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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4727602 | Insulated handwear construction An insulated handwear construction which has an outer shell, an inner lining and an insulation material having thermal convection passages therein positioned between the shell and inner lining. The insulation material connects to a source of heat located ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4698850 | Therapeutic exercise glove A glove for use by persons taking therapeutic exercises involving use of their hands, the glove including a mitten section to enclose four fingers and a palm and wrist section to be wrapped snugly around the hand and wrist and a thumb hole to permit the t... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4691387 | Glove apparatus An athletic glove apparatus for providing a non-slip grip and for providing padding and protection to the hand and the various areas of impact for use in different sports. A baseball glove apparatus comprises a glove and a bat wrap, the glove comprising a... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691388 | Golf glove A sport glove especially advantageous to golfers employs a diagonally-shaped opening for convenience of repeatedly placing the glove on the hand and removing it, a diagonally-shaped fastening means and a plurality of diagonally positioned elastic means se... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4679257 | Waterproof 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 membr... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4677697 | Clean up glove A disposable plastic clean up glove is economical to manufacture and easy to use and is made from two sheets of thermo setting plastic sheets joined together by heat sealing into shape and perforated for easy detachment. A fastener cut extends along the o... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4675914 | Hard-grip glove There is provided various embodiments of a gripping glove having a plurality of spring members which are positionable to impose a selective gripping force to the fingers of a user to improve the user's grip. The gripping glove utilizes U-shaped springs wh... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4665565 | Golf glove A pair of golf gloves each having loop and pile fastener strips attached to the outer ends of the last three fingers (middle, ring and small finger) and a cooperating loop and pile fastener strip attached to the palm of the golf glove running diagonal acr... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4663784 | Hand glove A hand glove includes elastic glove material fashioned to fit the hand of the user. Two palm pieces comprised of generally non-elastic material are sewn along the peripheries of the liner pieces to the elastic material of the glove. The palm pieces are fa... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4651351 | Escapement glove A glove for escapement is disclosed, which is used for escapement along a rope at the time of occurrence of a fire or an earthquake. The glove comprises a glove body, a base member mounted on the palm side of the glove body and provided on the inner side ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4643791 | Manufacture of gloves and the like Gloves and other articles are manufactured from a pair of thermoplastic sheets which are drawn along a process line in adjacent, facing relation. A portion of one of the sheets is pushed outwardly to form an outwardly projecting loop, and a thumb-shaped l... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4594736 | Curved clute-cut glove construction Clute-cut glove construction is disclosed comprising in part a bottom hand or palm piece including bottom finger pieces, and a separate back piece for each of the bottom finger pieces. Each back piece further comprises a finger portion and a hand portion.... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4587673 | Volleyball practice gloves A pair of volleyball practice gloves in which one glove has a strip of Velcro fastener along the base of the palm and a second strip along the thumb, and the second glove has a cooperating strip of Velcro along the base of the palm and a second strip alon... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4587672 | Cold-weather hand covering having selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber A cold-weather hand covering of the present invention includes a selectively shaped chemical heating element receiving chamber. In one embodiment, a fingerless glove hand covering having a substantially rectangular shaped chemical heating element receivin... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4574398 | Escape gloves An escape glove comprising a glove having a palm portion with a heat-insulating layer thereon, together with a heat- and wear-resistant elastic guide member attached to the palm portion, the elastic guide member having a lateral groove therein proportione... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4545841 | Method for fabricating a glove with an intermediate membrane layer A glove having three layers, an outer covering layer of leather, cloth or the like, an inner lining of an insulating material such as cloth, wool, fur and an intermediate member of a thin plastic having microscopically minute pores through which gas may p... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4534066 | Glove A glove comprises a palm portion (2) with a first finger section (5) intended for the index and a second finger section (6) intended for the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger. The index section (5) is formed of a material piece, which b... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4532653 | Baseball glove The method of fabricating a baseball glove from a single sheet of paperboard, and the resulting baseball glove.... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4531241 | Hand glove A hand glove comprising a body, an outside pad and an inside cushion. The outside pad and the inside cushion are secured to outside and inside surfaces of the body respectively and are adapted to terminate below the fingers and inside the thumb and to fit... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4519097 | Video game protective glove This invention relates to a protective glove for players of video games which is adjustable with VELCRO hook and loop fasteners to fit various size hands. Protective fingers are employed which leave the fingertips of the player exposed for greater sensiti... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4476588 | Hand care glove product and method of making same A disposable hand care product comprising first and second glove side elements fabricated of a relatively thin plastic film material, each of these elements having oppositely extending finger receiving areas and juxtapositioned palm receiving areas, these... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4471538 | Shock absorbing devices using rheopexic fluid Shock absorbing devices utilize rheopexic fluid contained in a deformable sealed chamber which is subjected to external shock forces. Upon application of the shock forces to the deformable sealed chamber, the rheopexic fluid filled therein is exerted with... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4447912 | Crippled hand assisting device A prosthetic device to enable persons incapable of proper control of their fingers to manipulate objects such as brushes, pencils, or toys. It resembles a partial glove, covering only the palm, held in place with straps around the back of the hand. It use... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4445507 | Glove with thumb restraint element A glove having a retainer disposed adjacent to the outside of a thumb portion so as to restrict movement of the thumb portion away from the rest of the glove thereby preventing damage to certain ligaments of the user's thumb should the thumb be bent abnor... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4430759 | Glove A glove having three layers, an outer covering layer of leather, cloth or the like, an inner lining of an insulating material such as cloth, wool, fur and an intermediate member of a thin plastic having microscopically minute pores through which gas may p... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4411026 | Hand covering A hand covering comprising a blank of material including front and back portions secured together along perimetral edges to form an enclosure having an access opening. The front and back portions include respective radially projecting portions extending l... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4214321 | Glove for use with organic solvents A glove adapted for use with organic solvents and other chemicals, which glove is composed of a flexible multilaminate sheet material in glove form, wherein the sheet material is composed of: an outer abrasion-resistant polymer layer, an integral essentia... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4183100 | Specialty glove Glove is open on one end and is provided in its other end and in one side with first and second apertures through which to project the fingers and the thumb, respectively, of a hand in slipping the glove onto the hand, with the glove also having a frictio... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4133624 | Molded glove and form therefor having textured wrist portion for the elimination of cuff roll-down A molded glove defines a hand and wrist portion, with the wrist portion defining, in as-molded configuration, longitudinal channels positioned about its circumference. In accordance with this invention, a plurality of circumferential channels are defined ... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4131102 | Ball throwing sling A sling having a longitudinally extending, flexible element attached to a finger of a glove to be worn by one using the sling for facilitating control of an object being thrown by the sling, and for protecting the user's hand. Inserted into the extent of ... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4051572 | Scouring mitten A waterproof stretchable scouring mitten having a hand covering portion forming a pouch for completely enveloping the exterior surface of a human hand, the pouch having a separate first portion for enveloping a thumb and a second separate portion for enve... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4021640 | Insulated glove construction An insulated glove construction having a strip of mesh-like insulation material extending over the front, back and tip portions of each of the fingers and of the thumb of the glove and positioned between outer and inner linings making up the glove body. H... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4016027 | Cosmetic gloves A pair of cosmetic gloves formed from sheer and elastomeric yarn, which when worn smooth and firm wrinkled skin which is exposed to view. The gloves have hand and arm-receiving portions which can be connected. Overlapping straps are also provided on the b... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3944220 | Glove and hand exerciser A glove hand exerciser containing longitudinal stiffening inserts adapted to create and apply tension when the finger and/or hand muscles are flexed thereby exercising the muscles.... | 03/16/1976 |
