US2937378A

US2937378A - Hand covering

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Publication number: US2937378A
Application number: US796860A
Authority: US
Inventors: John H Mackay; Dean K Schleicher
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: DEAN K SCHLEICHER; JOHN H MACKAY; JOSEPH A SUTTON
Priority date: 1959-03-03
Filing date: 1959-03-03
Publication date: 1960-05-24
Anticipated expiration: 1977-05-24

Description

MW 24 1960 J. H. MACKAY ET AL 2,937,378

HAND COVERING Filed March 5, 1959 BVM Mm HAND COVERING John H. Mackay, Jenkintown, and Dean K. Schleicher, Plumsteadville, Pa., assignors of twenty-five percent to Naomi C. May and twenty-five percent to Joscph A. Sutton, both of Philadelphia, Pa., twenty-tive percent to said .lohn H. Mackay and twenty-live percent to said Dean K. Schleicher Filed Mar. 3, 1959, Ser. No. 796,860

11 Claims. (Cl. 2158) The present invention relates to a hand covering, and more particularly to a work mitten or glove which facilitates the carrying and handling of articles.

For ease of carrying and handling articles, it is desirable to provide a pocket between the thumb and the other fingers of the hand which has a wide surface area to facilitate grasping and holding the article. Conventional gloves have the thumb receiving portion along one edge of the glove. Thus, the pocket provided between the thumb receiving portion of the conventional glove and the other finger receiving portions of the glove is narrow. Furthermore, such conventional gloves can only be worn on one hand, so that the gloves must be provided in pairs, one glove for the right hand, and one glove for the left hand. Thus, if one glove of the pair becomes worn out before the other glove, or one glove is lost or mislaid,

the remaining glove cannot be used, but must be replaced with a new pair of gloves.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel glove.

lt is another object of the present invention to pro- -vide a work glove having a pocket of wide surface area between the thumb receiving portion and the finger receiving portion.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a glove which can be worn on either hand.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there is shown in the drawings forms which are presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumenltalities shown.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the glove of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the back of the glovel of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the front of the glove of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the front of a modification of the glove of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the front of still another modication of the glove of the present invention.

Referring initially to Figures l3, the glove of the present invention is generally designated as 10. Glove 10 States Patent Patented May 24, 1.96,()

the thumb portion 20 of intermediate panel 16 extends across the entire width of the nger portion 18. The finger portion 18 of intermediate panel 16 is sewn to the upper portion of the back panel 12 along a continuous seam 22 which extends along the sides and lupper end of the finger portion 18 o-f intermediate panel 16 and the upper portion of back panel 12.

The vfront panel 14 comprises a bottom portion 24, and a truncated thumb portion 26 extending from the top of the bottom portion 24. The bottom portion 24 of the front panel 14 is of the same width as the finger portion 18 of the intermediate panel 16. The thumb portion 26 of front panel 14 is o-f the same shape and size as the thumb portion 20 of the intermediate panel 16. YThe base of the thumb portion 26 extends along the entire width o-f the bottom portion 24. The bottom portion 24 of the front panel 14 is sewn to the bottom por'- tion of the backv panel 12 along separate seams which extend along the sides of the bottom portion 24 and the back panel 12. The seams joining the bottom portion 24 of the front panel 14 and the back panel 12 form colinear extensions of the seam 22 joining the finger portion 18 of the intermediate panel 116 and the back panel 12. VThe thumb portion 26 of the front panel 14 is sewn to the thumb portion 20 of the intermediate panel 16 along a continuous seam 28 which extends along the sides and end of the

thumb portions

20 and 26.

' A gauntlet 30 is sewn to the bottom ends of the bottom portion 24 of the front panel 14 and the back -panel 12.

As shown in Figure 4, the

thumb portions

20 and 28 of the intermediate panel 16 and front panel 14 respecl tively are joined together by folding in the edges of the

thumb portions

20 and 28, and sewing together the folded in edges of the

thumb portions

20 and 28 by a line of stitching 32 which is inside the glove 1t). The seams joining the finger portion 1S of the intermediate panel 16 and the bottom portion 24 of the front panel 14 to the back panel 12, and the seam joining the gauntlet 36 to the front panel 14 and back panel 12 are similarly formed by lines of stitching which are inside the glove 1t). Thus, Vthe lines of stitching joining the

various panels

12, 14, 16, and the gauntlet 30 are hidden within the glove 10, so that the lines of stitching will not become worn or broken during the use of the glove 10.

comprises a back panel 12, a front panel 14, and an I intermediate panel 16.

Back panel 12 is substantially rectangular with the upper corners thereof being rounded oi. Intermediate panel 16 comprises a substantially rectangular finger portion 18, and a truncated thumb portion 2t) extending from the bottom end of the finger portion 18. The finger portion 18 of the intermediate panel 16 is of the same width as the back panel 12, but is shorter than the back panel 12. The upper end of the finger portion 18 has rounded corners so that the finger portion 18 corresponds in shape to the upper portion of the back panel 12. The base of The

panels

12, 14, and 16 of the glove 10 are made of the same material. However, since the intermediate panel 16 provides the working surfaces of the glove k1t), the intermediate panel 16 is made of a thicker and heavier quality of the material (see Figure 4). The panels I12, 14, and 16 are preferably made of a circular knit terry cloth which has great abrasive andcutting resistance and which is relatively inexpensive. However, the panels can also be made of asbestos, leather, or any other durable material. The gauntlet 30 can also be made of the same material as the

panels

12, and 14. However, the gauntlet 3l) can also be made of such inexpensive material as twill, duck, or canvas.

Thus, the glove 10 of the present invention has a finger receiving portion, `formed by the nger portion 18 lof the intermediate panel 16 and the upper portion of the back panel 12, and a thumb receiving portion, formed by the

thumb portions

20 and 26 of the intermediate panel 16 and front panel 14 respectively. In the use of' the glove 10, the Vuserinserts his hand into4 the`glove 10 with thumb` extending into the thumb'receiving portion, Aand his other fingers extending into the finger receiving por-l tion. Since the thumb receiving portion is relatively wide and extends across the front of the linger receiving portion, the user can place either hand in the glove 10. Also, since the base of the thumb receiving portion extends across the entire width of the base of the linger receiving portion, there is provided a pocket between the thumb receiving portion and the finger receiving portion which has a wide surface area to lfacilitate grasping and holding an article.

Figure 5 shows a modification of the glove of the present invention, generally designated .as a. Glove 10a `is` the same as glove 10 shown in Figure 1, except that the finger receiving portion, generally designated as 34, is divided into a narrow finger receiving portion 36 which is separate from the remaining wider portion 38 of the finger receiving portion 34. The narrow nger receiving portion 36 is of a width to receive only one finger, the index iinger, while the wider finger receiving portion 38 receives the other fingers. The individual narrow finger receiving portion 36 permits the separate use of the index finger. The thumb receiving portion 40 of the glove 10a, like the thumb receiving portion of the glove 10 of Figure 1, extends across the finger receiving portion 34 so that there is provided a pocket of wide surface area between the thumb receiving portion 40 and the finger receiving portion 34.

Figure 6 shows still another modification of the glove of the present invention, generally designated as 10b. Glove 10b is the same as glove 10 shown in Figure l, except that the finger receiving portion, generally designated as 42, is divided into four separate finger receiving portions 44a, 44b, 44e, and 44d. The individual nger receiving portions 44a-44d are all of substantially the same width so that the glove 10b can be worn on either hand. The individual finger receiving portions 44a-44d permit the individual use of any of the fingers. The glove 10b like the glove 10 of Figure 1 has a thumb receiving portion 46 which extends across the finger receiving portion 42 so that there is provided a pocket of wide surface area between the thumb receiving portion 46 and the finger receiving portion 42.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made tothe appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

We claim:

1. A hand covering comprising a substantially rectangular back panel, an intermediate panel having a nger portion and a thumb portion extending from the bottom end of the finger portion, the finger portion of said intermediate panel being sewn to the top portion of said back panel along the sides and top end of said finger portion and back panel to form a finger receiving portion of the hand covering, and a front panel having a bottom portion and a thumb portion extending from the top end of said bottom portion, the bottom portion of said front panel being sewn to the bottom portion of the back panel along the `sides of said bottom portion and back panel, and the thumb portion of said front panel being sewn to the thumb portion of said intermediate panel along the sides and end of the thumb portions to form the thumb receiving portion of the hand covering, the base of said thumb portions extending substantially across the entire width of said ringer portions.

2. A hand covering in accordance with claim 1 in which the finger portion of said intermediate panel and the bottom portion of the front panel are of the same width as the back panel, and the thumb portions of -said intermediate and front panels are truncated with the base of the thumb portions being of the same width as the finger portion of the intermediate panel and the bottom portion of the front panel.

3. A hand covering in accordance with claim 1 in which fl the intermediate panel is of a heavier material than the back and front panels.

4. A hand covering in accordance with claim l including a gauntlet secured to the bottom end of the front panel and the back panel.

5. A glove in accordance with claim 2 in which the finger receiving portion comprises a separate narrow finger receiving portion for receiving only one finger, and a Wide finger receiving portion for receiving the remaining lingers.

6. A glove in accordance with claim 2 in which the finger receiving portion comprises four individual finger receiving portions, each of said individual finger receiving portions being olf substantially the same width.

7. A hand covering comprising a substantially rectangular back panel, an intermediate panel having a substantially rectangular finger portion and a truncated thumb portion extending from the bottom end of the finger portion, the base of the thumb portion being the same width as the finger portion, the finger portion of said intermediate panel being of the same width as the back panel and being sewn to the top portion of said back panel along the sides and top end of said finger portion and back panel to form the iinger receiving portion of the hand covering, a front panel having a bottom portion and a truncated thumb portion extending from the top end of the bottom portion, the base ot the thumb portion of said bottom panel being of the same width as the bottom portion, the bottom portion of said front panel being of the same width as the back panel and being sewn to the bottom portion of the back panel along the sides of the bottom portion and back panel, the seams joining the bottom portion of the front panel to the back panel being colinear extensions of the seam joining the iinger portion of the intermediate panel to the back panel, the thumb portion of said front panel being of the same size and shape of the thumb portion of the intermediate panel, said thumb portions being sewn together along the sides and end of the thumb portions to `form the thumb receiving portion of the hand covering, and a gauntlet sewn to the bottom ends of the front panel and the back panel.

8. A hand covering in accordance with claim 7 in which the joined sides and ends of said panels and gauntlet are folded inwardly, with the mating folded-in sides and ends being sewn together by lines of stitching which are within the glove.

9. A hand covering in accordance with claim 7 in which the intermediate panel is of a heavier material than the back and front panels.

10. A glove in accordance with claim 7 in which the finger receiving portion comprises a separate narrow finger receiving portion for receiving only one finger, and a wide finger receiving portion for receiving the remaining fingers.

11. A glove in accordance with claim 7 in which the finger receiving portion comprises four individual finger receiving portions, each of said individual finger receiving portions being of substantially the same width.