US1922095A - Handball glove - Google Patents

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Aug. 15, 1933. H, R JONES 1,922,095

HANDBALL GLOVE Filed July 13, 1952 Patented Aug. 15, 1933 UNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE? HANDBALL GLOVE Harry R. Jones, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 13, 1932. Serial No. 622,287

1 Claim.

This invention relates to gloves of the kind used in playing handball.

I have found that in hand ball gloves, it is very desirable to have the palm portion of the glove, with which the ball is struck so formed that the portions thereof with which the ball is struck are formed without seams and made so as to snugly fit the hand, particularly at the wrist portion. If the glove fits the hand loosely so that folds can form, or if seams are formed on the portion of the glove with which the ball is struck, the seams deflect the ball so that the ball does not bound from the hand at the same angle that it would bound if no seam were present.

The objects of this invention are to provide a hand ball glove in which the palm portion of the glove is made seamless, and in which the glove is so formed as to fit snugly on the hand particularly at the wrist portion thereof, also to provide a glove of this kind in which the several parts of the gloveare so cut that the glove fits snugly around the wrist without forming creases or wrinkles at any part of the glove; also to improve hand ball gloves in other respects hereinafter specified.

in the accompanying drawing:

l is a view of the palm portion of a glove embodying this invention applied to a hand;

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the glove before the same is tightened at the wrist;

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are respectively the palm portion, back and thumb piece of a glove before the same are sewn together, these figures being on a reduced scale.

10 represents the palm portion of the glove which may have extensions 11 and 12, which form the palm portions of the small finger and index finger respectively, and 14 represents a portion which forms the palm portion of the thumb. These parts of the palm portion may be the same as heretofore made in connection with various types of gloves, such for example as work gloves, the palm portions of the two middle fingers being formed from separate pieces 15 and 16. In gloves heretofore made, this palm portion was cut in such a manner that it was of the same width at the wrist portion as at the middle portion, the broken lines 17 indicating how this out was heretofore generally made. This was done for the reason that with gloves of this type, the wrist portion of the glove had to be of approximately the same girth a as the middle or widest portions of the glove,

since otherwise a hand could not have been inserted into the glove. Such gloves when used in playing hand ball can only be kept on the hand by means of bands or straps extending around the wrist portion, and which gather the wrist portion of the glove into folds or creases which are very objectionable in hand ball gloves, since such creases are not only uncomfortable to the wearer, but furthermore, if they occur in the palm portion of the wrist, cause the ball to bound at an incorrect'angle. Inaccordance with this invention, the palm portion of the glove is cut at a decided angle approximately along the line 18 in Fig. 4, thus producing a Ordinarily, this thumb piece which at the wrist as at the middle portion of the thumb,

this thumb piece 20 usually being cut as indicated by the broken line 21 in Fig. 6. In accordance with my invention, this thumb piece is cut at a decided angle approximately along line 22, thus tapering toward the wrist and leaving" a narrow part 24 at the wrist portion of the thumb piece.

27 represents the back of the glove which is cut somewhat like gloves heretofore made, and preferably has perforations for ventilation, as shown, and is provided with an opening 28 extending from the Wrist portion to approximately the middle portion of the back of the hand. Openings have heretofore been used in connection with hand ball and baseball gloves for ventilating purposes, but in my improved glove,

I have designed the opening so as to admit the .31

hand and at the same time constructed the opening so that when the strap is drawn up, the glove fits snugly around the wrist and back of the hand so that there is no gather or lapover of material on any part of the back of the glove. 311

This improvement which is possible in spite of the fact that the girth of the glove at the wrist is less than at the wider portions of the hand, since the opening permits the wrist portion of the glove to be opened or enlarged separating the material at the opposite sides of the opening, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, so that the hand can be readily inserted into the glove.

The glove may be fastened on the hand by as a pair of straps 30 and 31, connected by any usual or suitable means, such for example means of a buckle 32, the end of one of the straps being sewn into the seam between the thumb and the back of the hand, and the other strap being sewn into the seam between the palm portion and back of the hand. This fastening device enables the wrist portion of the glove to be drawn snugly around the wrist of the wearer without forming wrinkles or creases in any portion of the wrist or back of the hand. Fastening devices of any other kind may be employed in place of those shown.

By cutting the parts of the glove as described, the thumb and palm portions are connected by means of a seam 34 near the edge of the palm portion on a part of the hand with which the hand ball is not struck, thus making it possible to reduce the width of the wrist portion of a palm of the glove without causing inaccuracy in the bounce of the ball from the hand. By reducing the width of the wrist parts of the palm and thumb portions, the glove is formed so that it will fit snugly over the wrist portion of the hand without interfering with the fit of any other portion of the glove. If it were attempted to reduce the girth of the glove at the wrist portion without reducing the width of the wrist portionsof the palm and thumb, the resulting glove would not fit the hand properly and would prevent the free flexing of the thumb and fingers, and thus decidedly interfere with the utility of the glove. The construction described takes advantage of the opening in the back of the glove to form a glove fitting snugly around the wrist and capable of being placed on the hand.

By making a relatively large cut out at the back of the glove, which does not extend inwardly beyond the widest part of the hand, and by providing a snug fit of the glove at the wrist when the strap is tightened, the pulling of the glove around the wrist results in a general tightening of the glove on the hand and also in a snug fit of the glove at the back of the hand. This is important in that it prevents shifting of the glove on the hand, as would happen, for example, when a player cuts the ball, or hits it with the hand at an angle to the di rcction of travel of the ball, in which case the glove, if loosely fitting, would shift sidewise on the hand and thus interfere with the accuracy of the return of the ball. I-Ieretofore hand ball gloves have generally fitted loosely around the wrist and overlap or gather at the back of the hand was consequently immaterial, but with my improved glove it is very desirable to avoid gathers or overlap because of discomfort to the wearer when the glove is fitted tightly around the wrist, and also because such gather would interfere with the secure holding of the glove on the hand. 7

The term girth herein employed is intended to indicate the measurement around the glove,

and in case of the girth of the glove at the wrist,

the gap at the cut-out portion 28 is not included in such measurement.

I claim as my invention:

A hand ball glove having a palm portion and a thumb portion, said palm portion being made of a seamless piece of material covering the entire palm of the hand from the base of the fingers to the wrist, said palm portion and thumb portion of the glove being of less width at the wrist portions thereof than at other portions to form a glove having a girth at the wrist portion which is materially less than the girth at the middle portion of the hand, the back of the glove having an opening extending from the wrist portion approximately to the middle portion of the back of the hand, and means for drawing the wrist portion of the glove into snugfitting relation to the hand without folding the material of said wrist portion.

HARRY R. JONES.

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