Glove

Abstract

The present invention provides a glove that can reduce a humid feeling during usage while realizing a grip force, usability, workability, and breathability. The glove of the present invention includes a hand-shaped base layer ( 2 a , 2 b ) made of fibers having a stretching property, a coating ( 3 a , 3 b ) formed on the surface of the base layer ( 2 a , 2 b ), at least on the surface of a palm of the base layer, and a plurality of breathing pores ( 4 a , 4 b ) formed in the coating ( 3 a , 3 b ), wherein the opening areas of the breathing pores ( 4 b ) when the glove is worn are larger than the opening areas of the breathing pores ( 4 a ) when the glove is not worn.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising:
 a hand-shaped base layer made of fibers having a stretching property;   a coating formed on a surface of said base layer, at least the surface of a palm of said base layer; and   a plurality of breathing pores formed in said coating, wherein   the opening area of said breathing pores when the glove is worn is larger than the opening area of said breathing pores when the glove is not worn.   
     
     
         2 . The glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said base layer has a plurality of stitches, and when said breathing pores are opened by wearing the glove, the stitches and said breathing pores communicate with each other. 
     
     
         3 . The glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the total opening area of the plurality of stitches is larger than the total opening area of said plurality of breathing pores when said plurality of breathing pores are opened. 
     
     
         4 . A glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the opening area of one of the plurality of stitches is larger than the opening area of one of said plurality of breathing pores when the one of said plurality of breathing pores is opened. 
     
     
         5 . A glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the total opening area of the stitches on a palm of the glove is larger than the total opening area of the stitches on a palm back of the glove. 
     
     
         6 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said coating is formed over substantially the whole surface of said base layer, or at least on a palm, fingers, and the bases of the fingers of said base layer in the surface of said base layer. 
     
     
         7 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein at least either one of the number of said breathing pores per unit area (hereinafter, called “unit number”) and the total opening area of said breathing pores per unit area (hereinafter, called “unit opening area) differs according to parts of the glove. 
     
     
         8 . A glove according to  claim 7 , wherein at least either one of the unit number and the unit opening area in the bases of the fingers of the glove is more than or larger than at least either one of the unit number and unit opening area in the palm of the glove. 
     
     
         9 . A glove according to  claim 7 , wherein at least either one of the unit number and unit opening area in the fingers of the glove is more than or larger than at least either one of the unit number or unit opening area in the palm of the glove. 
     
     
         10 . A glove according to  claim 9 , wherein the size of a finger of a former for manufacturing a glove is smaller than a standard size thereof, and the size of a palm of the former is equal to or larger than a standard size thereof. 
     
     
         11 . A glove according to  claim 7 , wherein at least either one of the unit number and the unit opening area in the fingers of the glove is less than or smaller than at least either one of the unit number and the unit opening area in the palm of the glove. 
     
     
         12 . A glove according to  claim 11 , wherein the size of the finger of a former for manufacturing a glove is equal to or larger than a standard size thereof, and the size of a palm of the former is smaller than a standard size thereof. 
     
     
         13 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said breathing pores are formed by at least either one of rupturing air bubbles contained in said coating and attaching particles to said coating according to a step of dipping said coating in a solvent. 
     
     
         14 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the fingers of the glove are in a bent state to the side of the palm when the glove is not worn. 
     
     
         15 . A glove according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said plurality of breathing pores communicates with more than one of the stitches when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         16 . A glove according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the plurality of stitches communicates with more than one of said breathing pores when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         17 . A glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the stitches are formed by knitting reference yarns having a low stretching property and yarns having a stretching property. 
     
     
         18 . A glove according to  claim 17 , wherein the reference yarns include bamboo fibers. 
     
     
         19 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said coating is formed on the surfaces of the fingers and the palm, excluding at least part of the bases of the fingers and finger joints of the glove. 
     
     
         20 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of said coating on the bases of the fingers and the finger joints of the glove is thinner than the thickness of said coating on the fingers and the palm of the glove. 
     
     
         21 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of said coating on the fingers of the glove is thinner than the thickness of said coating on the palm. 
     
     
         22 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the thickness of said coating on fingertips of the glove is thicker than the thickness of said coating on at least either one of the fingers and the palm. 
     
     
         23 . A glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the chromaticity of said base layer contains darker part than the chromaticity of said coating. 
     
     
         24 . A method for manufacturing the glove according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 dipping a surface of said hand-shaped base layer made of fibers having a stretching property, at least the surface of the palm, in a coagulant;   dippling the surface of said base layer, at least the surface of the palm, in a mixed liquid containing at least either one of air bubbles and particles;   dipping said coating in a solvent to swell said coating; and   drying said coating.