Patent ID: 8225427
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. A glove comprising: a base layer of a flexible material that extends along at least a palm-side portion of the glove, wherein the base layer includes a palm area and inner sides of a plurality of finger stalls and a thumb stall; and a continuous second layer positioned on the palm-side portion and disposed on the base layer so that it continuously covers at least a majority of the base layer on the palm side portion of the glove, wherein the continuous second layer varies in thickness and includes: a plurality of siping grooves defined in the contact surface, wherein the siping grooves are configured to conduct liquid away from the contact surface of the contact areas, and a plurality of channels in which the continuous second layer is thinner than the contact areas, wherein the channels are configured to direct liquid away from the contact areas, wherein the contact areas of the second layer are raised and each contact area exhibits a curved sloped cross section that varies in thickness across its respective area such that the contact area is convex and slopes such that the center of the contact area has a greater thickness than the peripheral edge of the contact area, wherein the contact surface is the top of the raised contact areas, wherein a width of each of the channels is greater than a width of the siping grooves.