JPS61252304A - Glove - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of protective gloves, and more particularly to preventing damage to certain ligaments of the thumb.

In various sports and recreational activities, as in industrial activities, it sometimes occurs that the thumb is momentarily separated from the other fingers of the hand and bent as a result of some failure or the like. This results in stretching of the ulnar collateral ligament, which connects around the base knuckle, which is the lower joint of the thumb. If this stretch is large, the ligament will be damaged.

This damage is not self-evident and often requires surgical intervention to correct the damage.

Even if the ligament does not tear, such stretching, if repeated, can cause chronic joint loosening of the ligament and cause arthritis.

Until now, gloves have only been designed to protect the hands from the cold or from rubbing against the skin, and have not paid any attention to preventing damage such as the streaks mentioned above. A common method for protecting the thumb area after surgery is the use of cumbersome plaster, which requires keeping the hand in place for six to eight weeks or more, while the ligaments heal. shorter than actually necessary.

Previously, the inventor has U.S. Patent No. 4,445,507 and U.S. Application No.
No. 506 has been filed. These prevent damage to the ligament by restricting the outside of the thumb (on the radius side).

Stress on the ulnar ligament of the glove to solve the problem can be greatly increased by effectively connecting and maintaining the thumb to the second palmar bone or index finger while freely lowering the thumb and hand generally vertically downward. It turns out that it can be reduced.

In the presently preferred embodiment, the thumb pocket of the glove is connected to the rest of the glove by a lace.

During use, this lace is pulled to hold the thumb pocket toward the rest of the glove. This eliminates the thumb pocket and the separate bending of the thumb and fingers.

In another embodiment, the thumb pocket is knitted along the length of the glove to the rest of the glove, and in a third embodiment:
The glove is constructed so that it does not have a separate thumb pocket. In yet another embodiment, the thumb pocket is reinforced not only with the thumb but also with the index finger.

In all cases, the glove of the invention prevents significant radial movement of the thumb and thus prevents breakage or damage to the ulnar ligament. At the same time, the user's hand can also grasp, for example, a ski ball.

The working glove has a thumb pocket connected to the finger section, which restricts free movement of the thumb section from the rest of the glove, so that the user's thumb pocket remains even when the thumb is abnormally bent. It is designed not to cause damage to the ligaments.

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 shows a glove 10 according to the invention. This glove 10 has a finger section 20 and a thumb pocket 22. (
The illustrated glove 10 is in the form of a bifurcated glove. However, the glove of the invention can also have separate pockets for each finger0) The thumb pocket 22 is located in the first hole 2
4 and a second hole 26. Other holes may also be provided.

The hole 24 is located below the thumb pocket 22 and on the ulnar side (other finger).
It is placed in A second hole 26 is also on the ulnar side of the thumb pocket 220, but this hole 26 is near the top of the pocket 22. The third hole 28 is arranged on the radius side (thumb side) of the finger part 20. The string 30 has one end attached to the thumb pocket 2.
It is installed at or near the hole 24 of 2-5@l. This string 3° passes from the first hole through the second hole 26 to the third hole 2.
Going to 8th. Finally, this string 30 is inserted into the first hole 24.
It is passed through. In use, glove 10 is placed on the user's hand in a conventional manner. The thumb (not shown) is inserted into the thumb pocket 22, and the other fingers are inserted into the finger section 20. After this, pull out the string 30 in the direction of the arrow. As a result, the ulnar side of the thumb pocket 22 and the thumb are pulled toward the radius side of the finger portion 20. Thereafter, the laces are tightened thereto, thus securing the thumb pocket 22 to the fingers 20. By fixing it in this way, the thumb can be separated from the other fingers.
It does not bend toward the bone and does not damage the ulnar ligament.

FIG. 5 shows the usage condition of this glove ■0. Although the thumb pocket 22 is attached to the finger portion 20, the user can firmly grasp the skee ball 80. Thus, the thumb bends along the ball 80 on the side with the non-thumb fingers instead of the thumb gripping the ball 80 from the opposite side of the fingers as is customary.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention. Glove 40 according to the invention also comprises a finger section 42 and a thumb pocket 44. A series of holes 46 (four in the figure) extend along the lower half of the finger 42 on the bone side.
) extends to the ulnar side of the thumb pocket 440. A lace 50 is effectively woven through these holes to secure the thumb pocket 44 to the rest of the glove.

A third embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. The glove 60 in this case consists of a single pocket 62 in which the thumb and all fingers fit. Insulating material 6
4 surrounds the thumb and other fingers. Similar to the previous embodiment, the thumb cannot flex in a transverse direction away from the other fingers without injuring the ulnar ligament.

A fourth embodiment is shown in FIG. This glove 70 is the first
It consists of a pocket 72 and a second pocket 74, both of which are separated by an opening lower part 8. When in use, three fingers are placed in the first pocket 72, and the thumb and index finger are placed in the second pocket 74. An insulating material 76 is provided within the second pocket 74 as shown. For this reason, the thumb cannot bend in the transverse direction independently of the index finger, so deformation of the thumb into the ulnar collateral ligament can be prevented.

Other variations are also available to those skilled in the art.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 shows the glove of the first embodiment of the invention with the laces still open; FIG. 2 shows the second embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 3 shows the glove of the third embodiment partially cut away. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway view showing the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a preferred glove showing the hand inside the glove during use. Explanation of symbols

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A glove that prevents damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb, which includes a hand cover portion having a thumb pocket and a finger portion, and prevents movement of the thumb in the radial direction that would damage the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. and attachment means for attaching the ulnar side of the thumb pocket to the radial side of the finger. (2) The glove according to claim 1, wherein the thumb pocket and the finger portion each have at least one hole. (3) The glove according to claim 2, wherein the attachment means is a string woven through holes in the finger portion and the thumb pocket. (4) The glove according to claim 1, wherein the attachment means is a stitch. (5) The glove according to claim 1, wherein the thumb pocket is adapted to receive an index finger and a thumb. (6) A glove that prevents damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb, which has a hand cover portion that surrounds the thumb and other fingers, thereby preventing damage to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. Gloves that prevent radial movement.