Golf glove construction

Abstract

Golf gloves having a modified construction for ease of manufacture and improved flexibility, comfort and fit are provided. In one preferred embodiment, the glove contains seamless gussets provided between finger stalls. Preferably, the seamless gussets are made using a single piece of material sewn between the finger stalls of the glove. Additionally, the golf glove construction may include a palm piece that forms the palm of the golf glove, including the palm side of the finger stalls and also wraps around the finger stall for the index finger of the golfer to for the back of the index finger stall too. The golf glove construction may also feature a back piece that covers the back of the hand except for the finger stall for the index finger.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A golf glove, comprising:
 a body comprising a back layer and front layer and at least one gusset portion, the back layer and the front layer being joined together to define a cavity for receiving a wearer's hand, the body including an open end for inserting the wearer's hand and a closed end having multiple finger stalls and a thumb stall for receiving fingers and thumb respectively of the wearer's hand;   wherein the at least one gusset portion extends continuously between at least a tip of one finger stall to a tip of an adjacent finger stall, thereby forming inner sides of the finger stalls by extending through a valley between the adjacent finger stalls such that the valley does not contain a seam.   
     
     
         2 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein the front layer forms a front and a back of an index finger stall. 
     
     
         3 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein a notch in the gusset portion is provided in the valley adjacent the front layer. 
     
     
         4 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein the gusset is a single piece of material forming the inner sides of an index, middle, ring and small finger stalls and the valleys therebetween. 
     
     
         5 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , further comprising three gussets wherein the gussets are each formed of a separate piece of material forming the inner sides between adjacent finger stalls. 
     
     
         6 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein the front layer is formed of a substantially inelastic material. 
     
     
         7 . The golf glove of  claim 6 , wherein the inelastic material is leather. 
     
     
         8 . The golf glove of  claim 1 , wherein the back layer is formed of a substantially inelastic material. 
     
     
         9 . The golf glove of  claim 8 , wherein the inelastic material is leather. 
     
     
         10 . The golf glove of  claim 9 , wherein the back layer further comprises at least one section of substantially elastic material, the elastic material stretching across at least one knuckle region. 
     
     
         11 . A method of manufacturing a golf glove, comprising the steps of:
 providing a front layer, the front layer forming a palm of the glove and front regions of a finger stall for each of a small, ring, middle and index fingers;   providing a back layer, the back layer forming a dorsal side of the glove and back regions of a finger stall for each of the small, ring and middle fingers;   providing at least one gusset portion connecting the front layer and the back layer to form inner sides of the finger stalls for the small, ring, middle and index fingers,   
       wherein the gusset portion extends continuously from a tip of one finger stall to a tip of an adjacent finger stall by extending continuously through a valley provided between the adjacent finger stalls. 
     
     
         12 . The method of manufacturing a golf glove of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of forming a front and a back of an index finger stall with the front layer. 
     
     
         13 . The method of manufacturing a golf glove of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of providing a notch in the gusset portion in the valley adjacent the front layer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of manufacturing a golf glove of  claim 11 , wherein the gusset portion is a single piece of material forming inner sides of the index, middle, ring and small finger stalls. 
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacturing a golf glove of  claim 11 , wherein each gusset portion forms solely an inner side of a first finger stall, a valley between the first finger stall and an adjacent second finger stall and an inner side of the adjacent second finger stall. 
     
     
         16 . The method of manufacturing a golf glove of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of providing elastic material stretching across at least one knuckle region joined to the back layer of the golf glove.