Golf glove for maintaining the thumb of a user in a specific predetermined position for grip enhancing

Abstract

An improved golf glove of the type having a slit laterally expanded when a hand is inserted, formed in a lower end portion of a back region of a glove body, and engaging portions for closing the slit after the hand is inserted are attached to the back region and include a flap extending from one side of the slit and having one portion of hook and loop fasteners on one side thereof and a mating portion of hook and loop fasteners on the other side of the slit for being selectively engaged by the one portion of hook and loop fasteners during use. The improvement includes the flap having another portion of hook and loop fasteners that is a same portion as the portion of the hook and loop fasteners, but is on the other side of the flap, and a second flap extending from the lower end portion of the back region of the glove body, via an elastic strip that facilitates the engagement of the second flap with the another portion of hook and loop fasteners, and having thereon another portion of hook and loop fasteners that is a same portion as the mating portion of the hook and loop fasteners and which engages the another portion of hook and loop fasteners after the flap engages the mating portion of hook and loop fasteners, and together therewith, maintain the thumb of the user in the specific predetermined position for the grip enhancing.

1 . An improved golf glove of the type having a slit that is laterally expanded when a hand is inserted formed in a lower end portion of a back region of a glove body, and engaging portions for closing the slit after the hand is inserted are attached to the back region and include a flap extending from one side of the slit and having one portion of hook and loop fasteners on one side thereof and a mating portion of hook and loop fasteners on the other side of the slit for being selectively engaged by the one portion of hook and loop fasteners during use, wherein said improvement comprises:
 the flap having another portion of hook and loop fasteners that is a same portion as the portion of the hook and loop fasteners, but is on the other side of the flap.   
     
     
         2 . The improved golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein said improvement further comprises a second flap. 
     
     
         3 . The improved golf glove of  claim 2 , wherein said improvement further comprises said second flap extending from the lower end portion of the back region of the glove body, outboard of the mating portion of hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         4 . The improved golf glove of  claim 3 , wherein said improvement further comprises said second flap having thereon another portion of hook and loop fasteners that is a same portion as the mating portion of the hook and loop fasteners, and which engages the another portion of hook and loop fasteners after the flap engages the mating portion of hook and loop fasteners, and together therewith, maintain the thumb of the user in the specific predetermined position for the grip enhancing. 
     
     
         5 . The improved golf glove of  claim 4 , wherein said improvement further comprises said second flap attaching to the lower end portion of the back region of the glove body via an elastic strip that facilitates the engagement of the second flap with another portion of hook and loop fasteners.