AU2011100503A4

AU2011100503A4 - Glove

Info

Publication number: AU2011100503A4
Application number: AU2011100503A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Amir Anis; Arjun David
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-05-02
Filing date: 2011-05-02
Publication date: 2011-06-02
Anticipated expiration: 2019-05-02

Description

Regulation 3.2 AUSTRALIA Patents Act 1990 INNOVATION PATENT SPECIFICATION (ORIGINAL) Name of Applicants: Arjun David & Amir Anis Actual Inventors: Arjun David & Amir Anis Address for Service: DAVIES COLLISON CAVE, Patent Attorneys, 1 Nicholson Street, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia Innovation Patent specification for the invention entitled: "Glove" The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me/us: C:\NRPortb\DCC\EJL\360813_1.DOC-29/04/201 I GLOVE Field of the Invention 5 The invention relates to a glove/mitten and more particularly, but not exclusively, to an impact-absorbing boxing glove. Background of the Invention 10 It is known to provide a boxing glove having shock absorbent padding to prevent or at least reduce the transfer of shock to the hand of the wearer of the boxing glove. More specifically, Figure 2 of the drawings shows an example of an existing boxing glove having a shock absorbent padding in the form of a compressive mould 10 which is housed inside of an outer skin 12. The hand of the user is inserted through the wrist cuff 14 and, 15 during use, is located in the cavity 16 between the compressive mould 10 and an outer palm skin 18. However, the applicant has determined that such existing gloves can cause unwanted twisting/shifting of the user's hand causing injury to the hand or even other parts of the user's body. 20 Examples of the present invention seek to provide a boxing glove which overcomes or at least alleviates one or more disadvantages associated with existing boxing gloves. Summary of the Invention 25 In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a boxing glove comprising a first compartment for covering the four fingers of a user and a second compartment for covering the thumb separate to the fingers, wherein the first compartment includes an outer skin, an outer compressive cushion member housed inside the skin, and an inner compressive cushion member, wherein the inner compressive cushion member is 30 arranged to be capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member.

C:\NRPortbI\DCC\EJL\3608173 1 DOC-29/04/201 I -2 Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member forms a pocket with the skin, and the outer compressive cushion member is housed within the pocket. More preferably, the inner compressive cushion member forms an inner lining of the glove. 5 Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member is formed of a sheet of compressive material. More preferably, the sheet of compressive material is anchored to the skin at a first location near an opening neck portion of the glove, at a second location near a finger tip portion of the glove, and is free to depart the outer compressive cushion member between the first and second locations. 10 In a preferred form, the inner compressive cushion member and the outer compressive cushion member define a cavity therebetween. Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member is arranged so as to be able to 15 roll in a wave-like motion relative to the outer compressive cushion member on impact of the glove to assist flow of air across an outer surface of the inner compressive cushion member. Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member has moisture wicking fabric to 20 draw moisture away from the hand of the user. In one form, at the second location the inner compressive cushion member is attached to the skin via a separate sheet of material. 25 Preferably, the boxing glove includes a palm skin connected to the outer skin, and a palm lining which is arranged to be capable of movement relative to the palm skin. More preferably, the inner compressive cushion member and the palm lining are formed of the same material. Even more preferably, the inner compressive cushion member and the palm lining are formed of stretch material. 30 C:\NRPonbl\DCC\EJL\3 60173 1.DOC-29/04/201 I -3 In a preferred form, the inner compressive cushion member and the palm lining are arranged to form an internal glove capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member. 5 Preferably, the outer compressive cushion member is moulded. Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member is capable of sliding movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member. 10 Preferably, the inner compressive cushion member is capable of movement inwardly relative to the outer compressive cushion member. Brief Description of the Drawings 15 The invention is described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a boxing glove in accordance with an example of the present invention; and 20 Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of an existing boxing glove. Detailed Description 25 With reference to Figure 1, there is shown a boxing glove 20 including a floating lining which surrounds both the back of the wearer's hand and the palm of the wearer's hand so as to conform to the shape of individual hands. Advantageously, the floating lining is compressive and is able to move relative to a main compressive mould of the glove so as to provide increased comfort and protection to the user. Because the floating 30 lining is not laminated to the surrounding layers of the glove, it takes the shape of the hand and results in an improved fit for various hand differences across the standard glove sizing.

C:\NRPortbl\DCC\EJL\3608173_1 DOC-29/04/2011 -4 More specifically, the boxing glove 20 comprises a first compartment 22 for covering the four fingers of the user, and a second compartment (not shown) for covering the thumb separate to the fingers. The first compartment 22 includes an outer skin 24, an 5 outer compressive cushion member 26 housed inside the skin 24, and an inner compressive cushion member 28 in the form of floating foam lining. The inner compressive cushion member 28 is arranged to be capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26. 10 In the example shown, the inner compressive cushion member 28 forms a pocket with the outer skin 24, and the outer compressive cushion member 26 is housed within the pocket. The inner compressive cushion member 28 forms an inner lining of the glove 20, which lining is in direct contact with a rear of the user's hand during use of the glove 20. The inner compressive cushion member 28 is formed of a sheet of compressive foam 15 material which is anchored by stitching to the remainder of the glove 20 at a first location 30 near an opening neck portion 32 of the glove 20, inside of a wrist cuff 34, and at a second location 36 near a finger tip portion 38 of the glove 20. The sheet of compressive material is free to depart the outer compressive cushion member 26 between the first location 30 and the second location 36. 20 The inner compressive cushion member 28 and the outer compressive cushion member 26 define a cavity 40 therebetween which assists in providing improved shock absorption to the hand of the user as well as improved ventilation and moisture removal from the inside of the glove 20. More specifically, the inner compressive cushion member 25 28 is arranged so as to be able to roll in a wave-like motion relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26 on impact of the glove 20 to assist flow of air across an outer surface of the inner compressive cushion member 28. The inner compressive cushion member 28 may have moisture wicking fabric to draw moisture away from the hand of the user. 30 C:\NRPortbl\DCC\EjL\36081731 DOC-29/04/20 I1 -5 In one variation, at the second location 36 the inner compressive cushion member 28 is attached to the outer skin 24 by way of a separate sheet of material. The separate sheet of material may be in the form of a thin layer of cotton, polyester and/or nylon fabric to assist in providing freedom of movement of the inner compressive cushion member 28 5 relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26, and also in providing improved ventilation and moisture removal. The boxing glove 20 includes an outer palm skin 42 connected to the outer skin 24, and a palm lining 44 which is arranged to be capable of movement relative to the palm skin 10 42. The inner compressive cushion member 28 and the palm lining 44 may be formed of the same material which, in an example, may be compressive and stretchable foam material. As can be seen in the cross-sectional view of Figure 1, the inner compressive 15 cushion member 28 and the palm lining 44 are arranged to form an internal glove capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26. The internal glove has an internal cavity 46 for housing the hand of the user. Advantageously, the inner compressive cushion member 28 is capable of sliding movement and inward movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26 and, as the outer compressive 20 cushion member 26 may be moulded as a laminate of various layers which are somewhat rigid, the ability of the inner compressive cushion member 28 to move relative to the outer compressive cushion member 26 may assist in preventing unwanted force being transferred from the outer compressive cushion member 26 to the hand of the user. 25 As the inner compressive cushion member is not attached or laminated to the mould 26 or the palm skin 42, the internal glove acts independently of the mould 26. Any glove under impact being an extension of the hand changes shape, causing an accentuation or change of the original movement of the hand, arm and acting body parts which assisted in the movement. This floating foam liner of the present invention acts as an independent 30 shock absorber, holding the hand of the user snugly and providing an extra layer of impact absorption. Also, on impact, the hand is allowed to act independently of an outside of the C \NRPorb\DCC\EJL\3608173_.DOC-29/04/2011 -6 glove and to follow the original line of movement through the range of motion, lessening the chance of hand twisting and lowering the chance of incurring injury. Also advantageously, the glove has moisture wicking four way stretch material 5 laminated with both floating foam and floating foam palm lining. This material ensures that sweat and heat is allowed to permeate through the porous layers of the foam away from the hand to keep the hand dry and cooler for longer. The action of using the glove also causes a wave-like action on impact between the cavities between the floating foam lining and the mould and the cavity between the floating foam lining and the palm, forcing 10 air to be pushed across the backside of the foam to assist moisture and heat to be moved so that the foam can continue to wick heat and sweat away from the hand. While various embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not by 15 way of limitation. It will be apparent to a person skilled in the relevant art that various changes in form and detail can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention should not be limited by any of the above described exemplary embodiments. 20 The reference in this specification to any prior publication (or information derived from it), or to any matter which is known, is not, and should not be taken as an acknowledgment or admission or any form of suggestion that that prior publication (or information derived from it) or known matter forms part of the common general knowledge in the field of endeavour to which this specification relates. 25 Throughout this specification and the claims which follow, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise", and variations such as "comprises" and "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or step or group of integers or steps but not the exclusion of any other integer or step or group of integers or 30 steps.

Claims

1. A boxing glove comprising a first compartment for covering the four fingers of a user and a second compartment for covering the thumb separate to the fingers, 5 wherein the first compartment includes an outer skin, an outer compressive cushion member housed inside the skin, and an inner compressive cushion member, wherein the inner compressive cushion member is arranged to be capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member. 10

2. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inner compressive cushion member forms a pocket with the skin, and the outer compressive cushion member is housed within the pocket.

3. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inner compressive cushion 15 member forms an inner lining of the glove.

4. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner compressive cushion member is formed of a sheet of compressive material. 20

5. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 4, wherein the sheet of compressive material is anchored to the skin at a first location near an opening neck portion of the glove, at a second location near a finger tip portion of the glove, and is free to depart the outer compressive cushion member between the first and second locations. 25

6. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims I to 5, wherein the inner compressive cushion member and the outer compressive cushion member define a cavity therebetween.

7. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims I to 6, wherein the inner 30 compressive cushion member is arranged so as to be able to roll in a wave-like C \NRPortb\DCC\EJL\3608173_ .DOC-29/04/2011 -8 motion relative to the outer compressive cushion member on impact of the glove to assist flow of air across an outer surface of the inner compressive cushion member.

8. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the inner 5 compressive cushion member has moisture wicking fabric to draw moisture away from the hand of the user.

9. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 5, or any one of claims 6 to 8 when dependent on claim 5, wherein at the second location the inner compressive cushion member 10 is attached to the skin via a separate sheet of material.

10. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, including a palm skin connected to the outer skin, and a palm lining which is arranged to be capable of movement relative to the palm skin. 15

11. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 10, wherein the inner compressive cushion member and the palm lining are formed of the same material.

12. A boxing glove as claimed in claim 11, wherein the inner compressive cushion 20 member and the palm lining are formed of stretch material.

13. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the inner compressive cushion member and the palm lining are arranged to form an internal glove capable of movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member. 25

14. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims I to 13, wherein the outer compressive cushion member is moulded.

15. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims I to 14, wherein the inner 30 compressive cushion member is capable of sliding movement relative to the outer compressive cushion member. C:\NRPortbl\DCC\EJL\3608173_1 DOC-29/0412011 -9

16. A boxing glove as claimed in any one of claims I to 15, wherein the inner compressive cushion member is capable of movement inwardly relative to the outer compressive cushion member. 5

17. A boxing glove substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.