Patent Publication Number: US-2018027898-A1

Title: Protective Glove Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to glove devices and more particularly pertains to a new glove device for lifting a heavy object. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks has a plurality of channels extending therethrough. Each of the channels corresponding to each of the blocks has fingers extended therethrough. Thus, each of the blocks is worn on a hand. Each of the blocks is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. Thus, each of the blocks inhibits the hand from being injured when a heavy object is carried. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a protective glove assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  of  FIG. 2  of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective kit view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new glove device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the protective glove assembly  10  generally comprises a plurality of blocks  12 . Each of the blocks  12  has a plurality of channels  14  extending therethrough. Each of the channels  14  corresponding to each of the blocks  12  may have fingers  16  extended therethrough. Thus, each of the blocks  12  may be worn on a hand  18 . 
     Each of the blocks  12  is comprised of a resiliently compressible material such as foam rubber or the like. Additionally, each of the blocks  12  may have a compressive strength ranging between forty kg and ninety kg. Thus, each of the blocks  12  may inhibit the hand  18  from being injured when a heavy object  20  is carried. The heavy object  20  may be an object that has a weight of at least forty kg. 
     Each of the blocks  12  has a first end  22 , a second end  24  and an outer surface  26  extending therebetween. The channels  14  corresponding to each of the blocks  12  extend through the first end  22  and the second end  24  of the corresponding block. Each of the channels  14  in the corresponding block intersects one another. Moreover, the channels  14  in the corresponding block are distributed laterally along the corresponding block. Each of the channels  14  has a bounding surface  28  and the bounding surface  28  is substantially continuous. Thus, each of the channels  14  in the corresponding block has a cylindrical shape. 
     Each of the blocks  12  includes a protective layer  30  that is coupled to the bounding surface  28  of each of the channels  14 . The protective layer  30  extends between the first end  22  and the second end  24  of the corresponding block. The protective layer  30  is comprised of a resiliently compressible material such as silicon or the like. Thus, the protective layer  30  enhances gripping the corresponding block. 
     A sleeve  32  is provided. The sleeve  32  is positioned around the outer surface  26  of the corresponding block. The sleeve  32  extends between the first end  22  and the second end  24  of the corresponding block. The sleeve  32  is comprised of a resiliently compressible material such as rubber or the like. Thus, the sleeve  32  frictionally engages the heavy object  20  thereby enhancing gripping the heavy object  20 . 
     In use, a selected pair of the blocks  12  is worn by a first user and a selected pair of the block is worn by a second user. Each of the first user and the second user grips the heavy object  20  to lift the heavy object  20 . The heavy object  20  is gripped on a bottom side of the heavy object  20 . Thus, the heavy object  20  may be lowered onto a floor when the heavy object  20  is carried. Each of the blocks  12  is positioned between the heavy object  20  and the floor when the heavy object  20  is lowered. Thus, each of the blocks  12  inhibits the heavy object  20  from scratching the floor. Moreover, the first user and the second user may remove their respective fingers  16  from the blocks  12  to rest. Each of the first user and the second user re-inserts their respective fingers  16  through the blocks  12  to resume carrying the heavy object  20 . 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.