Patent ID: 6279165
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A gripping glove for gripping a hot cooking utensil, comprising: a hand accommodating portion; a first finger receptacle extending from the hand accommodating portion for accommodating a thumb; a second finger receptacle extending from the hand accommodating portion for accommodating a forefinger and being formed separately from the first finger receptacle; and a third finger receptacle extending from the hand accommodating portion for accommodating third, fourth and fifth fingers and being formed separately from the first and second receptacles; wherein the hand accommodating portion and the first, second and third finger receptacles are formed of a heat resistant material sufficient to isolate the hand from the heat produced by a hot cooking utensil; wherein a first angle formed between a central axis of the first receptacle and a central axis of the second receptacle is set between 40.degree. and 50.degree. and a second angle formed between a central axis of the second receptacle and a central axis of the third receptacle is set between 25 and 35.degree.; and wherein the first, second and third receptacles lie in the same plane when the glove is in a relaxed state.