Glove with ergonomic construction

Abstract

A glove assembled from plurality of flat parts, at least one part being a thumb-crotch part that is configured to span an area from the base of the index finger on the side facing the thumb to the base of the thumb on the side facing the index finger so as to cover the ridged webbing of soft tissue between those fingers.

1 . A glove, comprising:
 a plurality of flat parts assembled together to form the glove, the parts including at least a palm-side part configured to cover a user's palm, and at least one thumb crotch part disposed between a forefinger receiver and thumb receiver in the glove, the thumb crotch part, being configured to substantially cover and correspond to at least one side of the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and thumb.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the glove further includes a flat dorsum-side part assembled to the palm side part, the assembled parts configured to receive at least a palm and dorsum of the user's hand. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the palm-side part and dorsum part each include one or more finger portions that join to define finger coverings. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3  further comprising a plurality of fourchettes joined to the palm-side and dorsum side parts that join to the finger portions to define a plurality of finger receivers. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 4  where one or more of the finger receivers is configured to partially cover a corresponding finger. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 2  wherein the palm-side part and the thumb-crotch part each comprise a durable material, and the dorsum part comprises a different material that is a relatively lighter weight, stretchier, and/or more breathable material. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the palm-side part is configured to be substantially free of material in the area where the thumb-crotch part is configured to cover the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and the thumb. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 6  wherein the palm-side part is configured to be substantially free of material in the area where the thumb-crotch part is configured to cover the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and the thumb. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the palm-side part comprises leather. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 9  wherein the thumb-crotch part comprises leather. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 6  wherein the palm-side part comprises leather and the dorsum-side part comprises a knit or woven textile. 
     
     
         12 . The glove of  claim 6  wherein the thumb-crotch part comprises leather. 
     
     
         13 . The glove of  claim 11  wherein the thumb-crotch part comprises leather. 
     
     
         14 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein at least one crotch part is configured to cover a palm side of the ridged web of soft tissue. 
     
     
         15 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein at least one crotch part is configured to cover a dorsum side of the ridged web of soft tissue. 
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein first and second crotch parts are configured to cover both the dorsum and palm side of the ridged web of soft tissue. 
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 15  wherein the crotch part is configured to extend above the ridged web of material to the tip of the thumb on the dorsum side of the thumb. 
     
     
         18 . A method of making a glove, comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of flat parts for forming the glove, the parts including at least a palm-side part configured to cover a user's palm, and at least a first thumb crotch part disposed between a forefinger receiver and a thumb receiver in the glove, the thumb crotch part, being configured to substantially cover and correspond to at least one side of the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and thumb;   and assembling the parts so that the thumb-crotch part is joined to the palm-side part so that it substantially covers and corresponds to at least a first side of the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and thumb.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising providing a second thumb-crotch part and joining it to the palm-side part and/or the first thumb crotch part, the second thumb-crotch part being configured and assembled to substantially cover and correspond to a second side of the ridged web of soft tissue between the forefinger and thumb. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising, providing a dorsum-side part and assembling to other of the aforesaid parts to define a hand receiver for the glove.