Bowling glove

Abstract

A bowling glove with which at least one supporting spacer for a bowling ball is associated or associable at the region interposed between the little finger, the index finger and the wrist.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bowling glove, comprising: cover regions that at least partially cover the little finger, the index finger and the wrist of a user; and at least one supporting spacer for a bowling ball that is associated or associable at a region of the glove interposed between the little finger, the index finger and the wrist cover regions. 
     
     
         2 . The bowling glove of  claim 1 , comprising a palm covering region, said at least one spacer being arranged at said palm covering region. 
     
     
         3 . The bowling glove of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one spacer is made of elastically deformable material. 
     
     
         4 . The bowling glove of  claim 3 , wherein said at least one spacer is made of the material known as EVA. 
     
     
         5 . The bowling glove of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one spacer has, in plan view, a substantially crescent shape, in which a convex lateral surface is directed toward the wrist cover region. 
     
     
         6 . The bowling glove of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one spacer is provided with a shape that is selected to be the most pertinent according to an anatomical configuration of the hand of the user and/or a diameter or shape of a bowling ball. 
     
     
         7 . The bowling glove of  claim 6 , wherein said at least one spacer has a height that is selectable to be constant or variable with respect to an underlying palm of the hand of the user. 
     
     
         8 . The bowling glove of  claim 5 , wherein an upper surface of said at least one spacer is shaped as an arch, that is substantially complementary with respect to a bowling ball in order to better adhere to a surface thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The bowling glove of  claim 8 , wherein said upper surface of said at least one spacer has high friction characteristics such as to adhere in an optimum manner to the bowling ball. 
     
     
         10 . The bowling glove of  claim 2 , comprising removable fixing means for detachably fixing said at least one spacer with said glove. 
     
     
         11 . The bowling glove of  claim 10 , wherein said removable fixing means are constituted by a first band made of a material known by the trademark Velcro, which is fixed to the lower surface of said at least one spacer and can be associated detachably with an appropriately provided second band of a hook and loop type fastener material, which is fixed to said glove at said region which is interposed between the little finger, the index finger and the wrist cover regions. 
     
     
         12 . The bowling glove of  claim 11 , wherein said second band has a plan shape suitable to allow to modify selectively a position for fixing said at least one spacer thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The bowling glove of  claim 12 , wherein the plan shape of said second band has a crescent configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The bowling glove of  claim 5 , comprising said at least one spacer that is associated therewith detachably. 
     
     
         15 . The bowling glove of  claim 12 , comprising a pocket formed at said region interposed between the little finger, the index finger and the wrist cover regions, said at least one spacer being constituted by an insert which has a crescent shape in plan view and has an arc-shaped upper surface which is partially shaped complementarily with respect to a bowling ball and is inserted in said pocket. 
     
     
         16 . The bowling glove of  claim 15 , wherein said insert and said pocket, shaped complementarily thereto, have selected dimensions. 
     
     
         17 . The bowling glove of  claim 15 , wherein said pocket is formed jointly with and upon production of the glove. 
     
     
         18 . The bowling glove of  claim 17 , wherein said pocket is closed permanently, once said insert has been inserted therein, by closing means selected among sewing, heat-sealing and thermoforming. 
     
     
         19 . The bowling glove of  claim 17 , wherein said pocket has an opening which is closable temporarily. 
     
     
         20 . The bowling glove of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one spacer is arranged proximate to a lateral region of the palm of the hand of a user which is directed opposite with respect to a thumb of the user. 
     
     
         21 . The bowling glove of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one spacer has, in plan view, a crescent shape, with a first end thereof which is adjacent to a base of the little finger of a user and tapers more than a second end thereof, which is directed toward a root of the thumb of the user, with a greater radius of curvature. 
     
     
         22 . The bowling glove of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one spacer is made at least partially of elastically deformable material, and preferably of materials having a different elasticity located at selected and distinct regions of said at least one spacer.