Variable tension exercising glove

Abstract

A variable tension exercise glove construction ( 10 ) including a glove member ( 20 ) having a glove section ( 21 ) and gauntlet section ( 22 ) that covers a portion of a user's forearm and a tension unit ( 12 ) that includes a fabric panel ( 42 ) provided on the gauntlet section ( 22 ) and a plurality of elastic tension bands ( 30 ) secured on one end to the end of the finger ( 25 ) and thumb portions ( 26 ) of the glove section; wherein, the other end of the elastic tension bands ( 30 ) are attached to a movable tension pad ( 34 ) that is adapted to be releasably engaged with a selected portion of the fabric panel ( 42 ) on the gauntlet section ( 22 ) of the glove member ( 20 ).

1 . A variable tension glove construction comprising 
 a glove unit including an elongated glove member having a glove section adapted to cover the user's hand and a gauntlet section extending rearwardly from the glove section and adapted to cover the user's hand and a gauntlet section extending rearwardly from the glove section and adapted to cover a portion of a user's forearm    a tension unit including a plurality of elastic tension bands having one end fixedly secured at the distal ends of the finger and thumb portions of the glove section and having another end fixedly secured to a movable tension pad; and,    means for releasably engaging said tension pad at selected locations on the gauntlet section of said glove member for varying the tension of said elastic tension bands relative to the finger and thumb portions of the glove section.    
     
     
         2 . The construction as in  claim 1;  wherein, the finger and thumb portions of the glove section are provided with a plurality of exteriorly mounted discrete guide elements that are dimensioned to slidably receive selected ones of said plurality of elastic tension bands.  
     
     
         3 . The construction as in  claim 2;  wherein, the glove section is further provided with an elongated guide element that is spaced rearwardly relative to said finger and thumb portions of the glove section.  
     
     
         4 . The construction as in  claim 1;  wherein, said means for releasably engaging said tension pad at selected locations on the gauntlet section includes a pair of cooperating hook and loop fasteners disposed selectively on the bottom of the tension pad and the top of the gauntlet section.  
     
     
         5 . The construction as in  claim 4;  wherein, said means for releasably engaging said tension pad at selected locations on the gauntlet section further includes at least one strap element adapted to overlie and frictionally engage the tension pad against the gauntlet section.  
     
     
         6 . The construction as in  claim 1;  wherein, the gauntlet section is provided with a plurality of securing strap elements that are adapted to overlie the elastic tension band and/or the tension pad.  
     
     
         7 . The construction as in  claim 4;  wherein, the gauntlet section is provided with a plurality of securing strap elements that are adapted to overlie the elastic tension band and/or the tension pad.  
     
     
         8 . The construction as in  claim 1;  wherein, the gauntlet section is provided with an elongated opening and a plurality of securing strap elements that are adapted to close said opening.  
     
     
         9 . The construction as in  claim 8;  wherein, at least some of said plurality of securing straps are adapted to captively engage the plurality of elastic tension bands and/or the movable tension pad against the gauntlet section.  
     
     
         10 . The construction as in  claim 3;  wherein, the glove member is further provided with an elasticized capture strap element that is fixedly secured on one end to the elongated guide element and has a free end adapted to overlie the movable tension pad and be releasably engaged with selected portions of the gauntlet section of the glove member.  
     
     
         11 . The construction as in  claim 5;  wherein, the gauntlet section is provided with an elongated fabric panel that comprises the loop component of a hook and loop fastener.  
     
     
         12 . The construction as in  claim 11;  wherein, the bottom of the movable tension pad is provided with the hook component of a hook and loop fastener.  
     
     
         13 . The construction as in  claim 12;  wherein, the glove section is provided with an elongated guide element that is attached to one end of an elasticized securing strap element having a free end adapted to overlie the tension pad and be releasably engaged with the elongated fabric panel on the gauntlet section of the glove member.  
     
     
         14 . The construction as in  claim 13;  wherein, the free end of the securing strap element is provided with the hook component of a hook and loop fastener.  
     
     
         15 . The construction as in  claim 14;  wherein, the top of the movable tension pad is provided with the loop component of a hook and loop fastener wherein the loop component is adapted to releasably engage the hook component on the top of the movable tension pad  
     
     
         16 . The construction as in  claim 1  further comprising 
 means for pre-positioning the back of the glove section at a variable angle ranging from 0° to 50°.  
 
     
     
         17 . The construction as in  claim 16;  wherein, the means for pre-positioning the back of the glove member comprises an elongated elasticized strap member having one end associated with the back of the glove section and having a free end adapted to releasably engage a selected portion of the gauntlet section of the glove member.