Partial hand covering apparel

Abstract

A glove has a window providing an exposed back of the hand and a fastener positioned about the wrist. Each finger of the glove includes a slot connected to the window, thereby exposing both the back of the hand and the backs of the fingers when worn. A pocket at the end of each finger fully covers the fingertip of a wearer. The sides of the gloves may extend upwardly enough to cover the sides of the hand when the glove is worn. Textures may be provided on the palm of the glove to impart improved grip to the wearer.

What is claimed is new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent is set forth in the appended claims: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising:
 a hand covering having a palm-side and a back-side;   an interior volume defined between the palm-side and the back-side;   five sheathes affixed to the hand covering able to receive four fingers and a thumb of a human hand, each of the five sheathes being in communication with the interior volume, each of the five sheathes terminating in a pocket able to fully circumscribe a fingertip, the pocket being no less than a quarter of an inch in length;   an aperture perforating the hand-covering between the palm-side and the back-side enabling insertion of the human hand into the interior volume;   a window perforating the back-side of the hand covering, the window having
 an opening exposing between fifty and ninety-nine percent of the back-side of the hand covering; 
 fives slots connected to the opening, each of the five slots each corresponding to one of the five sheathes, each of the five slots extending from the opening to a corresponding pocket; and 
   a fastener circumscribing the aperture and able to selectively tension the aperture about a wrist of a wearer.   
     
     
         2 . A container containing multiples of the glove of  claim 1 , the multiples of the glove being connected serially within the container, the container having a slit-opening through which the multiples of the glove may be withdrawn sequentially. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the hand covering and the five sheathes each comprise an elastic material. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the palm-side of the hand-covering comprises a laminate having a higher friction coefficient than the hand covering. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the laminate comprises rubber. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises an elastic strap. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the each of the five sheaths and the palm-side of the hand covering each further comprise a plurality of conical protrusions. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the each of the five sheaths and the palm-side of the hand covering each further comprise a plurality of globular protrusions. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the five sheathes further comprises a sinusoidal ridge. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary-fastener affixed to the hand covering, such that a first-end of the auxiliary-fastener is affixed to the hand covering between the four fingers and the thumb. 
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the laminate comprises conical protrusions. 
     
     
         13 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the laminate comprises globular protrusions. 
     
     
         14 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein each of the five sheathes comprises a sinusoidal ridge. 
     
     
         15 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising
 a sidewall circumscribing the hand covering and able to laterally surround the human hand;   a lip delineating the edges of the sidewall and extending upwardly over a backside of the human hand when worn.   
     
     
         16 . A glove comprising:
 a hand covering having a palm-side and a back-side;   five sheathes affixed to the hand covering able to receive four fingers and a thumb of a human hand, each of the five sheathes terminating in a pocket able to fully circumscribe a fingertip, the pocket being no less than a quarter of an inch in length;   an aperture perforating the hand-covering between the palm-side and the back-side enabling insertion of a hand into the hand covering;   a window perforating the back-side of the hand covering, the window having
 an opening exposing between fifty and ninety-nine percent of the back-side of the hand covering; 
 fives slots connected to the opening, each of the five slots each corresponding to one of the five sheathes, each of the five slots extending from the opening to a corresponding pocket; 
   a sidewall circumscribing the hand covering and able to laterally surround the human hand;   a lip delineating the edges of the sidewall and extending upwardly over a backside of the human hand when worn; and   a fastener circumscribing the aperture and able to selectively tension the aperture about a wrist of a wearer.