Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
BackRround and Summary of the Inventidn
Sport gloves of the tyie concerned herein are ut~lized
in a widé variety of activities, such as gol~, baseball, tennis,
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driving, etc The function o such ~loves is twofold: to improve .
the gri.p of th~ hand to the object, and also to protect the hand
o~ thc wearer. Early designs of sport gloves typically ~7ere con-
. structed of lea~her or lea~her-like material, l~hich has certain
significant disadv.ln~ag~s. ~mong these are that the material may'
deteriorate quickl.y under service conditions, which include ex-
posure to perspiration of the hand. Additionally, such gloves
'typically are required to be provided in a wide variety of sizes,
'in order to fit t'he wide range of hand sizes with reasonable com- .
'Ifort and effectiveness
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' One of the early efforts'to overcome the disadvantages
~of leather or leather-like sport gloves construction is reflected
in the Scherr U.S. patent No. 2,907,046, for example. The glove
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'blend of. stretchable and non-stretchable yarns, and is arranged
,to fit snugly on the hand of the wearer. Because of the somewhat
; 'slick or slippery nature of the snug-fitting, stretchable glove,
. ; a leather or other appropriate gripping surace is s~cured onto . :~
the palm area of the glove, with individual strips of leather ex-
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tending along the gripping areas of the finger and thum,b stalls. ' .
. ',The objective o the glove con9truction o~ the Scherr patent is .
: .;jto combine the desired gripping qualities of leather or the like
with th~ snug-fitting characteristics of a knitted, el~stic glove.
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~ is reflected in the Stanton U.S. patent No. 3,597,765. The glove
of the Si~,anion patent coi.nprises a stretchable, elastic glove, pro-.
vided, in the same manner as the Scherr patent, with sewed-on
leather surfacing in the gripping areas. In the Stanton patent,
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~ r~ ar~ individual stril~s of facing material ~hich extend along
the fingcr and thumb sections and on down into the palm area of
the glove, so that the pal~ area is provided with friction sur-
facing in s~rip form, rather than covering the en~ire palm area
as in the Scherr patent.
Although the glove of the Scherr patent l~o. 2,907,046
represented an improvement over previous constructions, both it
and the modification thereof re:Elected by the Stanton patent have I
.certain limitations sought to be avoided by the ~resent invention.l
For example, the surfacing material is effectively limited to
- small strip-like areas, in order to realize the elastic character-.'
.istics of the basic glove construction. This introduces important~
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limitations from the standpoint of styling and appearance and. I
also can reduce or limit overall gripping effectiveness. Addi-
tionally, the stretchable, elastic glove has limited warming
characteristics, reducing its ~esirability for some fall and winter.
sports.
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. In accordance with the present invention, a novel and
- improved form o~ spo.rt glove is provided, which utilizes the de-
sirable features of a stretchable, elastic glove, as reflected
in ~he Scherr patent, for ~xample,.yet which at the same ti~e has
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improved functional and styling characteristics~ .To this end, I
2S .. the sport glove of the present invention incorpora~es. inner and
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outer complete glove shells, each of different but complementary
characteristics. The inner glove is.constructed of a stretchable,
elastic k-nitted material~ while the ou1:er shell is constructed
of a mateirial or combination of materials having the desired
gripping, styling and other characteristics. The two glove shells,
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~hile secur~ly conllected~ are arranged ~o accommoda~e a significant
degree o inde~endent movement, especially if the outer glove shell
is constructed in whole or in part of a rela~ively inelastic
material.
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Pursuant ~o the invention, the materials and the con-
structions of the inner glove shell are chosen to provide a snug
joverall fit, so that the hand of the wearer is rather tightly-
;confined yet not constricted against required movements. In this
: 10 .~respect, sufficient contraction of the inner glove shell about the
.,hand, fingers and thumb to provide a slight "tingly" sensation in
; . ,the hand has been found to be popular. Ihe tightness sho~ld not,
.~ . ,jof course, ~e such as to impair good circulation.
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... .,selected without sign~ficant regard for snugness of fit around
the hand, and almost exclus;vely with regard to independent char-
'.acteristics, such as gripping capability, appearance, warmth (in
the case of .sport gloves intended for winter sports), or the like.
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a knitted fabric), but in such cases the stretchability o~ the
outer glove shell is not relied upon significantly to achieve the
~desired tight.con~ormity and snugness of tl1e overall glove of the
, wearer's hand. The function of snugness is derived substantially
. 25 ',~if not exclusively from th inner glove shell and, insofar as the I
.' outer glove may contribute snugness by its stretchabilit~, this `
. . iS a secondary consideration. Indeed, in some o the constructions
o the ne~ spor~s glo~e, the outer glove shell will be formed of
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constructions of the new glove, ~he outer shell may be formed of
combinations of different materials, to achieve a combination of
optimum functions. For example, the outer glove may have a body
formed of a kni~ted material, for warmth and attractiveness, in
conjunction with materials such as surfacing of leather or vinyl
in selected areas, for improved gripping.
In accordance with a significant feature of the invention,
a dual-shell sport glove is provided which comprises a tight-
confirming, elastic, stretchable inner shell and a somewhat looser
fitting, friction-gripping outer shell, wherein the inner and
outer shells are secured together in limited areas, sufficient
to maintain the unitary integrity of the dual-shell construction,
while at the same time accommodating such relative expansion and
contraction and relative movement as is necessary in the normal
utilization of the glove. To advantage, the inner and outer glove
shells are secured at least at the tips of the thumb and finger
stalls and along at least a portion of the cuff area. In some
cases, attachment may also be made at the quirks of the finger
stalls and also along one side area. In those cases where the
20 outer glove shell has limited stretch characteristics, the areas
~f attachment between the inner and outer shells are correspond-
ingly limited, to accommodate greater relative distension of the
inner glove shell when the dual glove i9 applied to the hand.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the
outer glove shell may be formed of a combination of materials,
to achieve desired styling, gripping and other characteristics.
By way of example, the outer glove shell may be formed of a
stylish and attractive knitted material, such as orlon (a registered
trademark of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.) which,
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by itsel, 1m-~y hav~ less ~han wholl~ adequate gripping c~aracter-
istics. In such cas~s, s~rips or other forms of surfacing mat~rial
may be applied to appropri~t~ areas of the outer glove shell to
enhance the gripping action. Inasmuch as the out~r glove shell
is not r~liecl ~Ipon for its stretch characteristicsJ a wide lati-
tude is possible in~the form, location and c~aracter of grip-en-
hancing materials.
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- 1lture~ and advantages of the invention, reference should be made
to the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment,
~and to the accompanying drawin~.
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15 i Fig. 1 is a perspective view o one orm of a dual-shell¦
!I sport ~love constructed in accordance with the principles of the
33invention.
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20 . - ;piane o the glove of Fig. l, illustrating details of its con-
!;struction and of the attachment o the inner and outer glove shells.
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-, of the glo~e o Fig. l. ,
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glove, in which the outer glove shell is formed of a combination
o~ materials.
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on line 6-6 of Fig. 7.
Fig. 7 i5 a cross sectional view as taken on line 7-7
of Fig. 6.
Description of Preferred Embodiments
Referring now to the drawing, the new sport glove is
shown to comprise separate inner and outer glove shells 10, 11
respectively. The individual glove shells are securely attached
one to the other, as will be more fully described, while providing
for a substantial degree of independent movement of one with re-
spect to the other.
Pursuant to the invention, the inner glove shell 10 is
formed of a highly elastic, stretchable material. Among those
materials suitable for the purpose is a knitted tricot material
comprised of a blend of nylon and spandex (a trade mark) yarns.
Such materials are widely used and readily available from
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` nylon-spandex blend may be on the order of 20% spandex yarns,
80~ nylon yarns. 40 denier yarns are suitable for the purposes
of the present invention. It will be understood, of course, that
neither the specific yarns nor the specific material is deemed
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critical to the invention. However, the specified characteristics
of eIasticity, stretchability and the like are representative of
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~ the characteristics generally desired for the inner shell 10.
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Because of the rather substantial stretchability of the
inner glove shell 10, one, or at least a few, basic inner shell
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sizes cln accolnmodat~ ~hc normal s~ectrum of hand sizes.
~ l~hou~h ~l~e speciJic construction of the inner glove
shell 10 is llOt sign:ificant to ~he invention, the shell t~pically
m~ly be~ EOLI11ed bY ~irsl cu~ting a double panel section, comprising .
the entire glove exclusive of the thumb stall. That section is
he~med along the cuff and along the confronting edges. A separate
th~mb stall, cut separately, is secured to the body o~ the glove
along the seam 14.
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. ~lof merchandisin~ apProach and o~ the character of the outer gîove .
- J shell 11, as will more fully.appear. Thus, in places where a .
.relatively few sizes of inner shells are to be provided for the .
1~ . entire spectrun of hand sizes, a reasonable amount OL stretch may l
. 1be pro~;ided for ln both length and width directions; However, in j
cases where a larger variety of si2es of inner shells are to be
- 'utilized, a lesser degree of stretch may be provided, particularly'
; . in the length direction. In either case, the amount of stretch
2a to be provided is a function of comort to the wearer. Xt is
~ popular to provide a suficiently snug fit to achieve a slight ¦
"tingle" in the hand and fingers, while at the same time neither li
- unduly restrictîng blood circulation or inhibiting ree use of
. i the hand.
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facing material to the palm and finger area of the elast;c shell
; ~ 10, the glove of the invention incorporates a full outer glove
. shell 11, which completely encloses and totally conceals the inner.` 30 shell 10. The outer glove shell 11 may be formed of a wicle
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variety o~ m~lter:ia]s or conlbinations oE materials, but should
exhib:i~ the des:ired wear and ~ric~ional ~ripping characteristics
sough~ for in a sport glove. Among the materials sui~able for
~he purpose are, of course, ].eather and vin~l. In addition, a
number: ~ kni~ecl fabrics are available ~7hich exhibit e.ffective
gripping characteristics, particularly if combined with other
.materials as hereinafter described. A~ong these are fabrics con- '
.structed of wool, acrylic, cotton or nylon. Within the contem-
` ~plation of the present invention, practically any material,
,l~stretchab:le or non-stre~chable, that has an acceptable exterior
',glove surface for the purpose intended can be utilized as the
. ''ou~e~ shell.
. ,¦ Where the outer glove shell 11 is of knitted constru 15 ~tion it may, of course, be of a size and shape to provide for some
degree of expansion when applied to the hand of the wearer. How-
. .ever, this is not a necessary or principal characteristic of the
'outer glove shell ll and., indeed, is not intended as a substitute
for thé tight fitting9 contractile characteristic of the elastic
~ 20- inner glove shell 10. Thus, with a ty~cal loose-knit construc-
tion, the.outer glove shell ll will easily expand to receive the
and of the wearer, without any significant degree of resistance
. 'ior without any particular feeling of tightness ~r snugness about
ithe hand of the wearer. 0~ course, where the outer glove shell .
2S ,ll is constructed o a material such as leather or vinyl, which
- ` is essentially nonelastic in character, the outer glove shell is
properly sîzed in the first instance to receive a given size of
hand. Whether the outer shell is of a knitted, and therefore
. somewhat stretchable, character or o~ a relatively non-stretchable
~ 30 material such as vinyl or leather, the outer glove shell will be
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proportioned to a "normal" size, taking into considera~ion the
presence internally of the elastic inner glove shell 10.
Pursuant to the invention, the inn~r and outer glove
sllells lO, 11 are connected toge~her at limited areas, sufficient
; to assure that the inner shell 10 remains properly oriented and
. disposed within the outer shell, but at the same time accommodating
substantial relative elastic movement and adjustment o the inner
,1shell relative to the outer sheli. In the orm of the invention. I
:~illustrated in Figs. 1-3, the inner and outer shells are attached ¦-
to each other specifically at the tips 15 of the fingers and thumbJ
,'and also at the qu~rk or croteh areas 16 between fingers. The
. .lspecific nature of the attachment is not significant to the in- .
- , ~ention, although it should be generally unobtrusi~e, but suffi-
~15 llciently secure to permit insertion o the fingers into and removal
.from the finger stalls 17 and .thumb stalls 78 of the elastic innerl.
Ilshell lO, while retaining the integrity o~ the limited attachment
points. The dual-shell glove assembly of Figs. 1-3 also provides '
~ or attachment of the shells at a plurality of points 19 along
...2~0 ~ . jone side of the glove, most advantageously along the little ingerj
~lside as reflected in Fig. 2, and also along a portion of the cuf~,;
.as Lndicated at 20.
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S.~ ~ ou~er glove shells 10, ll is such as to assure the retention of ¦
~, , the separate shells in a preassembled relationship at the ingers i
; and at the cuff. Accordingly, during donning and dofing of the ¦
glove, ~h~ wearer need not treat the dual-shell assembly as being I
comprised o~ two separate and somewhat independent shells, but can
~10 manage the glove largely as if it were a more conventional lined
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glove. Ilowever, and as a signifi.caIIt aspect of the invention, the
constrllction of the glove di~fers significantly from a conventional
lined glove i.n tha~ a substc~ntial independen~ elastic expansion
and contraction of the inner sh~ll is provided, a~ least in the
tra~lsv~r:s~ or circumferential direction. As re~lected in Fig. 3,
for e~ample, the respective shells 10, 11 may be secured together '
,.in the cuff areas around less than the entire circumference of the,
,~'cuff and/or are rather loosely "tacked" together, so ~ha~ the
elastic inner shell 10 can undexgo significant circumferential ex-
,',pansion independently.of the outer shell. In some cases, where
the outer shell 11 is o kni.tted construction and has a substantia~
i 5tretchability in its o~ right the outer s~ell may ~e p-rmitted . ,'
to expand and contract in the cuff area along with the elastic
. ¦inner shell. However, where the outer shell 11 is of a relatively¦
. 15 `llnon-stretchable material such as leather or vinyl, the shells
should be secured together at more widely spaced points, and/or
. 'Jover only a fraction of the circumference, to accommodate dier- ,
',ential contracting and expanding movements. By appropriately
. jspacing the points of attachment between the elastic inner shell
20- . i 10 and a relatively non-stretchable outer shell 11, ~he material
'- '~of the outer shell may be arranged and caused to gather in
'¦accordion fashion while the inner shell 10 contracts elastically~ j
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.` 'j outer shell of the dual-shell sport glove is of a composite con-
struction in oxder to achieve a combination of optimum character-
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istics~ ,The contractile inner glove she'Ll 30 is formed of a
material and has the structuraL characteristics as described in
0 ', connection with the embodiment of Figs. 1-3. In the second-illus-
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tratcd lllodificatioll oE the ;nvcntion, thc inn~r glov~ shcll 30 is ,
secured to the ou~er shell 31 a~ the tips 32 oE thc fingcr and
thumb stalls and aroun~ the cuE~ 33 of the inner shell.
Lll ~he embo~ ent of Figs~ 4-7, ~he outer glove shell
31 is formed of a combination oE ma~erials and includes a shell
body 32 formed of m~terials and of a construction selected primar-l
ily for characteristics of'attractive styling, warmth, or the like~
llbut no~ necessarily havîng o~timum gripping characteristics. To
jlgreatest advantage9 the shell body 32 is o a knitted construction
' ' ijand thus inherently has a rela~ively high degree of e~pandability- - ¦ and contractability. ~evertheless, it i~ to be understood that
¦Ithe characteristics of the outer shell body 32 are not relied upon¦
I~,primarily to'provide tight-fitting conformity to the hand. The
-15 !~contractile inner shell 30 serves that primary purpose. However, I'
~since the outer shell body 32 will have a reasonable degree of ex-¦ '
pansion and contraction capability, it is feasible to secure the- 1
icuf area 33 of the contractile inner shell 30 throughout its ~ull,
'circumference to'the outer shell body 32, as by means of a line
20 ~ of relatively loose stitching 34.
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may be formed with a cuff area 35 which extends beyond the cuff
33 oX the' inner shell for both styling and comfort. In the illus-i
2S !!~rated arrangement,'the cuff of the contractile inner shell 30 may~
be located close to the base of the thumb, in the region at which ¦
" the hand narrows sharply to the dimensions o the wrist. The cuff!
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' provide a more attractively styled glove, as well as to provide
protection of the wrist area. The specifically illustrated form
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o~ ~lovc i.s pr.ovided ~ h a cu~ 35 whicll is su~ficien~ly long to
have a folded back margin 36 forming a double cuff. Strips 37 of
vinyl or lec~tller, ~or exa~ple, may be secured to the cuf~ area for
styling purposes.
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Tlle outer shell body 32, being of a constr~lc~ion and of
a material selected primarily for optimùm characteristics other
. than gripping, is provided with means for grip enhancement in the I !significant areas. To this end, elongated strips 38 of leather,
- 10 jlvinyl or other high ~riction material may bP sewn along the ront ¦
¦faces of the finger and.thumb stalls, and additional strips 39 o.- ¦
similar material ~ be sewn to Pxter.d di~gonally along the face
f the palm area. In the specific. *orm o~ the inventiorl ill~s- I
~trated in Figs. 4~7, the grip enhancing strips 38, 39 are relative
ll ly long and narrow, and the strips 38 extending along the ~aces
of the thumb and finger stalls generally terminate at the bases
'1.f the stalls. However, particularly since the outer shell body
32 is not relied upon for elastic, contractile function, the par-..,
' ticular form and nature o the grip enhancing areas is not critical
20 ~ ..In other.words, the sought-for characteristics o~ the outer shel~ .
'~body are not significantly interferred with by applicatîon of the ¦
. I grip enhancing elements 38, 39. By way o~ contrast, attac~ment
~¦of such strips diréctly to a contractîle shell, such as the inner ¦
shell 30, would tend to interfere wîth the contractîle properties ¦
~5 l¦o the shell.
;The dual-shell sport glove o the învention represents
a si.gni~icant improvement over prior art gloves utilizing snug-
Eitting, elastic coverings, in that the glove of the invention
provîdes or both împroved appearance and împroved performance
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;charac~eris~ics l'hus, ~hereas popular prior art gloves utiliæe
a limited area friction sur~acing secured directly on the palm an~
finger surfaces of ~he contractile shell, ~he glove of the present
invention permits the use of a totally enclosing exterior glove
S shell, ~7hich carl ~e ~oth att:ractive in appearance, superior in a
functional sense~ and entirely competitive in ~anufacturing expense
with the earlier types o glove.
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llcant's dual~shell construction are secured together sufficiently
to act essentially as a single glove during donning and do~fing,
~the fact that the inner and outer shell~ each are comp~ete ~loves I
enables the securement of one to the other to provide for suffi- ¦
jlcient independence to freely accommodate the necessary relative
j expansion and contraction of the highly elastic inner shell. Thus,'
I in securing the mner and outer shells at the tips of the finger
stalls, and around at least a portion of the cuf~ area, the hand
~,may enter and be released from the glove substantially as -if it
;~ 'were a single, lined glove of conven~ional construction. At tXe
20 ~ same time, the functional characteristies of the inner and outer
j,glove shells are designed to be critically different, wit~ the
j inner shell providing for significant elastic expansion and con-
"traction, but without regard to gripping or other characteristics,
¦iand the outer shell providing desired gripping characteristics,
2S ~ attractive appearance, etc. without regard to the contractile
properties of the elastic inner shell. The construction of the
'invention enables an extremely wide vaxiety of materials and de-
! s~.gns to pe ~tiLized in the forming of the outer glove shell,
including knitted materials, leather, vinyl, etc. ~ere the outer
shell material is expandable and contractable, as in the case o~
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a knit~ed construc~ion, for example, the outer shell may be more
closely attached to the inner shell, so as to expand and contract
ther~wl~h, bu~ it is not designed or utilized in a significant
way ~or contractile properties.
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'Imeans limited to the use in conjunction with winter sports, has
- J an additional advantage for such purpose by reason o~ the two-layer
- ~jconstruction. Because of its relatively lightweight construction,
-'10 Illand its tight conformity to the hand, the contractile inner shell
has limited warmth retaining properties. " Thus, conventionaL
l¦glove~ utilizing strip style fr~ction surfacing, secu,ed directly
to an overall shell of elastic, tight-conformin~ material,' provide
~rather limited protection against low temperatures. With the'
¦japplîcant's'construction, on the other hand, the outer shell en-
tirely envelopes the contractile inner shell. As a result, sub- ¦
stàntial heat retention properties may be constructed into the -
' I glove, not only by taking advantage of its two-layer construction j
' ,~but also by reason-of'the greater freedom in the selection o~
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h glore construction are realized without significant additional
manufacturing expense. In general, the outer glove shell may be
25 '' 'j constructed in accordance wi~h well known and conventional tech-
- '~niques, and the assembly thereof with the contractile inner shell
, is easily and quickly accomplished, because of the relatively
-ttedlnature oE the secur~ment.
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out~r glove ~hell, in addition to its o~her characteristics, has
',appropri.ate gripping characteristics or the purpose intended.
In the modification of Figs. 4-7, hol~vcr, the outer glove shell
.is selected to havc primary characteristics other than gripping,
,Ij SUCII as at~ra~tive sty:lin~, warmth, comfort, e~c., and additional
'surfacing materials are provided to enhance the gripping action
of the glove as a whole. In either of the illustrated embodi~en~s,
. the inner glove shell is utilized for its contracti~e characteris-i
. tics, without regard to gripping, and the outer glove shell (in- l
¦ cluding facing strips, if any) serves primarily to provide desired¦
gripping characteristics, without regard to contractile properties.
Even where the outer glove shell is o~ knitted, an~ there~ore of .
: - ... Isomewhat expandable and contractable construction, it is not relied
. upon .significantly as a means ~or achieving a tight fit on the
: 15 hand, .but is designed and constructed primarily for other proper- ¦
.;. .~ ties. Where the outer glove shell is formed of a combination Of
.. ¦materials, even the outer shell body itself may be selected without
primary regard to gripping characteristics, and surfacing materials
. ;,may be applied for grip enhancement. The application of such ~
.,- 20. . ~ ¦¦surfacing materials, whether in strip form or otherwise, does not ~
tend to compromise the contractile characteristics of the glove, i
.~ Il.as. in the prior art patents mentioned hereinabove, because it is
secured to the outer shel7 and not to the contractile inner shell.
¦ Accordingly, the glove of the invention combines superior function
¦1 al characteristics with regard to tight, close con~o~ming fit on
the hand, with superior gripping capability, and further combines j
those superior ~unctional characteristics with the ability to pro-~
.. vide a glove which i$ attractively styled and comfortable to wear.
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tended to be representative only, as certain changes may be made
therein without departing from the clear teachings of the dis-
c].osure. Accordi.ngly, reference should be made to the ~ollowing
appended claims in ~etermining the full scope of the invention.
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