Patent ID: 9179718
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A41D,A61B,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A protective glove having stress relief areas, comprising: a covering for a hand comprised of an elastic material which contacts said hand at substantially all surfaces of said hand, wherein a majority of the glove covering the hand is formed by a glove section having a substantially uniform, uncorrugated cross-section; said glove having a palm portion for covering the palm of a hand, a back portion for covering the back of a hand; finger portions for covering fingers of a hand; and a thumb portion for covering a thumb of a hand; said finger portions of said glove having finger relief zones over at least one finger joint for covering the joint between the intermediate and proximal phalanges; each said finger relief zone formed of corrugated sections of the elastic material and is formed within and is surrounded by said uniform, uncorrugated section of the glove, wherein said corrugated sections have elongated folds formed of peaks and valleys substantially parallel to each other and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finger portion containing the respective finger relief zone.