Hand restraint gloves

Abstract

A finger restraint glove prevents restrained individuals from using their hands and fingers in undesired ways, with the gloves completely limiting the ability of restrained individuals to use their hands and fingers by encapsulating their hands. The gloves contain straps and fastening elements, and can be used in conjunction with handcuffs and other wrist restraint devices.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A hand restraint glove comprising:
 (a) a glove having a front of glove, a back of glove, a finger end, a wrist section, and an opening;   (b) a plurality of horizontal straps, each said horizontal strap having a fastener end and a free end, with one of said plurality of horizontal straps located at the wrist section of said glove;   (c) a plurality of horizontal strap loops attached to said glove;   (d) a plurality of horizontal strap fasteners, with each horizontal strap fastener associated with one horizontal strap and each horizontal strap associated with one horizontal strap fastener, and with each said horizontal strap fastener attached to the fastener end of its associated horizontal strap;   (e) a top vertical strap attached to the finger end of the glove;   (f) a top vertical strap clip attached to the top vertical strap;   (g) a bottom vertical strap attached to the wrist section of the glove; and   (h) a bottom vertical strap clip attached to the bottom vertical strap, said bottom vertical strap clip configured to engage with the top vertical strap clip;   wherein the top vertical strap and the bottom vertical strap are configured to cause the glove to fold such that the finger end of the glove comes into near proximity to the wrist section of the glove when the top vertical strap clip is engaged with the bottom vertical strap clip, resulting in a human hand having been previously placed within said glove being folded into a first configuration and said hand being retained in said first configuration when the top vertical strap clip is engaged with the bottom vertical strap clip.   
     
     
         2 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said free end of each said horizontal strap wraps around said glove through one of said plurality of horizontal strap loops to said front of glove and back to said back of glove; and each said free end attaches to one of said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners. 
     
     
         3 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 2  wherein said plurality of horizontal straps are permanently attached to said back of glove. 
     
     
         4 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein one or more of said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners are slide fasteners. 
     
     
         5 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein one or more of said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners are hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         6 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said top vertical strap clip is a male parachute clip; the bottom vertical strap clip is a female parachute clip; said male parachute clip being of size and shape to securely fasten within said female parachute clip. 
     
     
         7 . Method of use of the hand restraint glove of  claim 1  comprising putting a human hand through said opening into said glove, wrapping said plurality of horizontal straps through said plurality of horizontal strap loops and around said glove, securing said plurality of horizontal straps by attaching to said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners, and attaching said top vertical strap clip to said bottom vertical strap clip, thereby closing said hand into a fist. 
     
     
         8 . Method of use of the hand restraint glove of  claim 3  comprising putting a human hand through said opening into said glove, wrapping said plurality of horizontal straps through said plurality of horizontal strap loops and around said glove, securing said plurality of horizontal straps by attaching to said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners, and attaching said top vertical strap clip to said bottom vertical strap clip, thereby closing said hand into a fist. 
     
     
         9 . Method of use of the hand restraint glove of  claim 6  comprising putting a human hand through said opening into said glove, wrapping said plurality of horizontal straps through said plurality of horizontal strap loops and around said glove, securing said plurality of horizontal straps by attaching to said plurality of horizontal strap fasteners, and attaching said top vertical strap clip to said bottom vertical strap clip, thereby closing said hand into a fist. 
     
     
         10 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said glove is made from a flexible, abrasion resistant material. 
     
     
         11 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of horizontal straps is made from a flexible, tear resistant material. 
     
     
         12 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said vertical strap is made from a flexible, tear resistant material. 
     
     
         13 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 10  wherein the flexible, abrasion resistant material is leather. 
     
     
         14 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 11  wherein the flexible, tear resistant material is nylon. 
     
     
         15 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 12  wherein the flexible, tear resistant material is nylon. 
     
     
         16 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said glove further comprises a side opening, said side opening located along a lateral side of said glove from a location proximate to the finger end of the glove to the opening, said side opening having a closing mechanism to allow the side opening to be either opened or closed;
 whereby when the side opening is opened a human hand is placed into the glove through said side opening, and when said side opening is closed a human hand cannot be removed from said glove through said side opening. 
 
     
     
         17 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 16  wherein said closing mechanism of the side opening is comprised of a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         18 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said glove further comprises an electronic radio frequency identification (RFID) tag capable of being read by a radio frequency identification reader, said RFID tag configured to be programmed with data specific to a wearer of said glove. 
     
     
         19 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said glove further comprises a GPS tracking device, said GPS tracking device suitable for ascertaining where said glove is located. 
     
     
         20 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 1  wherein said glove further comprises a power supply and a shocking means, wherein when activated the shocking means sends a predetermined vamount of electrical current provided by said power supply through electrically conductive elements attached to an interior surface of said glove. 
     
     
         21 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 20  wherein said shocking means is a high capacity, high voltage capacitor. 
     
     
         22 . The hand restraint glove of  claim 20  wherein said shocking means is activated by use of a remote control unit.