Patent ID: 6026513
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A41D,A45D

Abstract:
A manicure glove device for wearing on the hand of a user thereof the device comprising:a main portion for accommodating the palm of the hand;a plurality of finger portions extending from said main portion, each finger portion of said plurality of portions having a proximal and a distal end for receiving therein a finger of the hand;each of said distal portions defining an opening such that a fingernail of the finger protrudes therethrough;the glove device being fabricated from a piece of stretchable fabric;said main portion including:a first and a second end and a first and a second side;said first end of said main portion defining an aperture for the insertion therein of the hand of the user;a thumb portion extending from said main portion, said thumb portion having a first and a second extremity for receiving therein a thumb of the hand;said second extremity defining an orifice such that a thumbnail of the thumb protrudes therethrough;said thumb portion being disposed adjacent to said second side of said main portion;a seam for securing said thumb portion to said main portion, said thumb portion being fabricated from a further piece of said stretchable fabric;said piece of stretchable fabric being a fabric which is stretchable in a first and second direction, said first and second directions being opposite to each other said fabric also being stretchable in a third and a fourth direction, said third and fourth directions being opposite to each other, said first and second directions being normal to said third and fourth directions;said piece of stretchable fabric including:a polyester within the range 85-95% by weight; anda spandex within the range 5-15% by weight.