Patent ID: 9295295
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A41D,A41F,A43B

Claim Text:
1. A glove, comprising: a glove member including a front panel, a rear panel, and an opening for receiving a wearer's hand; and a closure system engaged with the glove member, wherein the closure system includes: (a) a flap component including a first portion of a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein a first edge of the flap component is engaged with the glove member on a first side of the opening, and wherein the flap component further includes a free edge located opposite the first edge, and (b) a base component including a second portion of the hook-and-loop fastener engaged with the rear panel of the glove member on a second side of the opening, wherein the base component has: (i) a first substantially linear edge located along the second side of the opening, (ii) a second substantially linear edge extending away from the second side of the opening, (iii) a third substantially linear edge opposite the second substantially linear edge and extending away from the second side of the opening, and (iv) a notched edge opposite the first substantially linear edge and extending between the second and third substantially linear edges, wherein the notched edge of the base component defines a notched area extending toward the second side of the opening to expose the rear panel of the glove member within the notched area, and wherein the free edge of the flap component extends over the notched area when the first and second portions of the hook-and-loop fastener are engaged together.