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DESCRIPTION
GLOVE
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a glove capable of storing a pocket
warmer inside.
Background Art
[0002] Conventionally, as this type of glove, a glove has beeri proposed that
is
provided-with a storage portion in which a disposable pocket warmer can be
stored in a portion that corresponds to the palm or a portion that corresponds
to the back of the hand when the hand is inserted in the glove. This
conventional glove is configured such that when the glove is put on, by a
pocket warmer stored in the storage .portion, the hand is warmed and
maintained in a warm state (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Patent Document 1= ]P 1987-97119U '
Disclosure, Of Invention
Problems To Be Solved By The Invention
[00031 Incidentally, in sports in which hands are used such as golf or
basketball, the feeling of the fingertips is very important for playing the
sport,
so when the sport is played in a state in which the fingertips have become
cold and do not have sufficient feeling, such as in winter weather, playing of
that sport is negatively affected. In particular, it is necessary to pay
adequate attention that the fingertips do not become cold in sports that are
played outside, such as golf.
[0004] However, with the above conventional glove, although it is possible to
warm the palm or the back of the hand by storing a pocket warmer inside, it
is not possible to warm the fingertips, where there is no pocket warmer.
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[0005] The present invention was made in view of the above problem, and it
is an object thereof to provide a glove that can warm the fingertips well, and
furthermore in which it is possible to simply store a pocket warmer in a front
end portion of the glove that corresponds to the fingertips.
[0006] It is a further object of the invention to provide a glove that can
selectively warm either one or both of the underbelly and the fingernail side
of the fingers according to conditions such as the coldness of the fingertips.
Means For Solving Problem
[0007] In order to attain the above object, in the glove according to the
present invention, a pocket warmer storage portion that stores one or a
plurality of pocket warmers is provided inside a glove body, and the fingertip
portion of a hand that has been inserted within this glove body is warmed by
the pocket warmers within the pocket warmer storage portion.
[0008] The glove body is provided with a base end opening portion for
inserting/removing the hand; a palm covering portion that is continuous with
the base end opening portion and covers the palm and back of the hand; a
thumb covering portion that is continuous with the palm covering portion and
covers the thumb of the hand; a four finger covering portion that is
continuous with the palm covering portion and collectively covers four fingers
of the hand, namely the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little
finger of the hand; a front end opening portion formed at a front end edge
portion of the four finger covering portion; and an opening/closing means that
opens/closes the front end opening portion.
[0009] On the other hand, the pocket warmer storage portion has a pocket
warmer insertion opening for inserting/removing the pocket warmer, and is
disposed in the four finger covering portion at a site where the fingertip
portion of the four fingers is present when these fingers have been inserted,
the pocket warmer insertion opening is disposed in the front end opening
portion of the four finger covering portion, and the pocket warmer insertion
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opening is opened/closed along with the front end opening portion by the
opening/closing means.
[0010] Because the glove of the invention has the above configuration, this
glove can warm the fingertips well. Accordingly, it is possible to maintain
the feeling of the fingertips in a good state even in intense cold. Also, by
opening an opening/closing means, the pocket warmer storage portion can be
opened via the front end opening portion in the front end edge of the four
finger covering portion, and even while the glove is being worn, it is
possible
to easily insert/remove a pocket warmer via this front end opening portion.
[0011] in the above glove, a configuration may be adopted in which spaces
are secured that respectively allow insertion of the fingertip portion between
the outer face of the pocket warmer storage portion and an inner face of the
fingernail side of the four finger covering portion, and between the outer
face
of the pocket warmer storage portion and an inner face of the finger
underbelly side of the four finger covering portion.
[0012] In this case, it is possible to selectively insert the fingertip
portion
into either one of the two spaces described above, so of the surface and back
of
the fingertip portion, i.e. the fingernail side and the underbelly side, it is
possible to put the side desired to be preferentially warmed directly in
contact
with the outer face of the pocket warmer storage portion.
[0013] Also, in the above glove, a configuration may be adopted in which the
pocket warmer storage portion includes a first compartment that is provided
at an inner face of the fingernail side of the four finger covering portion,
and
stores one pocket warmer, and a second compartment that is provided at an
inner face of the finger underbelly side of the four finger covering portion,
and
stores another pocket warmer; and a space is secured that allows insertion of
the fingertip portion between the first compartment and the second
compartment.
[0014] In this case, the fingertip portion is sandwiched between two pocket
warmers, i.e. the pocket warmer stored in the first compartment and the
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pocket warmer stored in the second compartment, so the entire fingertip
portion can be warmed in a short time period.
[00151 Also, in the above glove, the pocket warmer storage portion includes a
first compartment and a second compartment that individually store two
pocket warmers. A configuration may be adopted in which the first
compartment and the second compartment are respectively provided so as to
be swingable within the four finger covering portion in the direction toward
both an inner face of the fingernail side and an inner face of the finger
underbelly side; and spaces are selectively secured that allow any of
insertion
of the fingertip portion between the first compartment and the inner face of
the fingernail side of the four finger covering portion, between the first
compartment and the second compartment, or between the second
compartment and the inner face of the finger underbelly side of the four
finger covering portion.
[00161 In this case, it is possible to selectively insert the fingertip
portion
into any one of the three spaces described above, so of the surface and back
of
the fingertip portion, it is possible to warm the fingertip portion by putting
the side desired to be preferentially warmed in contact with the outer face of
the first compartment or the second compartment pocket warmer storage
portion, and it is also possible to sandwich the fingertip portion between the
first compartment and the second compartment, thus warming the entire
fingertip portion.
[0017] Also, in the above glove, the opening/closing means may be a fastener,
or the opening/closing means may be a hook-and-loop fastener.
[0018) In this case, opening/closing of the front end opening portion of the
four finger covering portion is simple, and even while the glove is being worn
it is possible to openlclose the front end opening portion with one hand.
[0019] Note that in this invention, the pocket warmer is an item that is
widely circulating in the commercial marketplace at present and thus is
easily obtained, and is in a form that can be stored in the pocket warmer
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storage portion. For example, the pocket warmer is a so-called disposable
pocket warmer in which iron powder that oxidizes to generate heat in air is
placed in a bag of nonwoven cloth or paper, or a so-called platinum-catalytic
pocket warmer, in which vaporized benzyne is caused to slowly oxidize to
5 generate heat using the catalytic action of platinum.
Effect Of The Invention
[0020] With the glove of the invention, it is possible to warm the fingertips
well, so it is possible to maintain the feeling of the fingertips in a good
state.
Also, by opening an opening/closing means, the storage portion can be opened
via the front end, and via this front end opening it is possible to easily
insert/remove a pocket warmer.
Brief Description Of Drawings
[0021] FIG. 1 is a perspective view that shows a glove of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view that shows the same glove.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view that shows the glove with its front end
opened.
FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view that shows the glove shown in FIG. 2
used in a state in which the underbelly side of a fingertip portion is in
contact
with a pocket warmer storage portion, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view
that shows the glove shown in FIG. 2 used in a state in which the fingernail
side of the fingertip portion is in contact with the pocket warmer storage
portion.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view that shows a glove according to
another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view that shows a glove according to still
another embodiment of the invention, in a state in which the fingertip portion
has been inserted between a first compartment and a second compartment of
a pocket warmer storage portion, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view that shows
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a glove according to still another embodiment of the invention, in a state in
which the underbelly side of the fingertip portion is put in contact with the
first compartment of the pocket warmer storage portion, and FIG. 6C is a
cross-sectional view that shows a glove according to still another embodiment
of the invention, in a state in which the fingernail side of the fingertip
portion
is put in contact with the second compartment of the fingertip storage
portion.
Description of Reference Numerals
[0022]
1 glove
11 glove body
12 base end opening portion
13 thumb covering portion
14 four finger covering portion
14a front end edge portion
14b front end opening portion
15 palm covering portion
2 pocket warmer storage portion
2a pocket warmer insertion opening
21, 25 first compartment
22, 26 second compartment
3 fastener (opening/closing means)
S1, S2, S3, S5, S6, S7 space
Best Mode For Carrying Out The Invention
[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described
with reference to the drawings.
[0024] FIG. 1 shows a glove 1 of the invention.
[0025] A glove body 11 of the glove 1, which is a so-called mitten-type glove,
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is provided with a base end opening portion 12 for inserting/removing a hand,
a palm covering portion 15 that is continuous with the base end opening
portion 12 and covers the palm and back of the hand, a thumb covering
portion 13 that is continuous with the palm covering portion 15 and covers
the thumb of the hand, and a four finger covering portion 14 that is
continuous with the palm covering portion 15 and collectively covers four
fingers of the hand, i.e. the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and
little
finger of the hand. The glove body 11 is produced with a material having
excellent heat-retaining properties, is made so as to insure water resistance
as necessary, and is made capable of adequately exhibiting an effect of
retaining heat generated by a pocket warmer, described below.
[0026] In the above-described four finger covering portion 14, a pocket
warmer storage portion 2 is provided from the front end to an intermediate
portion of the four finger covering portion 14, as shown in FIG. 2. This
pocket warmer storage portion 2 is formed pouch-like so as to store a
heat-retaining device such as a disposable pocket warmer, and is produced
using a mesh fabric, for example, such that heat generated by the pocket
warmer is easily transmitted to the fingertips.
[0027] This pocket warmer storage portion 2 is configured to be capable of
opening/closing along with a front end edge portion 14a of the four finger
covering portion 14. Specifically, a configuration is adopted in which a
pocket warmer insertion opening 2a is formed in the pocket warmer storage
portion 2, and also a front end opening portion 14b of a predetermined length
along the front end edge portion 14a is formed in the front end edge portion
14a of the four finger covering portion 14. The opening edge of the pocket
warmer insertion opening 2a, for example, is stitched on the front end
opening portion 14b, and both of these openings (the pocket warmer insertion
opening 2a and the front end opening portion 14b) are opened/closed together
by a fastener 3 that serves as an opening/closing means. Accordingly, by
opening the fastener 3, the pocket warmer insertion opening 2a of the pocket
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warmer storage portion 2 can be opened via the front end opening portion 14b,
and thus it is possible to easily insert/remove a pocket warmer A via this end
opening portion 14b.
[0028] By configuring the glove 1 in this manner, it possible for a player to
warm the fingertips well by inserting a hand in the glove 1 of the invention
while the player is moving, for example when playing golf, and thus the
feeling of the fingertips can be maintained in a good state. More
specifically,
as shown in FIG. 4, in the glove 1 of this embodiment, spaces Sl and S2 are
secured that respectively allow insertion of a fingertip portion F between the
outer face of the pocket warmer storage portion 2 and an inner face 14c of the
fingernail side of the four finger covering portion 14, and between the outer
face of the pocket warmer storage portion 2 and an inner face 14d of the
finger underbelly side of the four finger covering portion 14. Accordingly, it
is possible to selectively insert the fingertip portion F into either one of
the
two spaces Sl and S2, so of the surface and back of the fingertip portion,
i.e.
the fingernail side and the underbelly side, it is possible to put the side
desired to be preferentially warmed directly in contact with the outer face of
the pocket warmer storage portion 2.
[0029] In the above embodiment, the pocket warmer storage portion 2 has a
one compartment structure in which one pocket warmer A is stored, but this
is not a limitation of the invention. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a
configuration may be adopted in which the pocket warmer storage portion 2
includes a first compartment 21 that is provided at the inner face 14c of the
fingernail side of the four finger covering portion 14 and stores one pocket
warmer Al, and a second compartment 22 that is provided at the inner face
14d of the finger underbelly side of the four finger covering portion 14 and
stores another pocket warmer A2, and a space S3 is secured that allows
insertion of the fingertip portion F between the first compartment 21 and the
second compartment 22.
[0030] In this case, the fingertip portion F is sandwiched between the two
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pocket warmers Al and A2, i.e. the pocket warmer Al stored in the first
compartment 21 and the pocket warmer A2 stored in the second
compartment 22, so the entire fingertip portion F can be warmed in a short
time period.
[0031] Also, other than the embodiment described above, for example, a
configuration as shown in FIG. 6 may be adopted.
[0032] That is, in the glove shown in FIG. 6, the pocket warmer storage
portion 2 is provided with a first compartment 25 and a second compartment
26 that individually store the two pocket warmers Al and A2, and the first
compartment 25 and the second compartment 26 are respectively provided so
as to be swingable within the four finger covering portion 14 in the direction
toward both the inner face 14c of the fingernail side and the inner face 14d
of
the finger underbelly side. In this configuration, spaces S5, S6, and S7 are
selectively secured that allow any of insertion of a fingertip portion F
between
the first compartment 25 and the inner face 14c of the fingernail side of the
four finger covering portion 14, between the first compartment 25 and the
second compartment 26, or between the second compartment 26 and the
inner face 14d of the finger underbelly side of the four finger covering
portion
14.
[0033] In this case, it is possible to selectively insert the fingertip
portion F
into any one of the three spaces S5, S6, and S7 described above, so of the
surface and back of the fingertip portion, it is possible to warm the
fingertip
portion by putting the side desired to be preferentially warmed in contact
with the outer face of the first compartment 25 or the second compartment 26,
and it is also possible to sandwich the fingertip portion F between the first
compartment 25 and the second compartment 26, thus warming the entire
fingertip portion F.
[0034] Also, in the above glove, the fastener 13 is used as an opening/closing
means, but other than the fastener 13, a hook-and-loop fastener may be
adopted, for example.
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[0035] When the fastener 13 or a hook-and-loop fastener is used as an
opening/closing means, opening/closing of the front end opening portion 14b
of the four finger covering portion 14 becomes simple, and even while the
glove 1 is being worn it is possible to open/close the front end opening
portion
5 14 with one hand.
[0036] The embodiment above is a preferred embodiment of the invention,
but this is not any kind of limitation of the invention, and various design
modifications within the scope of the invention are possible.
[0037] For example, the opening/closing means is not limited to the fastener
10 3; it is sufficient to adopt a suitable configuration capable of
opening/closing
the front end opening portion 14b.
[0038] Furthermore, another pocket warmer storage portion may be
provided also at an appropriate site of the palm covering portion 15 of the
glove body 11, thus warming the back of the hand together with the
fingertips.
[0039] Also, it is sufficient that the invention is a glove provided with a
pocket warmer storage portion capable of storing a pocket warmer inside,
wherein the pocket warmer storage portion is provided in the front end
portion of the glove body, which becomes a fingertip portion when a hand has
been inserted in the glove body, and the pocket warmer storage portion can be
opened/closed via the front end of the glove body by an opening/closing means
provided in the front end of the glove body. Accordingly, the invention is not
limited to mitten-type gloves such as that in the above embodiment, and may
have a configuration provided with only one covering portion that collectively
covers all five fingers.
Industrial Applicability
[0040] This glove is generally applicable in a wide range of settings, such
as,
in addition to sports other than golf or basketball, commuting to work or
school, mountainclimbing or fishing, and cold weather outfitting for a
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disabled person.
