US2118360A - Hand and glove protector - Google Patents

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May 24, 1938. S SAGER 2,118,360

HAND AND GLOVE PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 11, 1935 fizz/6W: Jami A. 6096:

Patented May 24, 1938 Q SATES amass rarsn* Claims.

This invention relates in general to a protector which may be applied directly to the hand and is more particularly described as a protector for a glove or mitten to which it is secured and with 5 which it is used.

An important object of the invention is in the provision of a removable device which protects the back as well as the front of a hand covering or a hand.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of an improved protector which may be detachably secured to a glove or mitten so that the protector can be renewed.

A further object of the invention is in the provision of a protector of different material from the ordinary hand covering which resists abrasion and is provided with a thumb flap for additionally protecting the connection of a thumb sheath with the remainder of the hand covering.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing, Fig. l is a front elevation and 25 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a protector in accordance with this invention as applied to a mitten;

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the protector alone;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 illustrating the connection of the protector to a hand covering; and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1 showing the protector connection.

This protector is shown in connection with a mitten and it applies equally well to a glove or other hand covering, usually made of leather or fabric so that when subject to heavy duty or abrasive action the material of the glove or mitten wears too rapidly and is therefore expensive for too frequent replacement when the hand covering is subject to severe wear.

It is found furthermore that for certain heavy duty uses such as the handling of metal sheets or straps, there is a tendency to wear both sides, that is front and back, of the hand covering due to the presence of sharp edges, projections, burrs and the like, which engage and cut the front and back of the hand covering as the hand is moved over the material in handlingit.

The present invention relates to the provision of a protector preferably formed of rubber or a similar flexible material which resists abrasion and has the best wearing qualities. A hand covering made entirely of rubber is not satisfactory because it is objectionable to have rubber in direct contact with the hand, and because a glove or hand covering made of rubber would be somewhat expensive. By providing the hand covering of leather or fabric and by securing a protector of this kind to the hand covering so that it may 5 be removed and renewed, all of the objections are overcome and all of the above advantages are obtained. Furthermore, by providing a suitable thumb flap on the protector which is cut 'so that it will incline inwardly toward the palm of the 0 hand, a receiving socket is formed which protects the juncture of the thumb with the other portion of the hand covering and provides a seat for receiving the edges of thin strips or pieces of material which are handled with the glove and 15 protector.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the protector comprises a strip of flexible material such as rubber or the like and of substantially uniform width so that when its ends 20 it and H are brought together a rounded opposite portion l2 will be formed. The ends Ill and II are preferably folded flatly together and the central portion and one side thereof are secured together by rivets Hi. In the other sides are separate glove fasteners l4, leaving the ends it] and II free from contact with each other at this side. In the rounded portion is a thumb opening l5 having a flap l5 extending downwardly from the upper edge of the opening with a slit E! at the inner or palm side terminating below a slit I8 at the outer side and the outer edge IQ of the flap being correspondingly inclined so that when the flap is turned upwardly by engagement with the thumb of a user the flap will tend to be inclined downwardly or toward the interior of the palm as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In applying the protector to a mitten or glove 20 having a separate thumb sheath 2| it will be understood that the protector is provided for right and left gloves or mittens, and the hand cover itself may be of any desired or suitable material such as fabric or leather with parts secured together in any suitable manner, the form shown being provided with metal staples 22 for stitching the parts together and also for applying a re-eniorcing piece 23 thereto.

At the side opposite the thumb the mitten 2B is preferably formed with a gusset 24 for spreading and closing the wrist band and to the opposite sides of the mitten 2!] adjacent the gusset are glove fasteners 25 which cooperate with the fasteners l4 secured to the opposite edges of the protector so that the protector is removably attached to the glove by these fittings.

In order to apply the protector to any hand covering of this kind it is simply slipped over the outer portion of the glove or mitten, the thumb opening I5 is inserted over the thumb portion 2| causing the flap IE to curl upwardly along the inner portion of the thumb and the fasteners M are secured to the fasteners 25 by pressing them together in a well known manner. may be removed from the hand without removing the protector and the protector may be removed from the glove at any time. If made of rubber the protector is flexible and is highly resistant to abrasion and will stand much hard use with materials which ordinarily will cut through the glove leather or fabric in a short time. As the protectors are replaceable, the glove may be supplied repeatedly with new protectors as the old ones become worn.

I claim:

1. A hand protector comprising a strip of material to extend over the front and back of a, hand having an aperture at one side'through which the thumb extends, means for fastening the ends of the strip together at the side of the hand opposite the thumb, and a flap at the top of the thumb opening longer at the inner side of the thumb so that the fiap will assume a position against the thumb inclined inwardly to the palm of a hand to which it is applied.

2. The combination with a glove or mitten having an enlarging gusset at the Wrist band, of a protector therefor extending around the glove or mitten and having spaced ends disposed adjacent the opposite sides of the gusset and fastening means securing the spaced ends to the opposite outer sides of the gusset.

The glove 3. A glove or mitten and a protector therefor comprising a strip of material having the ends secured together at the center and at one side of the strip and having separate fasteners in the ends at the other side of the strip, and having an opening between the ends for inserting the thumb of a glove or mitten therethrough, and cooperating fastening means on the glove or mitten adjacent the wrist band thereof for removably attaching the separate fasteners of the protector thereto.

4. The combination with a hand covering having a thumb and with spaced fastening members in the wrist band at the side opposite the thumb, of a flexible protector therefor comprising a strip of material having an opening intermediate its ends to be placed over the thumb of the covering and with a flap at the upper edge of the opening extending upwardly along the thumb and inclined inwardly toward the palm of the hand covering, fastening means at the lower opposite ends of the protector adapted to cooperate with the spaced fastening means on the glove to hold the cover and protector together and rigid fastening means for attaching the intermediate and opposite portion of the protector ends together.

5'. A hand or glove protector comprising a strip of material with the ends together in the form of a flat cuff and a thumb opening in the rounded portion, the central and corresponding sides of the ends being permanently secured together leaving the other sides of the ends separate and these end portions having fasteners for attaching the protector to a glove.

SAMUEL N. SAGER.

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