MITTEN WITH FLIPPABLE OUTER PALM SECTION

摘要

A mitten design adapted to assume two configurations. In the first configuration, the mitten fits over the entire hand, fingers and thumb. In a second configuration, an outer palm portion of the mitten flips over onto a back portion of the mitten exposing portions of the fingers and thumb. When flipped over the outer palm portion lies neatly and generally flat over the back portion and is configured to be secured there without the use of hook and loop fasteners or any other fastening structure.

主权项

1. A mitten adapted to be worn on a person's hand having fingers and thumb and wherein as worn on the hand comprising:
the mitten configured to assume first and second configurations wherein in the first configuration the mitten covers the hand including the fingers and thumb of the hand and in a second configuration the mitten assumes a modified form which exposes the fingers and thumb of the hand; the mitten including a back portion that covers the back of the hand and the back of the fingers; an inner palm portion extending over a palm area of the hand and including an outer terminal end that terminates short of the ends of the fingers of the hand; a thumb opening formed intermediately in the palm portion; wherein the back portion and palm portion of the mitten form a sleeve that extends around the hand; a flip and reversal outer palm portion that joins the back portion and extends therefrom over inside portions of the fingers and extends over a substantial portion of the inner palm portion and past the thumb opening in the inner palm portion; a thumb sleeve formed in the outer palm portion that generally aligns with the thumb opening in the inner palm portion when the mitten assumes the first configuration; the outer palm portion including a terminal end; wherein in the second configuration the outer palm portion is flipped and reversed and lies inside outward over the back portion of the mitten, exposing the fingers and the thumb of the hand; and wherein in the second configuration the outer palm portion engages the back portion and is configured to lie flat along and adjacent the back portion so as to generally conform to the back portion of the mitten.