Glove for Bathing or Showering a Baby

Abstract

The present invention is a wash glove consisting of an elongated cylindrical tube of elastic terry cloth material, with opposite first and second openings formed on the tube. A thumb aperture is formed on the tube between the first and second openings, said thumb aperture dimensioned to permit the user's thumb to pass there through when the glove is worn. The tube has a diameter which is dimensioned to permit the wearer's hand to be inserted into the tube from the first opening and through the second opening. The terry cloth material is sufficiently elastic and the diameter of the tube is sufficiently narrow that the tube resiliently clings and conforms to the user's hand when the hand is inserted into the tube. The length of the tube between the first and second openings is selected such that when the glove is worn on the user's hand, the second opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's fingers and the first opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's wrist. The length of the tube is further selected to ensure that a portion of the fingers distal to the proximal interphalangeal joints remain substantially uncovered by the tube.

1 . A wash glove for wearing on a user's hand which permits freedom of the user's thumb, wrist and fingers, said glove comprising:
 an elongated cylindrical tube of elastic terry cloth material, said tube having opposite first and second openings;   a thumb aperture formed on the tube between the first and second openings, said thumb aperture dimensioned to permit the user's thumb to pass there through when the glove is worn;   said tube having a diameter dimensioned to permit the hand to be inserted into the tube from the first opening and through the second opening, the elasticity of the terry cloth material and the diameter of the tube being selected to permit the tube to resiliently cling and conform to the user's hand when the hand is inserted into the tube;   the tube having a length between the first and second openings dimensioned such that when the glove is worn the second opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's fingers and the first opening of the tube is positioned adjacent the user's wrist, the length of the tube being further dimensioned to ensure that a portion of the fingers distal to the proximal interphalangeal joints remain substantially uncovered.   
   
   
       2 . The wash glove of  claim 1  wherein the thumb aperture is positioned towards one of the openings at a point approximately 40% of the length of the tube. 
   
   
       3 . The wash glove of  claim 1  wherein the thumb aperture has a lip, the entirety of said lip being reinforced with a nylon whip stitch. 
   
   
       4 . The wash glove of  claim 1  wherein the tube has inside and outside surfaces and wherein the tube is made of two layers of elastic terry cloth such that both the inside and outside surfaces are covered with terry cloth loops. 
   
   
       5 . The wash glove of  claim 4  wherein the two layers of terry cloth are secured together by a seam, said seam being positioned transversely across the tube between the first and second openings. 
   
   
       6 . The wash glove of  claim 5  wherein the thumb aperture has a lip, the entirety of said lip being reinforced with a nylon whip stitch. 
   
   
       7 . The wash glove of  claim 6  wherein the thumb aperture is positioned towards one of the openings at a point approximately 40% of the length of the tube. 
   
   
       8 . A wash glove for wearing on a user's hand which permits freedom of the user's thumb, fingers and wrist, said glove comprising:
 an elongated hose of elastic terry cloth material having opposite first and second ends which has been turned partially inside out with the first and second ends being sewn together to form a double layered elastic terry cloth tube having opposite first and second openings;   a thumb aperture formed on the double layered elastic terry cloth tube between the first and second openings, said thumb aperture dimensioned to permit the user's thumb to pass there through when the glove is worn;   said double layered elastic terry cloth tube having a diameter dimensioned to permit the glove to be worn by inserting the hand into the double layered elastic terry cloth tube from the first opening and through the second opening, the elasticity of the elastic terry cloth material and the diameter of the double layered elastic terry cloth tube being selected to permit the double layered elastic terry cloth tube to resiliently cling and conform to the user's hand when the glove is worn;   the double layered elastic terry cloth tube having a length between the first and second openings dimensioned such that when the glove is worn the second opening is positioned adjacent the user's fingers and the first opening is positioned adjacent the user's wrist, the length of the double layered elastic terry cloth tube being further dimensioned to ensure that the second opening extends to a point on the fingers between about the metacarpophalangeal joints to about the proximal interphalangeal joints.   
   
   
       9 . The wash glove of  claim 8  wherein the two ends of the elastic terry cloth hose are sewn together to form a seam, said seam being positioned transversely across the double layered elastic terry cloth tube between the first and second openings. 
   
   
       10 . The wash glove of  claim 8  wherein the thumb aperture has a lip, the entirety of said lip being reinforced with a nylon whip stitch. 
   
   
       11 . The wash glove of  claim 8  wherein the thumb aperture is positioned towards one of the openings at a point approximately 40% of the length of the tube. 
   
   
       12 . The wash glove of  claim 9  wherein the thumb aperture has a lip, the entirety of said lip being reinforced with a nylon whip stitch. 
   
   
       13 . The wash glove of  claim 12  wherein the thumb aperture is positioned towards the second opening at a point approximately 40% of the length of the tube. 
   
   
       14 . The wash glove of  claim 1  wherein the elongated cylindrical tube of elastic terry cloth material is formed as a symmetrically cylindrical tube. 
   
   
       15 . The wash glove of  claim 8  wherein the elongated cylindrical tube of elastic terry cloth material is formed as a symmetrically cylindrical tube. 
   
   
       16 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the length of the double layered elastic terry cloth tube is further dimensioned to ensure that the first opening extends to a point on the fingers between about the metacarpophalangeal joints to about the proximal interphalangeal joints