US1669010A - Swimming glove - Google Patents

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May 8, '1 928. 1,669,010

F. NATHO SWIMMING GLOVE Filed May 10. 1927 a /n ventor:

, Patented May' 8, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

rm'rz na'rno, or orrsmmm, GERMANY.

swnmmo eLovE.

Application filed Iay 10,1827, Serial .No. 190,8 19, and in Germany larch 1 1987.

This invention relates to a glove designed to be used at swimming to facilitate the exertion of this sport.

According to the invention a piece of fabric is fixed on the inner surface of a glove, said piece of fabric corres onding in size to the size of the inner sur ace of the hand when the fingers are spread, said piece of fabric having at the portions between the m finger points-a bead with outer edge and alongitudinal groove at the middle.

An'embodiment of the invention is shown, by way of example, in the accompanylng drawings'in which':'- a

Fig. 1 shows in plan view aglove w th spread fingers viewed "on the hand back,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line II-II of Fig. 1. i

To the inner side of the glove a a piece b 30 of fabric, leather or rubber is fixed, which corresponds in size to the inner surface of the hand when the fingers are spread. This piece I) is either sewn onto the glove or stuck on the same. Webs (Z extend along the front edge of said piece I) at the portions situated between the fingers of the hand. In each portion of piece 1) between two fingers a longitudinal groove 6 extending' along the middle line of said portion is provided which forms a rib rojecting on the inner surface of the hand? The front edge of the portions of piece 6 between the fingers is beaded. The glove has webs like paws of swimming birds, geese, ducks and 85 the like.

The fabric for the web must be resistant but sufficiently soft to fold together on the inner surface of the hand when the fingers are not spread.

The Webs must not be fixed between the fingers as otherwise the fingers cannot be brought into contact the one with theother and as the web must fold up on the inner surface of the hand when the fingers of the hand are not spread out. The advantage of the swimming gloves is evident. A hand which tends to grip something spreads automatically the fingers and this would be the spread automatically as soon as the hand is pressed against the water, the pressing surface being considerably enlarged by the stretched web without any special effort.

The swimming movements can be carried out by the swimmer with much greater ease than without the gloves and-the energy exerted gives almost double the result as without the swimming gloves.

When swimming the hands are pushed forward as usual lying the one against the other the webs of the two gloves being folded up on the inner surfaces so that they cannot oppose any resistance to the water. When swimming the swimming glovespresent an enormous advantage an'dfacilitate the swim-' ming. The webs prevent cramp in the fingers as, when the hand is being stretched against the water the fingers are spread out, the web is stretched and the position of the fin ers is regulated without any exertion. 75

s soon as the back of the hand is moved through the water the fingers close and the webs are folded on the inner surface of the hand and do not oppose any resistance to the water. i

I claim A swimming glove comprising in combination with the glove proper, a piece of suitable material as fabric, leather, rubber, fixed on the inner surface of the glove and corresponding in size to the size of the inner surface of the glove with spread fingers, the edge of the portions of said fabric between the fingers and which form each a web between two fingers being headed and a groove pressed into each portion between two ngers along the middle line of the same forms a corresponding rib on the inner surface of the correspondin portion.

In testimony whereof affix my signature.

FBTTZ NATHQ,

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