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US Patent 5621918
Issued Date
April 22, 1997
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A glove is provided for use by a wearer playing golf, the glove to be worn on the wearer's leading hand for maintaining a consistent and secure interlocking grip without slippage and without irritation or chafing of the following hand pinky finger or the leading hand index and middle fingers. The glove comprises a palm portion, a top hand portion, and a plurality of finger coverings including at least a leading hand index finger covering, a leading hand middle finger covering and a following hand pinky finger covering. A following hand finger covering is disposed between the adjacent finger covering of the leading hand glove. In a preferred embodiment, a following hand pinky finger covering is disposed between the leading hand index and middle finger coverings so as to provide coverings for all three fingers when a golf club handle is gripped in an interlocking grip, thus securing the following hand pinky finger in the correct position and protecting said pinky finger from chafing and irritation as a result of contact with the leading hand index and middle fingers or their respective coverings.
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Published
April 22, 1997
Application Number
08/620,075
Filed
March 21, 1996
US Classification
2/161.2   2/163
Int'l Classification
A63B   71/08   (20060101)   A63B   71/14   (20060101)  
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2/159   2/160   2/161.1   2/161.2   2/161.3   2/161.4   2/163   273/187.2   273/188R  
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