DE29800875U1 - Glove - Google Patents

Description

Glove

The invention relates to a glove according to the preamble of claim 1.

Well-known gloves serve to protect the hands from cold, heat, moisture, mechanical effects, aggressive media, etc. and are made from suitable material according to their purpose, e.g. leather, fur, rubber, textile, coated textile etc. Also according to their purpose, gloves can cover all fingers individually or certain groups of fingers together, in particular the four fingers except the thumb or the three fingers except the thumb and index finger.

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Patent Attorneys · European Patent Attorneys ■ Authorized representatives before the European Patent Office
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Lawyer: admitted to the Hamburg courts

Deutsche Bank AG Hamburg, No. 05 28497 (bank code 200 700 00) · Postbank Hamburg, No. 28 42 206 (bank code 200 100 20)
Dresdner Bank AG Hamburg, No. 933 60 35 (bank code 200 800 00)

In order to maintain the mobility and tactile sensory properties of the hand surrounded by the glove as much as possible, the glove material is generally chosen to be as flexible or as thin as possible. However, in many applications of the glove, this counteracts its protective effect, which usually decreases with decreasing thickness and greater flexibility of the material.

The present invention is based on the object of improving the mobility of the finger covers in a glove.

This object is solved by the features formulated in claim 1.

In the present invention, the finger cover of at least the index finger in a glove, in particular a protective glove, is provided with a predetermined bend at least in the area of the joint between the medial and distal phalanx, which can be preformed and preferably designed as a notch running transversely to the fingertip. The bend of the finger cover formed in this way allows the covered finger to be bent more easily in the corresponding joint, and the notch prevents excessive creasing on the glove, which in turn improves the tactile sensory properties of the finger in the glove and enables a more secure grip.

According to the invention, the finger covers of the glove can also have a predetermined bend on the palmar side in the area of the other joints, for example between the proximal and medial phalanx, and between the metacarpal bone and the proximal phalanx. The selection of the joints provided with a bend according to the invention can depend on the intended use of the glove and the grips and finger bends predominantly carried out. In order to support the mobility of the hand, the finger covers provided with predetermined bends preferably cover the respective finger individually.

Two embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawing.

The figure shows a front view of a glove according to the invention.

The only figure shows a work safety glove 2 made of polymer material in front view. In this view, the stretched thumb 4 and the stretched index finger 6 of the glove are visible, while the other fingers are covered by the index finger. Because the glove 2 was made in the shape shown, it does not show any folds in this hand position. To avoid the formation of folds when the index finger 6 is bent, the glove 2 has

palmar in the area between the medial and distal phalanx of the index finger there is a notch 8 running transversely to the finger ray.

An additional palmar notch 10 of the index finger sheath 6 running transversely to the finger ray in the area between the proximal and medial index finger joint is shown in dashed lines. It prevents the glove from creasing even when the finger is bent at this joint.

Claims (5)

-5- Claims 1. Glove, in particular protective glove made of polymeric material, characterized in that the finger cover (4, 6) of at least the index finger has a predetermined bend (8) on the palmar side at least in the area of the joint between the medial and distal phalanx. 2. Glove according to claim 1, characterized in that the finger cover (4, 6) of at least the palmar index finger additionally has a predetermined bend (10) in the area of the joint between the proximal and medial finger joint. 3. Glove according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the bending point (8, 10) is preformed. 4. Glove according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the folding point (8, 10) is designed as a transverse notch (8, 10). 5. Glove according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least the finger covers (4, 6) provided with predetermined bends (8, 10) cover the respective finger individually.