WO1993011677A1 - Dispositif servant a ajuster un gant - Google Patents

Dispositif servant a ajuster un gant Download PDF

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WO1993011677A1
WO1993011677A1 PCT/US1992/000546 US9200546W WO9311677A1 WO 1993011677 A1 WO1993011677 A1 WO 1993011677A1 US 9200546 W US9200546 W US 9200546W WO 9311677 A1 WO9311677 A1 WO 9311677A1
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glove
flap
fastener
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tongue
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Ted Gambordella
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41F—GARMENT FASTENINGS; SUSPENDERS
    • A41F1/00—Fastening devices specially adapted for garments
    • A41F1/06—Glove fasteners

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  • the present invention relates to gloves and, more particularly, to fastening and adjusting members for sporting gloves, such as golf gloves and the like. History of the Prior Art
  • Gloves have been worn on the hands for centuries for a variety of reasons. Gloves provide, among other things, protection, warmth, ornamentation and physical activity enhancement.
  • gloves are used in connection with a variety of sporting activities. For example, gloves are commonly used by athletes participating in the sports of baseball, golf, racquetball, football, and a variety of other sporting activities.
  • the ornamental or aesthetic aspects of gloves are also important in a variety of situations, for example in the case of promotional displays in connection with sporting activities.
  • Sporting events often encompass various magnitudes of pomp and promotion often attributable to sponsorship of the events.
  • Sponsors of the events often seek to promote their companies and interests through decorative, ornamental and stylish displays of color, logos, and other forms of trademark.
  • Such displays are often distinctly placed upon the wearing apparel of athletes participating in the events, including, for example, shirts, shorts, socks, hats, and gloves. However, such displays are not effectively seen on gloves.
  • the apparel In a preferred application of such a display on wearing apparel, the apparel must have virtually uninterrupted areas for application of the display so that the display is readable and/or discernible when the apparel is worn.
  • the display is presented upon the wearing apparel in a manner which minimizes distortion of the configuration displayed.
  • Gloves like any other item of wearing apparel when used for display, must present a substantially uninterrupted area for presentation of the display. Gloves present special problems for such displays, however, because areas for application of the displays are limited due to the size of available area and interruption of area.
  • An added problem with displays on gloves stems from the fact that gloves often also serve functional purposes, especially in the case of gloves used in connection with sporting activities.
  • the present invention provides a glove that can be both functional and ornamental, solving the problems with using gloves for displays, and provides means which may also be applied in a variety of other " articles and circumstances to solve similar problems.
  • Most gloves including sports gloves, have fastener devices that help secure the glove to the hand of the wearer.
  • Other items of wearing apparel for example, shoes, belts, shirts, pants, and other items, also often have means for " fastening to secure the apparel to the wearer.
  • One commonly employed fastener member is the hook and pile type of fastener (or velcro fastener) that permits opposed sections of an item of apparel to be overlapped and secured.
  • a fastening member is often employed to secure the glove in place on the hand of the wearer after receiving the hand.
  • the hook and pile type fastener is often used for gloves.
  • Prior art glove configurations present hook and pile fasteners positioned in what has heretofore been perceived as the most functional region; to wit, the top portion of the glove adjacent the wrist area of the wearer.
  • Such an outwardly disposed fastener interrupts the surface of the glove adjacent the back of the hand, the largest continuous area portion of the glove, therefore, limiting the application of displays to such surface of the glove.
  • an outward disposition of the fastener provides for a functionally efficient glove, it presents problems for the application of displays thereto, thus lacking ornamental versatility. Similar problems with other items may also be perceived.
  • the present invention relates to gloves and to an improved glove structure having an integrally formed fastener element that is inwardly oriented for facilitating the application of indicia on an outer, uninterrupted surface of the glove across the fastener region. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sporting glove having a fastener region comprising a hook and pile fastener inwardly disposed relative to the outer surface of the glove. The outer surface atop the hook and pile fastener is constructed of the same material as the remaining top portion of the glove for the smooth application of printed indicia thereupon.
  • the invention includes an outer body surface of a glove presenting a substantially uniform, uninterrupted surface area adapted for receipt of printed indicia thereupon and having a fastener flap portion thereof, a flap fastener segment, the flap fastener segment being disposed underneath and inward of the outer body surface of the glove on an inner body surface of the glove in the vicinity of the fastener flap, a tongue, extending inwardly and across beneath the fastener flap when the glove is secured and tightened, and a tongue segment, affixed to the tongue and adapted for securement to the flap fastener segment affixed on the inner body surface of the fastener flap.
  • the flap fastener segment and the tongue segment preferably comprise a hook and pile fastening mechanism, although some other type fastening device may be employed. If a hook and pile mechanism is employed, the pile is preferably disposed underneath the outer body surface for facing inwardly toward the back side of the user' s hand and the hooks are affixed to the tongue segment facing outwardly from the back side of the user' s hand toward the pile.
  • the glove having the fastening device of the present invention is a sport glove adapted for facilitating participation in an athletic event. Additionally, the glove of the present invention may include printed indicia uniformly applied across substantially the entire outer surface of the glove located along the back side of the user' s hand extending from the finger section to the opening for insertion of the hand.
  • Standard materials used for gloves such as leather, cloth, or rubber, may be used in making the present invention.
  • fastening mechanisms including hook and pile (or velcro), snap, button, or others, may be employed in the glove.
  • FIGS. 1A and IB are perspective views of a prior art sport glove illustrating the fastening thereof in a first loose and second tight fit about the hand of a wearer;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the glove structure of the present invention illustrating the fastened glove with printed indicia disposed thereon;
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, perspective view of the glove structure of FIG. 2 illustrating the inwardly disposed fastening mechanism in an unfastened position;
  • FIG. 4 is an end elevational, cross sectional view of the glove of FIG. 2 taken along lines 4-4 thereof.
  • FIGS. 1A and IB there is shown a prior art glove 10 having a finger section 12 and a body section 14. Adjacent the body section 14 is the formal opening 16 serving for entry of the hand of the wearer 18 which is shown in phantom. Contiguous the formal opening 16 is a slit 15, causing the body section 14 near the formal opening 16 to bifurcate in two flaps, an edge flap 17 and a body flap 19. A fastening region 20 is formed upon the top surface 22 of the body section 14 for purposes of securing said prior art glove 10 to the hand 18 of the wearer after entry therein.
  • Such a conventional fastener having a fastening region 20, attached to the edge flap 17, and a top surface 22 is often comprised of either a hook and pile fastener, a snap, or another equally durable fastening means.
  • the fastening region 20 extends outward and across the top surface 22.
  • the fastening region 20 when fastened as shown in FIGS. 1A and IB, creates an upraised and irregular area on the body section 14 of the prior art glove 10 limiting the smooth, uninterrupted area of the body section 14 available for application of printed indicia and/or other displays (for example, mascots such as the bulldog shown in FIGS. 1A and IB).
  • the only remaining smooth and uninterrupted area of the body section 14 for application of displays is about a 1-2 inch by 3-4 inch portion of the body section extending from the base of the finger section 12 and across the body section 14 from the small finger to the thumb.
  • a large indicia 21 is shown printed therea ⁇ ross.
  • This indicia 21 may comprise a conventional trademark or mascot of an athletic team.
  • FIG. 1A it may be seen that the orientation and the alignment of the indicia 21 is relatively uniform, except for the uneven area around the fastening region 20.
  • the mascot alignment has been very distorted due to the "tightening" of the glove fastening region 20.
  • FIGS. 1A and IB illustrate the fact that a mascot or other printed indicia 21 appearing across the face of a conventional prior art glove 10 is distorted due to the raised and uneven nature of the fastening region 20 and is also more significantly distorted simply by ordinary tightening and misaligning of the fastening region 20 relative to the top surface 22. This disadvantage is advantageously overcome by the present invention, as described below.
  • an improved glove structure 40 that facilitates the placement of printed indicia 32, such as a trademark and/or athletic team mascot, on the outer body surface 34 thereof.
  • the improved glove structure 40 has a finger section 12, a body section 14, a formal opening 16 and a slit 15 adjacent the formal opening 16 which bifurcates the body section 14 into two flaps, an edge flap 17 and a fastener flap 36.
  • the improved glove structure 40 provides a marked improvement over prior art embodiments by presenting an outer body surface 34 having a substantially uninterrupted region contiguous the fastener flap 36 upon which may be placed printed indicia 32.
  • the improved glove structure 40 comprises a flap fastener segment 38 disposed on the inner body surface 44 and a tongue segment 42 disposed on a tongue 46, attached to the edge flap 17, for receiving and fastening with the flap fastener segment 38.
  • the tongue is situated inward of the fastener flap 36 and is, therefore, hidden and does not interrupt the smooth outer body surface 34 when the glove 40 is positioned and fastened on the wearer' s hand 18.
  • FIG. 4 it is seen in such cross sectional view that the improved glove structure 40 exhibits a much larger smooth and uninterrupted area across the outer body surface 34 thereof.
  • the flap fastener segment disposed on the inner body surface 44 is seen to attach with the tongue segment 42 disposed on the tongue 46.
  • the tongue 46 is seen securely fastened to the edge flap 17 in an inwardly disposed manner. Due to such a configuration, the improved glove structure provides greater continuous area across the outer body surface 34 than is found in the prior art glove 10 (shown in FIGS. 1A and IB). Additionally, it may be readily discerned from FIG. 4 that as the fastener flap 36 is pulled more tightly towards the edge flap 17 and across the tongue 46, the outer body surface 34 remains smooth and uninterrupted. Comparing the present invention in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 to the prior art shown in FIGS.
  • the smooth, uninterrupted portion of the outer body surface 34 of the improved glove structure 40 is significantly greater than that in the prior art glove 10.
  • the smooth, uninterrupted surface area along the outer body surface 34 is, with a conventional glove, approximately 3% to 4 square inches, whereas such smooth, uninterrupted portion of the prior art glove 10 comprises only about 1 to 2 square inches (with conventional glove sizes).
  • the uninterrupted surface area in the prior art glove 10 is limited to the fastening region 20, and because the fastening region 20 extends and attaches outward across the top surface 22 it will not "align" with the other regions of the glove when pulled for tightening.
  • the resulting fastening region 20 is also upraised, causing an uneven and interrupted top surface 22 of the body section 14 of the prior art glove 10.
  • the present invention provides a substantially uninterrupted and smooth surface along the top surface 34 of the glove structure 40.
  • the only uneven and interrupted portion of the outer body 34 of the improved glove structure 40 is the stitched ridges 48 located along the slit 15.
  • the cut for the slit 15 is lined with these stitched ridges 48.
  • the stitched ridges 48 cause the edges of the edge-flap 17 and the fastener flap 36 which meet at the slit 15 to meet in an abutting and uniform manner limiting interruption of the portions of the outer body surface 34 available for the placement of printed indicia 32.
  • the improved glove structure 40 thus has a smooth, uninterrupted outer body 34 extending from the slit 15 towards the thumb and the small finger edges of the outer body surface 34 and from the formal opening 16 to the finger section 12.
  • the printed indicia 32 may be silk screened, embroidered, heat pressed, dyed, or applied by other means across the entire smooth, uninterrupted area of the improved glove structure 40. Such printed indicia 32 may be displayed over essentially the entire outer body surface 34 of the improved glove structure 40 since the outer body surface 34 is essentially uninterrupted and smooth, except for the slit 15 area and the stitched ridges 48 therein, from the finger section 12 to the formal opening 16 and from either side extending for the length of the finger section 12.
  • the improved glove structure 40 may be manufactured of leather, rubber, cloth, or other material.
  • the glove is leather which is cut and stitched to form the various parts thereof.
  • the glove could, however, be single piece molded, or some combination thereof.
  • the fastening means may likewise be any of a number of mechanisms, including hook and pile, snap, buckle, or others.
  • edge flap 17 and the fastener flap 36 in the outer body surface 34 are spread to enlarge the formal opening 16.
  • the wearer' s hand 18 is inserted into the formal opening
  • the fastener flap 36 of the outer body surface 34 is pulled by the wearer towards the small finger side of the finger section 12.
  • the flap fastener segment 38 is pressed against the tongue 46 causing the inner body surface 44 to contact the tongue segment 42.
  • Such contact of the inner body surface 44 and the tongue segment 42 results in fastening of the edge flap 17 and the fastener flap 36 so the outer body surface 34 meets at the slit 15.
  • fastener flap 36 is pulled upwards and away from the tongue 46, unfastening and dislocating the inner flap fastening segment 38 and the tongue segment 42.
  • the edge flap 17 and the fastener flap 36 are then spread to enlarge the formal opening 16 and the hand 18 is removed.

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Gant (40) possédant une partie d'ajustement constituée dans sa surface (34) et contiguë à son ouverture (16), ce qui permet de l'ajuster étroitement sur la main de l'utilisateur (18). La partie d'ajustement (36, 46) comprend un ensemble à boucles et à crochets (38, 42) situé à l'intérieur du tissu du gant plutôt qu'à l'extérieur, de façon à constituer une surface extérieure ininterrompue (34) sur laquelle peut s'appliquer un motif (32).
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US5367712A (en) * 1992-09-30 1994-11-29 Alexander, Smith & Co. System for changing the shape or fit of glove
US5398344A (en) * 1991-10-31 1995-03-21 Hirano Seni Co., Ltd. Pair of gloves
US5575005A (en) * 1995-02-03 1996-11-19 Lisco, Inc. Baseball or softball glove having elastic liner
EP0712590A3 (fr) * 1994-11-18 1997-01-15 Acushnet Co Gant possédant une inscription sur les boucles et crochets
US6951594B2 (en) 2002-06-27 2005-10-04 Tweel Home Furnishings, Inc. Printed oven mitt and method for making same

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FR358863A (fr) * 1905-10-25 1906-03-10 Albert Favrot Gant à fermeture invisible
US3031680A (en) * 1959-12-07 1962-05-01 Compiano Roy Bowling glove
US3430265A (en) * 1968-02-26 1969-03-04 Gerald V Mazza Glove construction
US3600715A (en) * 1970-01-21 1971-08-24 Joseph Perella Inc Golf glove palm-smoothing means
US5073988A (en) * 1989-09-29 1991-12-24 E. I. Dupont De Nemours And Company Sleeve-glove attachment assembly for protective coveralls

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FR358863A (fr) * 1905-10-25 1906-03-10 Albert Favrot Gant à fermeture invisible
US3031680A (en) * 1959-12-07 1962-05-01 Compiano Roy Bowling glove
US3430265A (en) * 1968-02-26 1969-03-04 Gerald V Mazza Glove construction
US3600715A (en) * 1970-01-21 1971-08-24 Joseph Perella Inc Golf glove palm-smoothing means
US5073988A (en) * 1989-09-29 1991-12-24 E. I. Dupont De Nemours And Company Sleeve-glove attachment assembly for protective coveralls

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5398344A (en) * 1991-10-31 1995-03-21 Hirano Seni Co., Ltd. Pair of gloves
US5367712A (en) * 1992-09-30 1994-11-29 Alexander, Smith & Co. System for changing the shape or fit of glove
EP0712590A3 (fr) * 1994-11-18 1997-01-15 Acushnet Co Gant possédant une inscription sur les boucles et crochets
US5575005A (en) * 1995-02-03 1996-11-19 Lisco, Inc. Baseball or softball glove having elastic liner
US6951594B2 (en) 2002-06-27 2005-10-04 Tweel Home Furnishings, Inc. Printed oven mitt and method for making same
US7459052B2 (en) 2002-06-27 2008-12-02 Tweel Home Furnishings Printed placemat, potholder, and oven mitt and methods for making same

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