The disclosure relates to an improved sport glove construction comprising connected inner and outer glove shells of different constructions, each contributing significant and desirable characteristics to the combination. The inner glove is constructed of a highly elastic, stretchable material, so constituted as to be received tightly over the entire hand of the wearer, snugly enclosing and conforming to the individual fingers and thumb, as well as the palm and back areas of the hand. The construction of the elastic inner glove shell is such as to provide a secure yet comfortable feel to the glove. The elastic inner glove is entirely enveloped by a second or outer glove of a material and construction selected to provide appropriate gripping and other characteristics. The outer glove may be of a somewhat elastic material, such as knitted fabric, but may also be of a relatively nonelastic material, such as leather, vinyl or the like, or may be a combination of materials. The inner and outer glove shells are attached in a manner permitting the necessary degree of elastic expansion of the inner glove shell relative to the outer shell when the glove is applied to the hand.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of my prior copending application Ser. No. 807,045 filed June 16, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,095,292, which is a continuation-in-part of my prior application Ser. No. 724,395, filed Sept. 17, 1976, now abandoned.
An absorbent liner for wear beneath a rubber glove. A back portion overlies the back of the hand and is secured by closure pieces to the wearer's wrist. Attached to the back portion are tubular members for placement about the inner segments of the fingers without detracting from the sense of touch. The liner may be of an elastic nature. A modified form of the absorbent liner utilizes elastic tubular fabric with finger receiving tubular members having openings therein for momentary hooked engagement with the finger ends during donning of a rubber glove.
A glove or a mitten having a water proof membrane mounted therein. A membrane includes a plurality of outwardly extending tabs sealingly mounted thereto. The outer end of the membranes are secured to an outer shell which conformingly fits around the membrane. An inner liner is fixedly secured to the inwardly projecting ends of the tabs with the inner lining fitting within the water tight membrane. The outer shell, intermediate membrane and inner liner are all configured as a glove or a mitten being closed on all sides except one to allow the extension of a hand into the inner liner. Withdrawal forces applied by the hand against the inner liner are transferred through the tabs directly to the outer shell isolating the membrane from withdrawal forces.
A glove has a palmer portion and finger portions configured for placement of a base layer of the palmer portion in contact with a palm of a hand when the glove is fully engaged.
A sports catch glove according to the present invention offers superior control and effectiveness over conventional catch gloves. The glove incorporates a dished tensegrity stiffener in its distal finger portion that weighs less but is more than ten times stiffer than stiffeners employed in conventional gloves. To allow the wearer to gain maximum benefit from this added stiffness in the distal finger portion, the glove also incorporates a close-fitting inner glove, at least a portion of which is made of an elastomeric material. The inner glove keeps the wearer's hand more closely coupled to the glove than in conventional gloves, thus allowing the wearer to maintain control over the glove under the severe forces imposed when catching fast-moving, hard objects.
A multi-layer waterproof fireman's glove is disclosed. The inner liner of the glove is sewn to a moisture barrier layer in an inside/out position at tip extension portions that extend from the moisture barrier. The tip extension portions are formed beyond a line of sealing in the moisture barrier layer. The location of the stitches on the moisture barrier layer is thus outside the sealed region surrounding the hand. The moisture barrier layer is then reversed back over the inner liner such that it overlies the inner liner and attachment tabs are applied at each of the fingertips. The attachment tabs are then sewn to the exterior glove layer, which is in an inside/out position during attachment. The exterior glove layer is then reversed back over the moisture barrier/inner liner combination. As a result, in a preferred embodiment three layers of the glove are firmly affixed together while avoiding the use of glue, yet none of the stitches puncture the sealed portion of the moisture barrier layer that surrounds the hand. In an alternate embodiment, the attachment tabs connect the inner liner and the moisture barrier layer, while the tip extensions are attached to the exterior glove layer. In an alternate embodiment the attachment tabs affix the inner liner to the moisture barrier layer. When the moisture barrier layer is reversed to overlie the inner liner, the tip extensions are exposed and used to attach the moisture barrier layer to the exterior glove layer. In certain embodiments, the material of the moisture barrier layer is comprised of a material that is resistant to one or more types of hazardous chemicals.
