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A glove for securely retaining an object, such as a racket, in the clenched, gloved hand of a user. The glove includes a strap-like member extending from the fingertips of the glove and disposed for partially wrapping around the wrist of the user. The distal end of the strap is temporarily adhered to the back side of the glove to retain the user's hand in clenched position around the object.

InventorsNoel J. Hames, Richard D. Ransom
Primary Examiner: Ted Kavanaugh
Current U.S. Classification2/163; 2/159; 2/161.1; 2/917
International Classification: A41D 1900

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Claims

1. A glove for retention of a user's hand in secured snug-fitting relation around an object, said glove comprising:

a body having back and inner sides, a wrist portion, and extending thumb and finger portions, said inner side including a palm area; and
securing means cooperating with said finger portions and said body for retention of said finger portions in secured relation around said object for snug-fitting relation thereof in said palm responsive to a gripped relation of said object by user's hand, said securing means including:
a strap having a first end having eyelet means thereon, said strap disposed in extending relation from said finger portions for secured relation with said body,
strap attaching means including a cord member disposed in loosely secured relation with said body and slidably attached to and extending from each said finger portion, said cord member extending through said eyelet means for secured relation with said strap, and
a cord retaining member secured to said back portion of said body for the loosely secured relation of said cord thereto, said cord member being continuous and passing loosely, in folded relation, through said cord retaining member, said folded relation providing a cord member having four strand portions, each strand portion being slidably attached to a respective finger portion with a loop portion between adjacent inner and outer finger portions.

2. A glove as set forth in claim 1 wherein said eyelet means includes a pair of eyes, each of said eyes disposed to receive a said loop portion of said cord member loosely therein.

3. A glove as set forth in claim 2 including a sleeve-like member secured to the back side of each said finger portion, said sleeve-like member disposed for said slidably attached relation of said cord member to each said finger portion.

4. A glove as set forth in claim 3 wherein said strap includes a second end having means thereon for secured relation thereof with said body adjacent to said wrist portion.

5. A glove as set forth in claim 1 including wrist attaching means for securing said wrist portion of said glove on the wrist of the user.

6. A glove as set forth in claim 5 wherein said securing means includes adhering surfaces disposed on said body and said strap for secured relation of said strap to said body.

7. A glove as set forth in claim 6 wherein one of said adhering surfaces is disposed on said wrist attaching means and is disposed for adhering to said adhering surface of said strap.

8. A glove as set forth in claim 7 wherein said adhering surfaces are defined by a nylon material having a surface of tiny hooks and a complementary surface of a clinging pile.

9. A glove as set forth in claim 8 wherein said palm side of said glove is made of suede.

10. A glove as set forth in claim 9 wherein said wrist portion of said glove includes an inner surface having a sweat band secured thereto.