Patent ID: 7480945
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A glove for a wearer, the glove comprising: a hand covering portion; and an arm covering portion being connected to said hand covering portion, said arm covering portion having a first tubular section with a first diameter, said first tubular section being connected to a second tubular section, said second tubular section having a second diameter, wherein said second diameter is greater than said first diameter, and wherein said second tubular section forms an obstruction for deflecting and diverting liquid from said obstruction, wherein said arm covering portion has a “U”-shaped indentation extending around a periphery of the glove and protruding inward to reduce said first diameter of said first tubular section, said reduced first diameter for facilitating introduction of the wearer's arm in the glove and for gripping the wearer, and wherein said “U”-shaped indentation is adjacent to an expanded portion, wherein said expanded portion has a diameter which increases in a direction opposite said hand covering portion, wherein said expanded portion is adjacent to a tapered portion opposite said “U”-shaped indentation, and wherein said tapered portion has a diameter that decreases toward said second tubular portion.