Mittens for young children

Abstract

Outerwear apparel for children consisting of mittens which stay on their hands during use. Each mitten comprises a hand portion joined to a cuff member and an elasticized member mounted externally on a wrist portion. The elasticized member is capable of being detachably secured around a child's wrist.

1 . A child's mitten comprising:
 a thumb member and a palm member joined together to form a hand portion;   insulation attached to an inner side of said hand portion;   a cuff member comprising an opening with a first elasticised member attached about the perimeter of said opening;   said hand portion joined to said cuff member; and   a second elasticised member mounted externally on a wrist portion of said mitten, wherein said second elasticised member is capable of being detachably secured around a child's wrist.   
   
   
       2 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said second elasticized member is mounted on a palm side of said seam. 
   
   
       3 . The child's mitten of  claim 2 , wherein said second elasticized member is mounted about a central position of said palm side of said seam. 
   
   
       4 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said first elasticised member is sewn into said perimeter of said opening. 
   
   
       5 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said elasticised member is detachably secured around said child's wrist with a hook-loop fastener. 
   
   
       6 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said insulation is selected from the group consisting of fleece, an ultra-thin lining, and a combination of both. 
   
   
       7 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said thumb member comprises an inner surface and an outer surface; said palm member comprises a palm surface and a backside surface; and wherein said inner surface of said thumb member is positioned adjacent to said palm surface of said palm portion. 
   
   
       8 . The child's mitten of  claim 1 , wherein said hand portion comprises a first outer shell and said cuff member comprises a second outer shell; wherein both outer shells are waterproof, water-resistant or water repelling. 
   
   
       9 . The child's mitten of  claim 8 , wherein said first outer shell comprises rubberized nylon. 
   
   
       10 . The child's mitten of  claim 8 , wherein said second outer shell comprises nylon. 
   
   
       11 . A child's mitten comprising:
 a thumb member and palm member joined together to form a hand portion;   said hand portion comprising insulation and a first waterproof outer shell;   a cuff member comprising a second waterproof outer shell having an opening with a first elasticised member enclosing said opening, wherein said first elasticised member is sewn into said opening;   said hand portion joined to said cuff member at a seam; and   a second elasticised member mounted externally on a palm side of said seam, wherein said second elasticised member is capable of being detachably secured around a child's wrist.   
   
   
       12 . A pattern for forming a child's mitten, comprising:
 an elasticized cuff member, a wrist band and a hand member;   said elasticised cuff member being formed from a first water-resistant material having a general arc shape;   said wrist band comprising a strip of material having a general rectangular shape, a hook-and-loop fastener and an elastic;   said hand member comprising a shell and a lining;   said shell being formed from a second water-resistant material, comprising a backside member, a palm surface member and a thumbside member; said backside member having a general closed U-shape;   said palm surface member having a lower portion that is a general closed U-shape and an upper portion having a general thumb shape;   said thumbside member having a lower portion that is a general rectangular shape and an upper portion having a general thumb shape;   said lining comprising insulation material of the same general shape as said backside member, said palm surface member and said thumbside member.   
   
   
       13 . The pattern of  claim 12 , wherein said wrist band further comprises a tab at an extremity of said wrist band. 
   
   
       14 . The pattern of  claim 12 , wherein said water-resistant material is nylon. 
   
   
       15 . The pattern of  claim 12 , wherein said palm surface is made of rubberized nylon.