Patent ID: 6073269
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A novel golf glove apparatus for enhancing a golfer's grip on a golf club when swinging, said apparatus comprising:a golf glove having a top surface which covers the top of a golfer's hand, a bottom surface which covers the palm of a golfer's hand, a plurality of finger pockets and a thumb pocket for receiving a golfer's hand, fingers, and thumb;a stretchable strap having a tapered end and an anchored end, said strap being removably attachable to the top surface of said glove;a glove fastener means for releasably securing said strap to the top surface of said glove, said glove fastener means comprising a first hook-and-loop strip attached to the top surface of said glove by said attaching means in alignment with said selected finger pockets and positioned to be over the golfer's three outside finger knuckles when the glove is worn, and a second hook-and-loop strip attached to the top surface of said glove by said attaching means in alignment with said thumb pocket and positioned on the glove to be over the golfer's thumb knuckle when worn;a strap fastener means, securely attached to said strap, for removably attaching said anchoring end to said glove fastener above said selected finger pockets and said tapered end to said glove fastener above said knuckle pocket, said anchoring end securing said strap as said tapered end stretches over said selected finger pockets and attaches to said glove fastener means to secure a golfer's fingers around the golf club, said strap fastener means cooperating with said glove fastener means to make a releasable mating connection; andmeans for securely attaching said glove fastener means to said glove exterior surface.