Patent Publication Number: US-2017350585-A1

Title: Illuminating Glove

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 gloves and more particularly pertains to a new glove for provision of light proximate to a hand of a user. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shell that is hand shaped and flexible. The shell comprises a set of five tubes. An opening is positioned in the shell such that the shell is configured to receive a hand of a user inserted through the opening singly positioning the fingers and thumb of the hand into respective tubes. A power module, a plurality of lights and a controller are coupled to the shell. The controller is operationally coupled to the power module and to each of the plurality of lights. The controller is positioned to selectively couple the lights to the power module, such that the lights are configured to illuminate a space proximate to the shell. 
     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 front view of an illuminating glove according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional 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 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 illuminating glove  10  generally comprises a shell  12  that is hand shaped and flexible. The shell  12  comprises a set of five tubes  14 . The shell  12  comprises fabric. In one embodiment, the fabric is breathable. An opening  16  is positioned in the shell  12 . The opening  16  is positioned in the shell  12  such that the shell  12  is configured to receive a hand of a user inserted through the opening  16  to singly position the fingers and thumb of the hand into respective tubes  14 . In one embodiment, the shell  12  is configured for insertion of the user&#39;s right hand. In another embodiment, the shell  12  is configured for insertion of the user&#39;s left hand. 
     A power module  18  is coupled to the shell  12 . The power module  18  comprises at least one battery  20 . In one embodiment, the at least one battery  20  is rechargeable. The power module  18  is positioned within a compartment  22  coupled to the shell  12 . The compartment  22  is coupled to the shell  12  proximate to the opening  16 . The compartment  22  is coupled to the shell  12  on a back  24  of the shell  12 . 
     A plurality of lights  26  is coupled to the shell  12 . In one embodiment, the plurality of lights  26  comprises lights  26  coupled singly proximate to a tip  28  of each tube  14 . In another embodiment, the lights  26  comprise light emitting diodes  30 . 
     A controller  32  is coupled to the shell  12 . The controller  32  is operationally coupled to the power module  18  and to each of the plurality of lights  26 . The controller  32  is positioned to selectively couple the lights  26  to the power module  18 , such that the lights  26  are configured illuminate a space proximate to the shell  12 . The controller  32  is coupled to a side  34  of an index tube  36 . The controller  32  is positioned on the index tube  36  such that the controller  32  is configured for operation by action of a thumb of the user when the thumb is inserted into a thumb tube  38  of the shell  12 . 
     In one embodiment, the controller  32  comprises an On/Off button  40 . The On/Off button  40  is positioned on the index tube  36  such that the On/Off button  40  is configured to turn the plurality of lights  26  on and to turn the plurality of lights  26  off. In another embodiment, the controller  32  comprises a brightness button  42 . The brightness button  42  is positioned on the index tube  36  such that the brightness button  42  is configured to control the degree of illumination provided by the plurality of lights  26 . In yet another embodiment, the controller  32  comprises a plurality of selectors  44 . The selectors  44  are positioned on the index tube  36  such that the selectors  44  are configured to selectively operate each of the plurality of lights  26 . 
     A plurality of pockets  46  is coupled to the shell  12 . The lights  26  are singly coupled to the shell  12  within each pocket  46 . Each pocket  46  has an outer face  48  that is substantially transparent. The outer face  48  is positioned on the pocket  46  such that a respective light  26  coupled to the shell  12  within the pocket  46  is configured to illuminate a space proximate to the pocket  46 . 
     In one embodiment of the invention, the compartment  22 , the controller  32  and the pocket  46  are water tight, such that the shell  12  is washable. 
     In use, the opening  16  is positioned in the shell  12  such that the shell  12  is configured to receive a hand of a user inserted through the opening  16 , singly positioning the fingers and thumb of the hand into respective tubes  14 . The controller  32  is positioned on the index tube  36  such that the controller  32  is configured for operation by action of a thumb of the user when the thumb is inserted into a thumb tube  38  of the shell  12 . The controller  32  is positioned to selectively couple the lights  26  to the power module  18 , such that the lights  26  are configured to illuminate a space proximate to the shell  12 . 
     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.