Patent ID: 6098199
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A41D,A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for providing an enhanced grip between a gloved hand and an implement handle, the apparatus comprising:a glove that covers a selected portion of a hand, the glove including at least one selected first gripping surface region that includes a first gripping material on an exposed surface of the glove; andan implement handle, adapted to allow a hand that wears the glove to grip and hold the implement handle, where the implement handle has at least one selected second gripping surface region that includes a second gripping material on an exposed surface of the handle, where the first and second gripping materials are chosen so that, when the hand that wears the glove grips the implement handle, the first gripping surface region on the glove and second gripping surface region on the implement handle form a bond that resists slipping;wherein at least one of the first gripping material and the second gripping material is a thermoplastic polymer combined with an additive drawn from the class of materials consisting of rubber, glass fibers, mineral fillers, plasticizers, ultraviolet stabilizers, antioxidants and electrically conductive additives.