Glove with improved finger areas

摘要

A glove including a wrist region, a palm region, and digit regions. A band zone is defined in a back surface of one or more digit regions and grippingly engages a back of the user's digit received in that region. The band zone includes C-shaped elastomeric bands disposed at right angles to a longitudinal axis of the digit region. Each band extends around less than one half of the circumference of the digit region. The band zone extends from proximate the palm region to an area disposed adjacent a nail of the user's digit. A smooth zone is provided in a surface of the digit region opposite the band zone. The smooth zone is free of elastomeric bands and contacts a front surface of the user's digit. This configuration aids in gripping the user's digit while preserving tactile sensitivity therein when the glove is used for long periods of time.

主权项

1. A glove comprising:
a wrist region defining an opening therein and through which a user's hand is inserted into the glove; a palm region extending outwardly from a first end of the wrist region; a plurality of digit regions extending outwardly from a first end of the palm region remote from the wrist region; wherein each digit region originates at an upper end of the palm region and extends for a distance outwardly away therefrom and terminates in a tip; and wherein each digit region includes a longitudinal axis which extends between the tip and the upper end of the palm region; and a band zone defined in only a back surface of one or more of the plurality of digit regions of the glove; wherein the band zone originates a distance away from the upper end of the palm region; and wherein the band zone comprises at least two spaced-apart bands adapted to grip the back of the user's digit received in the one of the one or more digit regions; and the at least two bands are disposed generally at right angles to the longitudinal axis; and wherein said band zone includes a gripping surface adapted to grippingly engage a back of a user's digit received in the one of the one or more digit regions.