Message-Conveying Interlocking Athletic Gloves

Abstract

A message-conveying athletic glove with enhanced gripping is provided. The glove comprises a palm-side portion and a back portion connected to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand. A first image portion of a complete image is located on one or more of the palm-side portion or the back portion of the glove. When the glove is worn by the user and interlocks with a second glove having a second image portion of the complete image displayed, the complete image is displayed by the interlocked gloves, conveying a message. The palm-side portion of the glove is made of a material to enhance gripping.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A message-conveying glove capable of receiving a human hand, comprising:
 a palm-side portion;   a back portion connected to the palm-side portion to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand, the opening located opposite the four finger sheaths and corresponding approximately to the wrist of a user when the glove is worn by the user with fingers of the user extending within the four finger sheaths and the thumb of the user extending within the thumb sheath; and   a first image portion of a complete image displayed on the palm-side portion of the glove or the back portion of the glove, wherein a location of the first image portion and a rotation of the first image portion are both based on a configuration of interlocking comprising (1) touching a first web of the glove with a second web of a second glove, then (2) touching the bases of the thumb sheath of the glove in front of the bases of a thumb sheath of the second glove, then (3) touching the backs of at least three of the four finger sheaths of the glove to at least three of the four finger sheaths of the second glove.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the location of the first image portion is on the thumb sheath and adjacent to the web of the glove. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a left-hand glove, the first image portion is displayed on the palm-side portion of the glove, and the rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a clockwise direction when the first image portion is facing a user. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a left-hand glove, the first image portion is displayed on the back portion of the glove, and the rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a counterclockwise direction when the first image portion is facing a user. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a right-hand glove, the first image portion is displayed on the palm-side portion of the glove, and the rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a counterclockwise direction from when the first image portion is facing a user. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a left-hand glove, the first image portion is displayed on the back portion of the glove, and the rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a clockwise direction when the first image portion is facing a user. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the complete image is an athletic team name or city. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the complete image is an athletic team logo or mascot. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a football glove. 
     
     
         10 . Two message-conveying gloves, each capable of receiving a human hand, that convey a message, the two message-conveying gloves comprising:
 a first glove having a first palm-side portion and a first back portion connected to the first palm-side portion to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand, the opening located opposite the four finger sheaths and corresponding approximately to the wrist of a user when the first glove is worn by the user with fingers of the user extending within the four finger sheaths and the thumb of the user extending within the thumb sheath;   a second glove having a second palm-side portion and a second back portion connected to the second palm-side portion to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand, the opening located opposite the four finger sheaths and corresponding approximately to the wrist of a user when the second glove is worn by the user with fingers of the user extending within the four finger sheaths and the thumb of the user extending within the thumb sheath;   a first image portion of a complete image on the first palm-side portion, the first image portion being configured on the first palm-side portion at a first location and first rotation based on an interlocking configuration; and   a second image portion of the complete image on the second palm-side portion, the second image portion being configured on the second palm-side portion at a second location and second rotation based on the interlocking configuration,   wherein the interlocking configuration comprises (1) touching a first web of the first glove with a second web of the second glove, then (2) touching the bases of the thumb sheath of the first glove in front of the bases of a thumb sheath of the second glove, then (3) touching the backs of at least three of the four finger sheaths of the first glove to at least three of the four finger sheaths of the second glove.   
     
     
         11 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 10 ,
 wherein the first location of the first image portion is on the thumb sheath of the first glove and adjacent to the web of the first glove, and   wherein the second location of the second image portion is on the thumb sheath of the second glove and adjacent to the web of the second glove.   
     
     
         12 . The two message-conveying gloves  claim 10 , wherein the first glove is a left-hand glove and the first rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a clockwise direction when the first image portion is facing a user. 
     
     
         13 . The two message-conveying gloves  claim 12 , wherein the second glove is a right-hand glove and the second rotation of the second image portion is at a specific angle in a counterclockwise direction from when the second image portion is facing the user. 
     
     
         14 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 10 , wherein the complete image is an athletic team name or city. 
     
     
         15 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 10 , wherein the complete image is an athletic team logo or mascot. 
     
     
         16 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 10 , wherein the two message-conveying gloves are football gloves. 
     
     
         17 . Two message-conveying gloves, each capable of receiving a human hand, that conveys a message, the two message-conveying gloves comprising:
 a first glove having a first palm-side portion and a first back portion connected to the first palm-side portion to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand, the opening located opposite the four finger sheaths and corresponding approximately to the wrist of a user when the first glove is worn by the user with fingers of the user extending within the four finger sheaths and the thumb of the user extending within the thumb sheath;   a second glove having a second palm-side portion and a second back portion connected to the second palm-side portion to form four finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and an opening capable of receiving a human hand, the opening located opposite the four finger sheaths and corresponding approximately to the wrist of a user when the second glove is worn by the user with fingers of the user extending within the four finger sheaths and the thumb of the user extending within the thumb sheath;   a first image portion of a complete image on the first back portion, the first image portion being configured on the first back portion at a first location and first rotation based on an interlocking configuration; and   a second image portion of the complete image on the second back portion, the second image portion being configured on the second back portion at a second location and second rotation based on the interlocking configuration,
 wherein the interlocking configuration comprises (1) touching a first web of the first glove with a second web of the second glove, then (2) touching the bases of the thumb sheath of the first glove in front of the bases of a thumb sheath of the second glove, then (3) touching the backs of at least three of the four finger sheaths of the first glove to at least three of the four finger sheaths of the second glove, 
 wherein the first glove is a left-hand glove and the first rotation of the first image portion is at a specific angle in a counterclockwise direction when the first image portion is facing a user, and 
 wherein the second glove is a right-hand glove and the second rotation of the second image portion is at a specific angle in a clockwise direction when the second image portion is facing a user. 
   
     
     
         18 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 17 ,
 wherein the first location of the first image portion is on the thumb sheath of the first glove and adjacent to the web of the first glove, and   wherein the second location of the second image portion is on the thumb sheath of the second glove and adjacent to the web of the second glove.   
     
     
         19 . The two message conveying gloves of  claim 17 , wherein the complete image is an athletic team logo or mascot. 
     
     
         20 . The two message-conveying gloves of  claim 17 , wherein two message-conveying gloves are football gloves.