Protective glove

Abstract

The invention relates to a protective glove ( 1 ) for protecting certain regions of a user's hand ( 2 ) against foreign bodies impacting with it such as bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices, with a lining ( 4 ) made from a material that is not or not very resistant to stabs, cuts or incisions and is not bullet-proof, for example a textile fabric, a leather, a laminate or similar, comprising several glove fingers ( 10 to 14 ), and a glove top face ( 17 ) extends on an external surface ( 3 ) of the lining ( 4 ) in the region of finger top sides ( 19 ) and in a top hand region ( 15 ), and a bullet-proof and/or cut or stab inhibiting protective padding ( 20 ) is built up on or placed on certain regions of the glove top face ( 17 ) starting from a padding bottom face ( 21 ) and is attached to the lining ( 4 ) at joining points ( 22 ), and the protective padding ( 20 ) prevents penetration by foreign bodies impacting with it to a glove interior lying underneath it.

1 . A protective glove for protecting certain regions of a user's hand against foreign bodies impacting with it, comprising:
 a lining made from a material covering several glove fingers and a glove top face on an external surface of the lining extending into the region of finger top sides and a top hand region; and   an impact protective padding which is built or placed on at least certain regions of a glove top face starting from a padding bottom face and attached to the lining at joining points, where at least one free zone on the glove top face has no joining points between the protective padding and the lining, said free zone extending at least into a partial section of a peripheral contour which encloses the padding bottom side at least in a peripheral edge or frontal or terminal end region of the protective padding.   
   
   
       2 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the foreign bodies comprise bullets and/or stabbing or cutting devices. 
   
   
       3 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the lining comprising a textile fabric, a laminate or similar, is not, or not very, bullet-proof or resistant to stabs, cuts and/or incisions. 
   
   
       4 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said protective padding prevents penetration by impacting foreign bodies to a glove interior lying underneath it. 
   
   
       5 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a preferably continuous gap or open region is disposed in the free zone between the non-joined protective padding and the glove top face of the lining. 
   
   
       6 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the gap or open region in the free zone extends from a terminal end of the protective padding lying in the pulling on and off direction of a user's hand towards an oppositely lying terminal end of the protective padding in a gusset shape across a gap depth. 
   
   
       7 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding at the glove top face extends over at least a proximal finger knuckle region a section of a finger length or the entire finger length of at least one of the glove fingers and optionally a middle hand region. 
   
   
       8 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the protective padding extends from the proximal finger knuckle region to a middle joint region of at least one of the glove fingers and further over an inner finger portion in which a proximal glove finger member of a user's hand is disposed when the glove fingers are outstretched. 
   
   
       9 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the free zone between the glove top face of the lining and the padding bottom face of the protective padding extends at least in the proximal finger knuckle region and preferably along an inner finger portion of at least one of the glove fingers. 
   
   
       10 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding at the glove top face covers at least a wrist region and the free zone between the glove top face of the lining and the padding bottom face of the protective padding on the glove top face in at least certain parts of the wrist region. 
   
   
       11 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding is of an essentially rectilinear paralleliped or cylindrical shape. 
   
   
       12 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding ( 20 ) is formed by at least one segment. 
   
   
       13 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein at least one segment is formed by applying overstitching or quilting. 
   
   
       14 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the segments are laid one over the other and overlap in certain regions. 
   
   
       15 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the joining points between the protective padding and the lining are disposed in at least oppositely lying side regions of the protective padding running in the pulling on and off direction of a user's hand. 
   
   
       16 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two of the joining points are disposed between the protective padding and the lining in lateral finger-side regions of two glove fingers, preferably an index finger and a little finger. 
   
   
       17 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding extends essentially in a rectangle on the glove top face between oppositely lying side faces of the glove, a terminal end region at the pull-on end of a shaft and the glove fingers. 
   
   
       18 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding has a thickness in the range of 1 mm to 100 mm, in particular 5 mm to 30 mm, preferably 10 mm to 20 mm. 
   
   
       19 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding is permanently attached to the glove top face at the joining points. 
   
   
       20 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the joining points extend in a dotted or linear pattern and a joining means in the form of a seam, in particular a stitched seam, is provided at the joining points. 
   
   
       21 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the dotted pattern or linear pattern joining points bound or define for example the rectangular or circle segment or ellipsis segment shaped extension of the free zone(s) outside the peripheral or terminal end region of the protective padding. 
   
   
       22 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding at the joining points is disposed on the glove top face so that it can be released or replaced by means of the joining means. 
   
   
       23 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein said joining means is provided in the form of a mechanical coupling mechanism, comprising a first coupling element on the lining and another coupling element on the protective padding cooperating with it. 
   
   
       24 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 23 , wherein the coupling mechanism may be provided in the form of a clinging-type fastener, a zip fastener, a catch, clip or plug-in connection or similar. 
   
   
       25 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the protective padding comprises one or more protective layer(s) made from a speed-inhibiting or kinetic energy absorbing protective material, in particular a bullet-proof material. 
   
   
       26 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one pocket is disposed in the protective padding, which is accessible through an opening on a padding surface of the protective padding or external surface of the lining. 
   
   
       27 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein said one or more protective or bullet-proof layer(s) are interchangeably disposed in the pocket or an additional stiffening or reinforcing element can be interchangeably disposed in it. 
   
   
       28 . Protective glove as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein other implements of a user which do not fulfil a protective function, comprising documents or other functional implements, may be placed in the at least one pocket. 
   
   
       29 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 26 , wherein the opening of the pocket can be closed by means of a closure element comprising a flap, tab, or a closure device comprising a zip fastener or a button connection. 
   
   
       30 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 25 , wherein the layer(s) or a layered packet of the protective padding is enclosed by an outer covering layer which comprises a top part lying essentially parallel with the external surface of the lining and one or more side pairs disposed perpendicular to the external surface of the lining. 
   
   
       31 . The protective glove as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein an adjustable adjusting mechanism is disposed in particular in the wrist region for defining an opening width of the shaft. 
   
   
       32 . Protective glove as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein the adjusting mechanism is provided in the form of a tape or strip-type strap which can be continuously or steplessly adjusted and secured in a position. 
   
   
       33 . Protective glove as claimed in  claim 32 , wherein a tunnel is disposed in the protective padding in the wrist region extending transversely to a pulling on and off direction of a user's hand through which the strap extends.