US2017238632A1PendingUtilityA1

Athletic glove with enhanced tactile feel

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 24, 2016Filed: Aug 28, 2016Published: Aug 24, 2017
Est. expiryFeb 24, 2036(~9.6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Luke R Aprile
A63B 71/148A63B 71/143A63B 2069/0006A41D 19/01564A63B 2209/00
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Abstract

An Athletic Glove with an Enhanced Grip and Range of Motion provides for improved play in cold weather conditions. The glove may be comprised of a primary layer of flexible material with a low coefficient of friction and low adhesive properties, and tactile layers with a high coefficient of friction or high adhesive property layer on the front portions of the throwing fingers, whereby an athlete may achieve a natural tactile feel while wearing the glove. For example, a baseball glove may include high coefficient of friction material on the thumb, pointer, and middle fingers while the palm and remaining digits are of a low coefficient of friction material. A baseball glove may additionally include high coefficient of friction material on the inner side of the ring finger where the ring finger contacts the baseball. The athletic glove may also include striations or furrows in the high coefficient of friction areas to improve tactile feel in wet playing conditions.

Claims

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1 . An athletic glove capable of being worn on the human hand and engaging with a game ball, the athletic glove comprising:
 a front ventral portion including a palm portion, finger portions and a thumb portion adapted to cover the ventral side of a hand;   a back dorsal portion including an opposing palm portion, finger portions and a thumb portion adapted to cover the dorsal side of the hand;   wherein the front ventral portion engages with the back dorsal portion to form a glove having an interior and an exterior surface, an opening capable of receiving a hand, four finger portions adapted to receive the pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers, and a thumb portion adapted to receive the thumb;   wherein at least a portion of the exterior surfaces of the front middle and index finger portions and front thumb portion are composed of a high coefficient of friction material;   wherein the exterior surfaces of the palm portion and front finger portions, adapted to receive the pinky and ring finger, are composed of a low coefficient of friction material.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the finger portions include side portions, and wherein at least a portion of an inward facing side of the ring finger portion has an exterior surface composed of a high coefficient of friction material. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 2 , wherein the thumb portion includes an inwardly facing side portion, and wherein at least a portion of an inwardly facing side of the thumb portion has an exterior surface composed of a high coefficient of friction material. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the low coefficient of friction material is one or more of neoprene, leather, sheep skin, goat skin, cotton, wool, spandex, nylon, polyester or synthetic fibers. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the high coefficient of friction material is a one or more of a silicone or rubber material. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the low coefficient of friction material is neoprene and the high coefficient of friction material is a silicone material. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the high coefficient of friction material covers at least a distal and middle phalanges portions of the middle and index fingers. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the high coefficient of friction material covers at least a distal, middle, and proximal phalanges portions of the middle and index fingers. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 8 , further comprising a relief portion at phalanges joint portions of the front facing middle and index finger portions. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the high coefficient of friction portions have channels to enhance the coefficient of friction in the presence of moisture. 
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 10 , wherein the channels include channel portions extending in a first and second directions wherein the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to each other. 
     
     
         13 . An enhanced grip athletic glove adapted to receive the human hand comprising:
 a glove body having a least a palm portion and a thumb, index, middle, and ring finger portions;   wherein the glove body is composed of a low coefficient of friction material;   wherein at least the pad of the exterior surfaces of the index and middle fingers are composed of a high coefficient of friction material;   wherein at least an exterior surface portion of the inwardly facing sides of the thumb and ring finger are composed of a high coefficient of friction material; and   wherein an exterior surface of the palm portion is primarily composed of a low coefficient of friction material.   
     
     
         14 . The enhanced grip athletic glove of  claim 13 ,
 wherein the low coefficient of friction material is one of neoprene, leather, sheep skin, goat skin, cotton, wool, spandex, nylon, polyester or synthetic fibers; and   wherein the high coefficient of friction material is one of silicone or rubber material   
     
     
         15 . The glove of  claim 13  wherein the low coefficient of friction material is neoprene and the high coefficient of friction material is a silicone material. 
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the high coefficient of friction material covers at least a distal and middle phalanges portions of the middle and index fingers. 
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the high coefficient of friction material covers at least a distal, middle, and proximal phalanges portions of the middle and index fingers. 
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 17 , further comprising a relief portion at phalanges joint portions of the front facing middle and index finger portions. 
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the high coefficient of friction portions has channels to enhance the coefficient of friction in the presence of moisture. 
     
     
         20 . The glove of  claim 19 , wherein the channels include channel portions extending in a first and second directions wherein the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to each other. 
     
     
         21 . An enhanced grip athletic glove adapted to receive the human hand comprising:
 a glove body having a least a thumb, index, middle, ring and pinky finger portions;   wherein the glove body is composed of a low coefficient of friction material; and   wherein at least a distal portion of the thumb, index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are composed of a high coefficient of friction material.   
     
     
         22 . The glove of  claim 21 , wherein exterior surfaces of the palm, and medial and proximal phalanges portions of the index, middle, ring and pinky finger, are a low coefficient of friction material. 
     
     
         23 . The glove of  claim 21 , wherein the exterior surfaces of the palm, and proximal phalanges portions of the index, middle, ring and pinky finger, are a low coefficient of friction material. 
     
     
         24 . The glove of  claim 21 , wherein the exterior surface of the distal, medial and proximal phalanges of the pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers are composed of a high coefficient of friction material and the exterior surface of the palm is a low coefficient of friction material. 
     
     
         25 . The glove of  claim 21  wherein the low coefficient of friction material is neoprene and the high coefficient of friction material is a silicone material. 
     
     
         26 . The glove of  claim 24 , further comprising a relief portion at phalanges joint portions of the front facing middle and index finger portions. 
     
     
         27 . The glove of  claim 13 , wherein at least one of the high coefficient of friction portions has channels to enhance the coefficient of friction in the presence of moisture. 
     
     
         28 . A method of throwing a baseball using the enhanced grip athletic glove comprising:
 wearing a glove body having a least a palm portion and a thumb, index, middle, and ring finger portions;
 wherein the glove body is composed of a low coefficient of friction material; 
 wherein at least the pad of the exterior surfaces of the index and middle fingers are composed of a high coefficient of friction material; 
 wherein at least an exterior surface portion of the inwardly facing sides of the thumb and ring finger are composed of a high coefficient of friction material; and 
 wherein an exterior surface of the palm portion is primarily composed of a low coefficient of friction material; 
   holding a baseball wherein the high coefficient of friction material is touching the baseball; and   throwing the baseball.

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