Patent ID: 8181276
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A glove reinforcement that reduces restriction of bending movement of a finger portion of a glove while providing longitudinal restraint of said finger portion of said glove, the reinforcement comprising: a plurality of resilient reinforcements affixed to said finger portion of said glove, wherein said finger portion comprises a dorsal side and a palmar side, and a proximal direction and a distal direction along a longitudinal axis of said finger portion, said finger portion comprising a plurality of finger joints, wherein a first one of said resilient reinforcements crosses connectedly from a proximal side of one of said finger joints on said palmar side to a distal side of said finger joint on said dorsal side, and a second one of said resilient reinforcements crosses connectedly from a proximal side of said finger joint on said dorsal side to a distal side of said finger joint on said palmar side, crossing said first one of said resilient reinforcements to form an X-shaped pattern, wherein said X-shaped pattern is substantially orthogonal to a bending axis of said finger joint, and wherein said X-shaped pattern is substantially centered over said bending axis of said finger joint.