US2118463A - Glove - Google Patents

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May 1938- v EDEN 2,118,463

GLOVE Filed Feb. 24, 1938.

1 IIQVENTOR. 14 lexander fl [den ATTORNEYS Patented May 24, 1938 UNITED ,srATE's PATENT O FFlCE 3 Claim.

This invention relates to gloves, and particularly to gloves provided with openings in the index finger and thumb portions thereof to permit the index finger and thumb to be uncovered for var- .ious purposes such as firing a rifle, and the like.

More particularly the invention relates to .a glove having openings in'the adjacent sides of the index finger and thumb which openings are closed by slide fasteners, or. zippers. of the usual type.

-Itiis an object of the invention to provide a glove having openings in the adjacent side portionsof the thumb and index finger so that this finger and. thumb may be uncovered to make it 1 possible to grasp small objects and to make easy the manipulation of the finger and thumb to permit accuracy in certain operations, as for, example the firing of a revolver or rifle.

It is a further object of myinvention to make such openings in the side portions of the thumb and forefinger which portions are normally joined together by-a seam so that the fabric of which the glove is made is not cut to any greater extent than is customary. Due to this provision if for any reason theslide fastener becomes inoperative it is possible to remove the fastener and seam together the edges left by this removal, forming a complete glove of normal type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a glove of the type mentioned above but having an inner lining of woven fabric, as is customary, this fabric forming an inner glove so that when the thumb and index finger are protruded from their coverings in the manner suggested above, they will not be entirely unprotected but will be covered by this inner lining.

Other objects and features of the invention will appear when the accompanying drawing is considered in connection with the following description.

In the drawing, there is shown a glove formed of the body portion I to which is joined athumb portion 2 in the usual manner. -In forming the glove the body portion l is out to form the finger portions and these fingerportions are thereafter seamed along the sides thereof. The thumb portion is then inset in the opening provided therefor in the body portion and seamed along its outer edge. g

In utilizing the present invention the seams along the outer edge of the index finger and thumb portions of the glove are omitted and in place thereof the slide fasteners 3 and B are provided, these fasteners extending from the top toward the base of the portions mentioned. Each fastener is provided with a slider member v4 or I which serves to open or close the fastener and each slide member is likewise provided with a tab member 6 or 8 which provides means by which may be protruded through the opening in suchmanner that the objects set forth above may be accomplished. In addition to the various things mentioned above, numerous'other acts may be performed with greater ease .when the glove'of this invention is-worn. For example one may strike a match without danger 'of burning the fabric of the glove or may smoke a cigarette without the same dangerv Because the fasteners are inserted in those portions of the glove where seams normally occur, it is obvious that there needbe no additional slitting of the material as has been done in the past in making gloves of this general type. Because of this the fabric is not injured and in addition if the fastener at any time becomes inoperative it may be removed and the glove. sewn along the edges thereby converting the glove to one of normal type in which all edges are seamed.

While I have described my-invention with respect to a particular form thereof, itis obvious that other forms might be substituted therefor The scope of the invention therefore is not to be limited by the foregoing description but solely by the appended claims.

What I desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: I

1. In a glove, openings in the adjacent sides of the index finger and thumb portions, and means comprising slide fasteners inserted in said openings for permitting theclosing and opening thereof at will.

2. In a glove, openings in the adjacent sides of the index finger and thumb portions, and means comprising slide fasteners inserted therein and closing from the extremity -of the index finger or thumb portion toward the base thereof for permitting opening and closing at will.

- 3. "In a glove, openings in the-index finger and thumb portions thereof, said openings extending longitudinally of each of said portions and means comprising slide fasteners inserted therein,,sid-.. slide fasteners including tab operated sliders movable from the bases of said portionstoward their extremities in the opening movement, whereby in said movement the slider first opens the open-' ing and thereafter may serve as a means .to remove the, extremity ofithe portion from the en closing member.

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