US4658445A
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Golf glove
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-06-24
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2006-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A golf glove including a tensioning strap that will cause the thumb of the wearer's hand to be pulled in a relatively straight upward motion toward the wrist, from a point just above the first joint nearest to the end of the thumb, to and including the second joint or knuckle, while at the same time causing the end of the thumb to be pulled in a backward and upward motion toward the wrist, while restricting this backward and upward motion from the first joint nearest the end of the thumb, to and including the end of the thumb.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Tribble
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:32
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/14; A63B71/141; A63B71/146
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A golf glove comprising: a. a hand insertion opening, a back portion, a palm portion, a wrist portion and a thumb stall, b. an extension strap having two ends and means, adjacent the distal end of the thumb stall, for maintaining the first end of said strap in engagement with the thumb of a wearer, c. a first fastening element located along a portion of the extension strap, d. a second fastening element, attached to said back portion, for engagement with the first fastening element, whereby the first joint nearest the end of the thumb of a wearer is maintained in an upwardly and backwardly bent position when the strap is tensioned and the fasteners are mated so as to apply pressure to the grip of a golf club.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A golf glove comprising: a. a hand insertion opening, a back portion, a palm portion, a wrist portion and a thumb stall, b. an extension strap having two ends and means, adjacent the distal end of the thumb stall, for maintaining the first end of said strap in engagement with the thumb of a wearer, c. a first fastening element located along a portion of the extension strap, d. a second fastening element, attached to said back portion, for engagement with the first fastening element, whereby the first joint nearest the end of the thumb of a wearer is maintained in an upwardly and backwardly bent position when the strap is tensioned and the fasteners are mated so as to apply pressure to the grip of a golf club.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The golf glove according to claim 1, wherein said back portion includes a V-shaped opening adjacent said wrist portion of the glove, said second fastening element being attached to said back portion, adjacent said V-shaped opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The golf glove according to claim 1, wherein said extension strap is located interiorly of said thumb stall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The golf glove according to claim 1 or 11, wherein the second end of said strap includes a tab.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The golf glove according to claim 4, including a tab opening, wherein said second end of said strap extends through said tab opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The golf glove according to claim 5, wherein said second fastening element is attached to a side of said wrist portion between said tab opening and the hand insertion opening of the glove.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The golf glove according to claim 1, wherein said means to maintain the first end of said strap includes a thimble element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The golf glove according to claim 7, wherein said thimble is located interiorly of said thumb stall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The golf glove according to claim 7, wherein said means to maintain the first end of said strap further includes a cover portion attached to the thumb stall between the distal end and the base of the thumb, said strap being fully moveable between said cover portion and the thumb stall.
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