US4565195A
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Glove
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-04-27
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Granted: 1986-01-21
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Expires: 2004-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A glove having a retainer disposed adjacent to the outside of a thumb portion so as to restrict movement of the thumb portion away from the rest of the glove thereby preventing damage to certain ligaments of the user's thumb should the thumb be bent abnormally.
Inventors
- 👤 Joel H. Eisenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:04
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A41D19/01582; A41D19/01588; A61; A61F; A61F5/00; A61F5/01; A61F5/04; A61F5/05; A61F5/058; A61F5/05841; A61F5/05858; A61F5/05866; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/14; A63B71/141; A63B71/143; A61F5/0102; A61F2005/0181; A61F2005/0186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A glove for preventing injury to the thumb's ulnar collateral ligament comprising: a hand covering having a thumb portion, said thumb portion having a retaining means disposed at least in part on the radial side of said thumb portion, said retaining means comprising a ribbon, said ribbon being generally inelastic in the radial direction, and when the wearer's thumb is in place in said thumb portion of said glove, said ribbon is disposed to extend over the thumb's metacarpal phalangeal joint so as to generally immobilize the adjacent bones with respect to the joint in the radial direction whereby radial movement of the thumb which might injure the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb is prevented.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A glove for preventing injury to the thumb's ulnar collateral ligament comprising: a hand covering having a thumb portion, said thumb portion having a retaining means disposed at least in part on the radial side of said thumb portion, said retaining means comprising a ribbon, said ribbon being generally inelastic in the radial direction, and when the wearer's thumb is in place in said thumb portion of said glove, said ribbon is disposed to extend over the thumb's metacarpal phalangeal joint so as to generally immobilize the adjacent bones with respect to the joint in the radial direction whereby radial movement of the thumb which might injure the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb is prevented.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said ribbon is wrapped around the glove from said thumb portion to the ulnar side of said glove.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The glove of claim 2 wherein said ribbon is additionally wrapped between said thumb portion of said glove and a first finger pocket of said glove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said ribbon is elastic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein the tension of said ribbon is adjustable by an adjustment means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The glove of claim 5 wherein said adjustment means comprises overlapping ends of said ribbon, various portions of said ends being selectively secured together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said ribbon is disposed on the inside of said glove.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The glove of claim 1 wherein said ribbon is disposed on the outside of said glove.
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