OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT

The glove incorporates pull tabs on the posterior side of the digit sleeves. The pull tabs are located adjacent the distal tip of the digit sleeves, approximately positioned on the sleeve over where the wearer's fingernail would be within the sleeve. The pull tabs extend from the posterior surface of the digit sleeves enough to be grasped by a wearer's opposite hand or gripped in the wearer's teeth to assist in doffing the glove with little exposure to the anterior contact surfaces of the glove and without interfering with the functionality of the glove or wearer.

This invention relates generally to a glove, in particular, gloves having a pull tab extending from the distal posterior side of the digit sleeves.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Tight fitting gloves, particularly tactical shooting gloves, are difficult to doff and pull from the hand. Gloves often have pull tabs and loops that assist in donning the gloves, but these pull tabs and loops are generally located near the glove cuffs. Doffing tight fitting gloves using pull tabs and loops designed for donning the gloves is generally ineffective. Wearer often resorts to grasping and pulling the distal ends of the finger sleeves with their opposite hand or their teeth, which heightens the wearer's exposure to the dirt, debris and biological hazards accumulated on the gloves.

The gloves of this invention incorporate pull tabs on the posterior side of the digit sleeves. The pull tabs are located adjacent the distal tip of the digit sleeves, approximately positioned on the sleeve over where the wearer's fingernail would be within the sleeve. The pull tabs extend from the posterior surface of the digit sleeves enough to be grasped by a wearer's opposite hand or gripped in the wearer's teeth to assist in doffing the glove with little exposure to the anterior contact surfaces of the glove and without interfering with the functionality of the glove or wearer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The gloves of this invention may take any suitable form or style as desired, and are designed and intended to tightly fit the user's hand and yet be flexible to ensure full dexterity. The gloves are made using conventional construction methods and materials. The gloves are typically constructed from leathers, fabrics and materials selected for durability and light weight, comfort, touch, stretch and dexterity. The body of the gloves are fashioned from component parts sewn or joined together. Those component parts may include tranks, digit parts, fourchettes, gussets, sockets, domes, straps, rollers, points, quirks and vents as desired dependent on the desired style and size of the gloves. Typically, the component parts of the gloves are assembled, joined and sewn together and/or otherwise fashioned using conventional methods and equipment.

Referring now to the drawings,FIGS. 1-4illustrate an exemplary embodiment of the shooting gloves of this invention, which are designated generally as reference numeral100. Glove100is illustrated as a single glove but may be used in pairs. The gloves can also be either a right or left handed glove. It should be noted that the glove can be fashioned as either a right hand or left hand glove. Glove100has main body110with opsithenar and thenar sections (not show) and five digit sleeves130—a thumb sleeve and four finger sleeves. Each digit sleeve130has posterior and anterior sides and is formed in part by fourchettes132that enclose elongated strips, anterior and posterior, of covering material134and136.

As shown, the posterior side of the middle finger sleeve includes a raised pull tab140. Pull tab140is located adjacent the distal tip of the middle finger sleeve130, approximately positioned on the sleeve over where the wearer's fingernail would be within the sleeve. Pull tab140extends laterally across the posterior tip of the middle finger sleeve130perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. As shown best inFIG. 4, pull tab140is formed by the overlapping and joining of a portion of anterior covering material134. For the middle finger sleeve130, the anterior covering material134wraps over the distal end of the finger sleeve and joins the posterior covering material136. The section of the anterior covering material134is doubled over and bar tacked together to form pull tab140, which rises from the posterior surface of the middle finger sleeve130.

The construction of pull tab140with the tacked overlapping material, allows the pull tab to be soft and pliable. Pull tab140extends from the posterior surface of finger sleeve130enough to be grasped by a wearer's opposite hand or gripped in the wearer's teeth to assist in doffing glove100and without interfering with the functionality of glove100or wearer. In use, the wearer grasps pull tab140with the opposite hand or grips the pull tab with the teeth to pull finger sleeves130from the wearer's hand. The use of pull tab140improves the ease of doffing glove100while allowing the wearer to avoid contact or interference with the anterior surface of the finger sleeves, which helps limit exposure to dirt, debris and biological hazards.

While glove100only incorporates pull tab140on the middle finger sleeve, pull tabs can be included on the other digit sleeves, including the thumb sleeve, in alternative embodiments. In addition, the pull tabs may take the form of a plastic or rubber tab bonded or joined to the posterior of the finger sleeves in other embodiments. Further, the pull tabs may be coated or impregnated with anti-bacterial and sterilization agents and the like to reduce wearer exposure to biological hazards. The form, shape and configuration of the pull tabs may also vary in other embodiments within the teachings of this invention.

FIGS. 5 and 6illustrate two alternative embodiments of the digit sleeves230and330, respectively, of the gloves of this invention. In each embodiment, digit sleeves230and330are formed in part by anterior covering material234and324joined at a middle point to posterior cover material236,336at the distal end of the sleeves. Pull tabs240and340are formed by the additional distal length of anterior covering material234. In use, pull tabs240and340extend freely from the distal end of digit sleeves to assist the wearer in doffing the glove or securely stowed against the posterior side of the digit sleeves230and240, as shown inFIGS. 4 and 5. In the stowed position, pull tabs240and340can be secured to the posterior side of digit sleeves230and330by mating patches of hook and look fasteners248or snaps connectors348, respectively.

It should be apparent from the foregoing that an invention having significant advantages has been provided. While the invention is shown in only a few of its forms, it is not just limited but is susceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof. The embodiment of the present invention herein described and illustrated is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. It is presented to explain the invention so that others skilled in the art might utilize its teachings. The embodiment of the present invention may be modified within the scope of the following claims.