Patent ID: 6709142
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A41D,G02B

Abstract:
A glove having an outside layer, an opening in said outside layer, a wrist band, a finger, a back-of-the-hand portion extending from said wrist band toward said finger, and a hand-knuckle region between said back-of-the-hand portion and said finger; said glove further comprising;a fibre-optic arrangement mounted under said outside layer; said fibre-optic arrangement comprising; a fibre-optic ribbon extending along said finger and affixed to said outside layer with a portion thereof being visible through said opening; a light source mounted near said wrist band; a plurality of optical fibres loosely laid over said back-of-the-hand portion and said hand-knuckle region between said light source and said fibre-optic ribbon; and slack means in said plurality of optical fibres for allowing a flexion of said finger without applying tension on said light source.