Golf glove

Abstract

A golf glove that provides a taut fit on the .Iadd.wearer's .Iaddend.palm and fingers by providing elastic means across the .[.knuckles.]. .Iadd.knuckle area .Iaddend.of the glove that cooperate with a fastener. A deep vent .Iadd.portion in glove .Iaddend.opening can be provided on the back portion to permit easy entry of the hand. The glove can be adjustably fastened upon the hand by one or more Velcro nylon tabs which can be directly attached to one side of the deep vent .Iadd.portion of glove .Iaddend.opening or can be attached through a ring with a flexible strap to provide a double closure. The palm portion of the glove can be provided with a reinforced pad and vent perforations. An additional pad can be extended between the webbing of the thumb and index fingers to ensure protection for other sports. A ball marker can be locked into the Velcro tab fastener or separately attached to the glove.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An athletic glove comprising.Iadd.: .Iaddend.a hollow flexible body member having .Iadd.an access opening, a .Iaddend.front .Iadd.portion .Iaddend.and .Iadd.a .Iaddend.back .[.portions.]. .Iadd.portion, said front portion including a palm area and said back portion including a knuckle area and a palm heel area located adjacent said knuckle area and between the front and back portions.Iaddend.; .Iadd.glove .Iaddend.stalls for .[.at least.]. four fingers .Iadd.and a thumb .Iaddend.of .[.the wearer.]. .Iadd.a wearer's hand .Iaddend.projecting from the body member; the back portion being provided with .[.an.]. .Iadd.a deep vent portion in the access .Iaddend.opening.Iadd., the deep vent portion .Iaddend.extending from the .[.end of.]. .Iadd.access opening in .Iaddend.the body member to approximately the .[.stalls.]. .Iadd.knuckle area.Iaddend.; first elastic means located in the back portion between the glove stalls and the .Iadd.access .Iaddend.opening.[.,.]..Iadd.; .Iaddend..[.a.]. .Iadd.an elongated .Iaddend.flexible fastening tab extending from one edge of the .Iadd.deep vent portion of the access .Iaddend.opening; a complementary fastener located .Iadd.on the back portion .Iaddend.adjacent the opposite edge of the .Iadd.deep vent portion of the access .Iaddend.opening .[.on the back portion.]., .Iadd.said flexible fastening tab and said complementary fastener in combination providing multi-adjustable, separable hook and loop locking means for closing the deep vent portion; the flexible fastening tab and complementary fastener are located on opposite sides of the deep vent portion adjacent the knuckle area and positioned between the thumb stall and the palm heel area so that when the tab and complementary fastener coact to span and close the deep vent portion, direct pulling forces are applied to the back portion and the palm heel area to attain and retain a taut fit across the back and palm portions of the glove; .Iaddend.and second elastic means in conjunction with the back portion adjacent the flexible fastening tab. 
     
     
       2. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the .Iadd.deep vent portion of the access .Iaddend.opening is approximately triangular, having its base extending along the end of the glove body member. 
     
     
       3. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the body member further includes a pad extending from the end of the body member along the front portion to approximately the stall area. 
     
     
       4. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the complementary fastening portion includes a retainer means for holding a ball marker. 
     
     
       5. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the first elastic means includes strips of elastic longitudinal to the body member. 
     
     
       6. An athletic glove as in claim 1, wherein the palm portion has a reinforcement and has a pattern of perforations. 
     
     
       7. An athletic glove as in claim 6, wherein the reinforcement is a pad which extends from the wrist up to the base of the finger stalls.  .[.8. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the second elastic means connects 
     
     
        the flexible fastening tab to the back portion..]. 9. An athletic glove as in claim 1, where the second elastic means is attached to the back portion and the flexible fastening tab is attached directly to the back portion. 
     
     
          . An athletic glove comprising a hollow flexible body member having .Iadd.an access opening and .Iaddend.front and back portions; stalls for .[.at least.]. four fingers .Iadd.and the thumb .Iaddend.of .[.the wearer.]. .Iadd.a wearer's hand .Iaddend.projecting from the body member; the back portion being provided with .[.an.]. .Iadd.a deep vent portion in the access .Iaddend.opening.Iadd., the deep vent portion .Iaddend.extending from the .[.finger stall area.]. .Iadd.access opening in the body member .Iaddend.to approximately the .[.end of the body member.]. .Iadd.knuckle area.Iaddend.; .Iadd.an adjustable and flexible fastener having a portion located adjacent the knuckle area and positioned between a palm heel area and a thumb stall area, said fastener including .Iaddend.a loop; a flexible .Iadd.fastening .Iaddend.strap .Iadd.and complementary fastener.Iaddend.; the loop attached to one side of the .Iadd.deep vent portion on the .Iaddend.back portion and the flexible .Iadd.fastening .Iaddend.strap attached at one end to the other side of the .Iadd.deep vent portion on the .Iaddend.back portion .Iadd.for .Iaddend.extending in an unrestrained manner through the loop, a first locking means attached to the free end of the flexible .Iadd.fastening .Iaddend.strap and a second .Iadd.complementary .Iaddend.locking means attached to the back portion adjacent the connection of the flexible .Iadd.fastening .Iaddend.strap with the back portion .Iadd.on the other side of the deep vent portion, the first and second locking means including hook and loop material.Iaddend., whereby the first and second locking means interact to fasten the free end of the flexible strap to the .Iadd.complementary locking means on the .Iaddend.back portion of the glove for securing the glove on the .[.wearer.]. .Iadd.wearer's 
     
     
        hand.Iaddend.. 11. An athletic glove as in claim 10, where the flexible 
     
     
        strap includes an elastic portion. 12. An athletic glove as in claim 11, further including elastic means located between the glove stalls and the opening for providing a taut fit of the glove on the wearer's hand; and an elastic strap attaching the loop to one side of the back portion. .Iadd. 13. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein said back portion includes a wrist area located below said palm heel area and said first elastic means is located at said wrist area. .Iaddend..Iadd. 14. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein said first elastic means is located on the back portion proximate said knuckle area. .Iaddend..Iadd. 15. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein said first elastic means is located on the back portion around said deep vent portion in said access opening. .Iaddend..Iadd. 16. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein said second elastic means is aligned with said flexible fastening tab and said complementary fastener. .Iaddend..Iadd. 17. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein said first elastic means is located on each side of the deep vent portion. .Iaddend..Iadd. 18. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein the first elastic means extends between the knuckle area and the end of the body member. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 19. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein the first and second elastic means are between the glove stalls and the access opening at the end of the body member. .Iaddend..Iadd. 20. The athletic glove of claim 1 wherein the flexible fastening tab is attached directly to the back portion between the palm heel area and the deep vent portion. .Iaddend..Iadd. 21. An athletic glove including: a hollow flexible body member with an access opening, glove stalls including finger stalls and a thumb stall, a front portion and a back portion, a palm heel area between the front and back portions, said front portion including a palm portion and said back portion including a knuckle area adjacent to said finger stalls, said palm heel area located adjacent said knuckle area and transversely aligned with said palm portion, said back portion having at least two elastic means and a fastener, the invention comprising; (a) said access opening including a deep vent portion extending from the access opening in said body member towards said finger stalls to approximately said knuckle area in said back portion;   (b) said fastener being an adjustable and flexible fastener including an elongated flexible fastening tab member and a coacting complementary fastening member, both members having flexible, multi-adjustable, separable fastening means including arrays of complementary hook and loop type material locking elements;   (c) said elongated flexible fastening tab member being located just adjacent said knuckle area on one side of said deep vent portion, at least a portion of said flexible fastening tab member positioned between said thumb stall and said palm heel area, said flexible fastening tab member being of sufficient width and length to extend across and close said deep vent portion of said glove opening to provide a taut fit across said palm portion and said back portion, and to secure said athletic glove on a wearer's hand;   (d) first elastic means located in said back portion between said glove stalls and said access opening in the body member;   (e) second elastic means in conjunction with said back portion located   
     
     
        adjacent to said flexible fastening tab member. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 22.  The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein said back portion includes a wrist area located below said palm heel area and said first elastic means is located at said wrist area. .Iaddend..Iadd. 23. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein said first elastic means is located on the back portion proximate said knuckle area. .Iaddend..Iadd. 24. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein said first elastic means is located on the back portion around said deep vent portion of said access opening. .Iaddend..Iadd. 25. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein said second elastic means is aligned with said flexible fastening tab and said complementary fastener. .Iaddend..Iadd. 26. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein the first elastic means is located on each side of the deep vent portion. .Iaddend..Iadd. 27. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein the first elastic means is located between the thumb stall and the end of the body member. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 28. The athletic glove of claim 21 wherein the first elastic means extends between the knuckle area and the end of the body member. .Iaddend..Iadd. 29. An athletic glove as in claim 21 wherein the first and second elastic means are between the glove stalls including the finger stalls and thumb stall and the access opening at the end of the body member. .Iaddend..Iadd. 30. An athletic glove as in claim 21 wherein the flexible fastening tab is attached directly to the back portion between the palm heel area and the deep vent portion. .Iaddend.