It may be said that a properly fitted glove should enclose the hand in the manner of an extra layer of skin. In practice, however, the best that can be said of most gloves is that they cover the hand, but they do not fit. They bulge and form voids, especially above the palm area of the hand and in the crotches of, and along the confronted flank areas between, adjacent fingers, and when the wearer flexes his fingers to form a claw or a fist, the resultant looseness in the palm area and in the finger crotches throws folds and wrinkles.

In addition, the tendency of the hand to spread in breadth when the fingers are flexed, may permanently deform the glove, and the hand in turn may be placed under a constricting stress by the insufficient width of the glove. All this is not only unsightly, but it is uncomfortable and irritating and often constitutes a hindrance in the free movability of the hand; and in case of prolonged use under hard conditions of Wear, it may even injure the hand. This is especially true for gloves used in manual labor and sports where the wearers hand grips a shovel, an ax, a steering wheel, a golf club or a baseball bat. In such cases the folds and wrinkles that result from excessive looseness of the glove above stress area of the hand, often cause blistering and chafing of the skin and may even result in open wounds.

It is an object of the invention to provide a glove construction that insures a proper fit with a minimum of improper looseness and wrinkle formation.

It is another object of the invention to provide a glove that will not place a binding stress upon the hand when the hand is flexed into a claw or fist.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a glove of the type referred to that is simple to manufacture.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a glove, of the type referred to, that is of pleasing appearance.

These and other objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings Which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof and wherein- FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the palm trank of a glove constructed in accordance with my invention, which displays the inner surface of said section;

FIGURE 2 is an elevation of a fourchette of the glove;

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the assembled glove displaying backwardly folded marginal portions of the palm section, the rear trank which connects said marginal portions, and three of the fourchettes illustrated in FIG- URE 2 in position;

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of the completed glove showing its back; and

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the completed glove showing its palm side.

The glove of the invention comprises a trank 10 which is designed to cover the palm of the hand including the palm areas of the four fingers. Along its sides said trank 10 has relatively narrow marginal extensions or flanges 12 and 14. When said extensions 12 and 14 are folded backwardly along lines 16 and 18 respectively (FIGURE 1), they cover not only the flanks of the hand including the outer flanks of the index and little fingers, but extend to some degree over the back of the hand as shown in FIGURES 3 and 4. In the particular embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the extensions 12 and 14 are of such width that they cover the outer halves of the backs of the index finger and the little finger and continuing marginal areas of the back of the hand. As best shown in FIGURE 1, a thumb hole 29 of conventional design is cut into the front area of the palm section 10, and extends partially into the flange 14.

A back section 22 is secured to, and between the inwardly turned edges of the folded flanges 12 and 14. In the direction of the finger tips said back section 22 extends a limited distance beyond the area 25 below which the knuckles of the prospective wearer will lie, and terminates below the finger crotches 26 forming three juxtaposed concavely arched edges 28, each spanning the distance between the center lines of adjacent fingers and hence the crotches between the fingers, with the ends 32 of said arches pointing in the direction of the finger tips. The confronted areas of each two adjacent fingers, including one half of the back area of each finger, is covered by a fourchette 35 (FIGURE 2) that resembles in shape a pair of shear blades and which has a convexly arched base 36 that fits into one of the concavely arched top edges 23 of the back area 22. To cover the confronted areas of the four fingers and their rear areas three such strips 35a, 35b and 350 (FIGURES 3 and 4) are necessary, and depending upon which pair of fingers said strips are to clothe, the relative and absolute sizes of their shanks 37 and 38 will vary in length and Width, as is apparent from FIGURES 3 and 4 which illustrate all three of the strips necessary to form a glove.

The described components are secured to each other along their edges in the position shown in FIGURES 3 and 4, except for the bottom edges 40 and 42 of the palm and back sections 10 and 22, respectively. This may be accomplished by stitching the adjacently located edges together either along the outer or inner surfaces, depending upon the intended purpose of the glove. Thus, when the glove is to be used for handling the steering wheel of a racing car or the handle bars of a motor cycle, the stitches 44 are preferably located on the outside. On the other hand, when the glove is to be used for playing golf, its stitches are preferably located on the inside. At the same time, the edges of a thumb blank 46 of a conventional design are stitched to the edge of the thumb hole 20 in the palm trank 10 of the glove to provide the sheath for the thumb. In addition, strips of elastic material 48 are stitched to the back section. 22 of the glove in a position wherein they tend to keep the center part of the back section yieldably in a moderately contracted 3 condition somewhat in the manner of a compressed concertina, as shown in FIGURE 4. The glove of the inven tion is now ready for use.

The glove of the invention is easy to manufacture. Its components, and especially the fourchettes 35, are of such a conformation and location that they make it possible to establish a well fitting stall or sheath for each finger While at the same time removing all irritating seams from the confronted flank areas and the crotch regions of adjacent fingers. The presence of a back section 22 under a contracting stress interposed between and connected to the backwardly folded marginal areas 12 and 14 of the palm trank 10 is effective to exert a straightening pull upon the front part of the palm section symmetrically from both sides thereof and provides symmetrically for expansion of the body portion of the glove when the hand of the wearer spreads as it does when he flexes his fingers to form a claw or fist. Thus, whether the fingers are straight or flexed, the palm area of the glove is even and form-fitting and suffers no permanent deformation nor does it place a constricting stress upon the wearers hand when the hand is fixed into a fist or claw.

While I have explained my invention with the aid of a special embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific constructional details shown and described by way of example which may be departed from without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

I claim:

A glove comprising a palm trank having a bottom edge and including parts forming the palm areas of the stalls for the individual fingers, said palm trank having lateral extensions at either side reaching from said bottom edge to the tips of the stalls for little and index fingers, respectively, and folded backwards to form the flanks and the adjoining halves of the back areas of said stalls for the little finger and the index finger, and the flanks of the glove and marginal areas of the back of the glove, a back section connected between said marginal areas and having below the crotches of the finger stalls an upper edge in the form of three juxtaposed concavely arched recesses spanning said crotch areas from center line to center line of the back areas of said stalls, and three two-bladed fourchettes having round base edges fitted into the arched recesses of said back section and being of such width as to form the confronted inner flanks and substantially half of the rear areas of the finger stalls.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 348,806 9/1886 Whitaker 2-169 1,822,010 9/1931 Cecil 2161 2,211,215 8/1940 Orne 2169 3,229,307 1/1966 Jamison 2-169 3,273,165 9/1966 Sperandeo 2-169 FOREIGN PATENTS 593,726 10/1947 Great Britian.

JORDAN FRANKLIN, Primary Examiner.

G. V. LARKIN, Assistan Examiner.

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