US2311133A

US2311133A - Glove

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Publication number: US2311133A
Application number: US427150A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl F Schuessler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1942-01-17
Filing date: 1942-01-17
Publication date: 1943-02-16
Anticipated expiration: 1960-02-16

Description

C. F. SCHUESSLER Feb. 16, 1943 GLOVE Filed Jan. 17, 1942 Patented Feb. 16, 1943 UNITED Qs'r:

GLovE CarlF. lSchuessler,-(lliicz,1,go,'Ill. l Y nppncanonianuaryiiv, 1942, serial-N0. 121,150`

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This invention relates to aglove and more particularly to afknitted glove. I

`One'diiculty with knitted gloves is the` tendency of the inner finger andthumb portion of the glove to Wear by reason of frequent contact with Wearing'surfaces. Further, because. of the loose knitting, there is a tendency for key rings and-other articles to' catch. Within the stitches and to tear the glove. On the ctherhand, if theV glove is knitted rather tightly, then the ngers and thumb cannot be manipulated` with ease and the glove is unsatisfactory.

An object of this invention isr to provide a.

glove wherein the. iingerstand thumb can be readily moved Without effort While at the same time providinglan extremelysturdyand. compact inner surface whichUwil-lfresistWear and which will also preventV articles, etcrfrom catching Within the stitches. A further object is to providefa `method whereby the thumb canbe readily knitwithout requiring fashioning` opera.- tions.` Yet another object is to provide a glove having a sturdy inner portion of compact formation while allowing great flexibility for the fingersV and'. thumb,` vand also providing a structure wherein the added nger and thumb portions can be united integrally with the glove body with a minimum of effort. Other specic objects and advantages Will appear as the specification proceeds. 1

The invention is illustrated ina preferred embodiment by the accompanyingr drawing, in

- Figure l is a planv offthe face, of a glove y embodying my invention; Fig. 2; a plan vieW'of the top or back of theglove; lig.V 3, va detail sectional vieW, the section beingtaken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, aplan view of a tubular knitted'stripfrom-Which thumb portions may be formed, the stitches being more tightly formed on the side shown; and Fig. 5,. a broken. plan view of the opposite side of the strip illustratedv in Fig.4, the stitches being uniformly larger on the -side shown;

`I" havevfound that an extremely satisfactory glovegcan be formed, overcoming the disadvantages hereinbefore mentioned, by knitting the fingers and thumbs so as to providetight or close stitches on the inner side.. thereof while leavingY regular or: large stitches on the'outer finger. and thumbportion. By this means,acompact and sturdy inner surface is provided which rwill stand wear and which will prevent articles fromcatching within thestitches, While at the Sametime thedeSired exibility is alforded by the regular lor llarge stitches on theY outer surface of the linger orY thumb portion. In other Words,A the fiexing ofi theroi-nts.isiaccommodated byr the outer' wall of regular or large stitches, while the inner wally of substantially tight stitchesV provides a surfaceY which is not, knitted for flexing but .which givesthe` compact formation needed for withstanding Wearand' other purposes mentioned. s .Y 1

In the illustration giVen,.A designates a glove having a wrist portion [0 'and a bodyportion llg. rEhe-'body of thel glove and-Wrist asdescribed may be Vfern/red on a fiat knitting machine and-fthe ends united: by a` seam or,v if*v desired, the glove may be formed by a tubular machine'. After forming'thebody o-f the-glove as described, the ngergportions may; be united by stitching, and similarly the thumb portion may be secured in the position shown after a stitch has been cut toA form the opening in the body.

In; the illustration given, I2 indicates the thumb 1 l 3, as shown in Figs, 4,1 and @the strip is knitted with regular or large stitches', as indicated by the numeral l5, 'along the back 0f thethumb, While on theinner faceof the thumb the stitches are tighty orsrnall, as ind'i'CQdfby the numeral It. -At spaced intervals', a ,row or aplurality cf rows of regular or large stitches l5 are formed between'thetight. stitch-ing onthejface portion of the'strip, as-indicated' more'clearly in Fig. 4. In vother words, the knitted `tubular stri-p, shown in Fig. 4, has on the outer portion thereof, regular stitches A|-51while on the inner facev the stitches are tighter small stitches, as indicated by the numerall lr6, butthe tig-ht stitches IAEare spaced at regu-lar intervals byrows of regular stitches t5. In the particular illustration given, there are siam-ws of loose s titchesfformed between' the rows cf @e 0r tiehtstitches;

When 1 the thumb is formed from the strip shown in Fig. 4; the severance isV made on. the inner side of the. row of regularV stitches; that is, justlto the right ofthe angular stitches, as shown in Fig. ff., The outer end ofthe thumb is then closed by stitching, and the closed thumb-is then secured to the bod-y' H of the glOve by looping or joining the lowerm'ost portion thereofto the adjacent stitches of the body. This is a well-known operation and need not be described in detail. By employing the six rows of loose or regular stitches, as described, there is a looseness about the lower portion of the thumb, causing it to are somewhat at the base, as indicated at I1 in Fig. 1. Ordinarily, it is necessary to fashion the lower portion of the thumb by a special knitting operation which causes the thumb portion to broaden out at its base. By the operation described, this fashioning step can be omitted because the use of the loose stitches at the base of the thumb, all

the way around, produces sufficient fullness to cause a flaring or widening of the thumb at this point.

Similarly, in the forming of the fingers I4, I prefer to leave a row' of loose or regular stitches I8, as indicated in Fig. l, to facilitate the securing of the finger to the glove body. In the forming of the tubular strip, the row I8 of regular stitches serves as a marker to indicate where severance should take place, and then the loose stitches greatly aid the operator in the looping or joining operation. Instead of the single row of stitches I8, several rows of loose stitches may be used. The row or rows of loose stitches increase the flexibility of the fingers at their point of junction with the body of the glove.

If desired, the bottom and inner portion of the glove may be provided with tight stitches in contrast with the loose stitches along the back or outer portion of the glove. Whether or not tight stitches are employed on the inner face of the glove body, it is important that tight stitches be employed on the inner face of the lingers and also of the thumb, because at these points the major part of the wear occurs and at these points there is the possibility of key rings and the like catching and pulling stitches.

Any suitable means for forming the tighter stitches at one point rather than at another, may

be employed. In my Patent No. 2,150,730, of March 14, 1939, I have set forth a description of mechanism suitable for forming in a single operation tight and loose stitching. Longer and shorter needles may be placed in tubular knitting machines, etc. for forming tight stitches at one point, while loose stitches are formed at another point in the same row of stitches. 'Ihe tight and loose or regular stitches can also be made by using a device which tightens or loosens cams at desired intervals. Since this mechanism is well known, no detailed description need here be given. After the mechanism is adjusted for operation, long strips of tubular knitting with regular or loose stitches on the outer side thereof and close or tight stitches on the inner side thereof may be formed expeditiously, and the tight or close stitches may be separated by one or, if desired, a number of rows of loose stitches.

The new glove, by reason of the tight stitching on the inner sides thereof, tends to form a curve which iits the normal'curvature of the hand; that is, the fingers tend to curve inwardly as a result of the influence of the tight stitches, and the curvature thus produced is substantially that of the natural curvature of the hand. The loose or regular stitches on the outer side of the lingers and thumb provide the looseness that is necessary for freedom of movement and flexibility, while at the same time there is provided on the inner sides a compact and tightly knitted body which will resist wear over long periods and which does not enable stitches to be readily pulled or torn. In the glove-forming operation,

the operator can quickly sever the strips at the desired points by the spacing rows of loose stitches between the rows of tight or close stitches, no measuring instrument being required, and the loose stitches provided at the lower ends of the thumb and iinger portions enable a quick joining of the parts to form a complete glove.

While the thumb is shown provided with six rows of relatively loose stitches at its base, any desired number of rows may be used. The number required for enlarging the thumb base will vary with different sizes and types of gloves. While in the foregoing specification, I have set forth certain details as descriptive of the one mode of carrying out the invention, it will be understood that such details may be widely varied by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front side provided with an area of close stitches and having the portion of its back side aligned with said area of close stitches provided with a' `flexing area of relatively loose stitches.

2. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front side provided with an area of close stitches adapted to withstand wear and having the portion of its back side aligned with said area of close stitches formed of relatively loose stitches.

3. A knitted glove having a body portion and nger and thumb portions, said iinger portions being provided on their front sides with areas of close stitches and having their back sides formed of relatively loose stitches.

4. A knitted glove having a body portion and finger and thumb portions, said thumb portion at least having its inner side provided with an area of relatively close stitches and having its back side formed of relatively loose stitches.

5. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and ringer and thumb portions, said finger and thumb portions having their front sides provided With areas of relatively close stitches andv having their back sides formed of relatively loose stitches.

6. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front side provided with areas of relatively close stitches and its back side formed of relatively loose stitches whereby said glove is caused to assume a curvature substantially conforming to the normal curvature of the hand.

'7. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and iinger and thumb portions, at least one of said fingers having an area of relatively tight stitches in the front thereof and having loose stitches in the back portion thereof, said iinger having at least one row of relatively loose stitches encircling the base thereof whereby said iinger is joined to the body of the glove.

8. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and linger and thumb portions, said linger portions having areas of relatively close stitches in the front thereof and loose stitches in the back thereof, said finger portions being joined to said glove body with at least one row of loose stitches extending about the front and back of said nger portion and at the base thereof.

9. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and ringer and thumb portions, said thumb portion having on its front side an area of relatively close stitches and on its back side an area. of relatively loose stitches, said thumb portion having at its base a plurality of rows of relatively loose stitches, and means connecting the stitches and at its rear an area of loose stitches, said thumb portion having also at its base a plurality of complete rows of loose stitches permitting an enlargement in the contour of the thumb base, the lbwermost of said loose stitches being secured to said glove body.

CARL F. SCHUESSLER.