Glove that conforms to different finger sizes

Abstract

A glove is provided with stretchable zones or sections on the finger portions of the glove to allow adjustable form fitted receipt of a wearer's fingers, while conforming to varying finger lengths of different wearers so that the glove finger portions do not extend beyond the tips of the wearer's fingers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising:
 a hand portion;   a plurality of finger portions integral with and extending from the hand portion and including a thumb portion, an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion and a pinky finger portion, and each of the plurality of finger portions including a base and a distal tip; and   at least one of the plurality of finger portions including a stretchable zone formed of an elastomeric material to allow the at least one finger portion to extend in length in response to a force exerted at the distal tip of the at least one finger portion and away from the hand portion.   
     
     
         2 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein each of the plurality of finger portions includes at least one of the stretchable zones formed of an elastomeric material for allowing each of the plurality of finger portions to extend in length in response to a force exerted at the distal tip and away from the hand portion. 
     
     
         3 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the at least one of the plurality of finger portions includes two or more stretchable zones formed of an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         4 . The glove as recited in  claim 2  wherein each of the plurality of finger portions includes two or more of the stretchable zones. 
     
     
         5 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the stretchable zone on the at least one of the plurality of finger portions is formed in a spiraling configuration extending between the base and the distal tip of the at least one of the plurality of finger portions. 
     
     
         6 . The glove as recited in  claim 2  wherein the at least one of the stretchable zones is located adjacent to the base of each of the plurality of finger portions. 
     
     
         7 . The glove as recited in  claim 2  wherein the at least one of the stretchable zones is located adjacent to the distal tip of each of the plurality of finger portions. 
     
     
         8 . The glove as recited in  claim 2  wherein the at least one of the stretchable zones is located between the base and the distal tip of each of the plurality of finger portions. 
     
     
         9 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the glove is a golf glove. 
     
     
         10 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the glove is a batting glove for baseball. 
     
     
         11 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the glove is a work glove. 
     
     
         12 . The glove as recited in  claim 1  wherein the glove is a football glove.