Patent Publication Number: US-2023140755-A1

Title: Glove for leisure

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0000392 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jan. 2, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a leisure glove, and more specifically, to a leisure glove that is capable of being worn on a user&#39;s hand when he or she plays leisure sports activities such as golf to thus protect his or her hand and improve a grip force when comes into contact with the grip of a golf club. 
     Background of the Related Art 
     Generally, a golf glove as a consumable product is made of natural or artificial leather and cut out and then sewn to a hand shape. Further, a Velcro tape is sewn on the wrist portion of the golf glove to protect a wearer&#39;s wrist and fix the golf glove to his or her hand, and a band is sewn on the top periphery of the golf glove to prevent the golf glove from slipping down. 
     After the golf glove has been worn, however, if the wearer grips his or her golf club and swings the golf club, the thumb portion of the golf glove comes into contact with the golf club and becomes thus loose easily, and the loose thumb portion of the golf glove is laid on the wearer&#39;s thumb, so that an injury such as a blister may be made on his or her thumb, and further, if the golf glove is worn for long hours, the contact portion of the golf glove with the wearer&#39;s thumb may be rolled or torn. 
     When the wearer grips the golf club, further, the golf glove generates a frictional force against the grip of the golf club, thereby preventing slipping from the golf club and avoiding his or her fingers or palm from being injured due to the frictional force against the grip of the golf club. 
     To do this, the conventional golf club is made of natural or artificial leather capable of generating a high frictional force and being not damaged well. 
     However, the natural or artificial leather does not absorb and emit sweat gently, and if the golf glove made of the natural or artificial leather is worn for long hours, accordingly, many inconveniences due to the sweat may be undesirably caused. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems occurring in the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a leisure glove that is capable of having grip reinforcing members adapted to allow radial portions formed radially from central portions thereof and stripe-shaped wave portions surrounding the central portions to be spaced apart from one another, respectively, so that a contact force with a golf club can be strengthened to improve a grip force, while the absorption and emission of sweat are being easily performed. 
     To accomplish the above-mentioned objects, according to the present invention, there is provided a leisure glove including: a body; and grip reinforcing members formed on the outer surface of the palm portion of the body, wherein the grip reinforcing members may include: central portions; radial portions protruding from the center of each central portion in every direction; and wave portions formed to the shapes of stripes surrounding each central portion and spaced apart from one another to gradually expand outwardly. 
     According to the present invention, desirably, the body may be made of a functional fabric, and the grip reinforcing members may be made of silicone. 
     According to the present invention, desirably, each grip reinforcing member may be formed of a plurality of scale members overlapped with one another. 
     According to the present invention, desirably, each grip reinforcing member may be formed of a plurality of sucking members concavely formed toward the surface direction of the body. 
     According to the present invention, desirably, the body may include: a first cover adapted to cover the front and rear surfaces of a wearer&#39;s wrist, the back of the wearer&#39;s hand, and the rear surfaces of the wearer&#39;s fingers; a second cover connected to the first cover to cover the front surface of the wearer&#39;s thumb; and a third cover connected to the first cover to cover the front surfaces of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers, and the grip reinforcing members may be located on the second cover and the third cover, respectively. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view showing a leisure glove according the present invention; 
         FIG.  2    is a sectional view showing a grip reinforcing member of the leisure glove according to the present invention; 
         FIG.  3    is a sectional view showing another example of the grip reinforcing member of the leisure glove according to the present invention; and 
         FIG.  4    is a sectional view showing yet another example of the grip reinforcing member of the leisure glove according to the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     As shown in  FIGS.  1  to  4   , a leisure glove according to the present invention includes a body  100  and grip reinforcing members  200 . 
     The body  100  is adapted to surround a wearer&#39;s entire hand, in the same manner as a general glove, and made of a functional fabric capable of easily absorbing and emitting sweat. 
     Of course, the body  100  may be made of various fabrics having high water absorbing forces. 
     The body  100  includes a first cover  110 , a second cover  120 , and a third cover  130  according to worn regions thereof. 
     The first cover  110  is adapted to surround the front and rear surfaces of the wearer&#39;s wrist, the back of the wearer&#39;s hand, and the rear surfaces of the wearer&#39;s fingers. 
     That is, the first cover  110  is configured to have the lower end periphery adapted to surround the circumference of the wrist and the upper end periphery extending from the lower end periphery to the space between the thumb and the index finger to cover the back of the wearer&#39;s hand. 
     The second cover  120  is connected to one side between the lower end periphery and the upper end periphery of the first cover  110  to cover the thumb and the thick region under the thumb, that is, the base region of the thumb. 
     The third cover  130  is connected to the other side between the lower end periphery and the upper end periphery of the first cover  110  to cover the front surfaces of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers. 
     Like this, the body  100  is configured to have the second cover  120  for covering the wearer&#39;s thumb and the third cover  130  for covering the other fingers of the wearer, which are disposed on both sides of the first cover  110 , so that when the wearer grips a golf club, and the like, the interference between the thumb and the other fingers can be reduced to allow the movements of the wearer&#39;s hand to be conveniently performed. 
     Further, the grip reinforcing members  200  are disposed on the second cover  120  and the third cover  130  of the body  100 , respectively. 
     As shown in  FIGS.  1  and  2   , the grip reinforcing members  200  are coated onto the outer surface of the palm of the body  100  and made of silicone having a high contact force. 
     Further, each grip reinforcing member  200  includes a central portion  210 , radial portions  220 , and wave portions  230 . 
     The central portions  210  have the shape of a spider and are formed on the second cover  120  and the third cover  130 , respectively. 
     In specific, one central portion  210  is formed on the bottom region of the thumb, that is, the base region of the thumb on the second cover  120 , and the other central portion  210  is formed on the palm below the ring finger portion on the third cover  130 . 
     The central portions  210  are located on the portions where the contact areas with the golf club are largest when the wearer grips the golf club, respectively, thereby improving a grip force and preventing slipping from the golf club. 
     The radial portions  220  protrude from the center of each central portion  210  in every direction to the shape of a line. 
     The wave portions  230  are formed to the shape of stripes surrounding each central portion  210  and spaced apart from one another to gradually expand outwardly. 
     The radial portions  220  and the wave portions  230  are alternately arranged to one another to provide a spider web-like shape. 
     Of course, the grip reinforcing members  200  may have various patterns with given distances, such as a lattice, a zigzag pattern, and the like. 
     Further, the portion of the third cover  130  for covering the ring finger is the region where a grip force is weakest when the wearer grips the golf club, and accordingly, the distances of the radial portions  220  and the wave portions  230  are narrower than those of other portions and thus densely formed, thereby desirably strengthening both of the contact force and the grip force. 
     Like this, the spider web-like grip reinforcing members  200  are formed on the second cover  120  and the third cover  130 , respectively, so that the surface contact force can be improved to provide slip prevention and grip force enhancement. 
     Further, the radial portions  220  and the wave portions  230  are spaced apart from one another, respectively, and accordingly, the functional fabric is exposed from the spaces of the radial portions  220  and the wave portions  230 , thereby providing fast water absorption and emission. 
     Further, each grip reinforcing member  200  may be formed of a plurality of scale members  250  overlapped with one another, not the silicone coated on the body  100 . 
     In specific, as shown in  FIG.  3   , each scale member  250  is made by coating silicone on top of a thin sheet and has one end coupled to the body  100  and the other end separated from the body  100 . 
     Further, each scale member  250  is configured such that the other end of one scale member  250  overlappedly covers one end of the neighboring scale member  250  along the radial portions  220  and the wave portions  230 . 
     If a pushing force is generated from the glove, the scale members  250  stand in the direction in which they push, thereby preventing the glove from pushing. 
     In some cases, as shown in  FIG.  4   , each grip reinforcing member  200  may be formed of a plurality of sucking members  260  whose central portions  210  are concavely formed toward the surface direction of the body  100 . 
     If the golf club is gripped by the wearer&#39;s hand, the sucking members  260  are adapted to form vacuum layers between the central portions  210  and the surface of the golf club, thereby ensuring a high contact force with the golf club. 
     As described above, the leisure glove according to the present invention has the following advantages. 
     The radial portions formed radially from the central portions and the stripe-shaped wave portions surrounding the central portions are spaced apart from one another, respectively, so that the contact force with the golf club can be strengthened to improve the grip force, while the absorption and emission of sweat are being easily performed. 
     In addition, the body of the leisure glove according to the present invention is configured to have the second cover for covering the wearer&#39;s thumb and the third cover for covering the other fingers of the wearer except the thumb, which are located on both sides of the first cover, so that when the wearer grips the golf club, the interference between the thumb and the other fingers can be reduced to provide easy movements. 
     While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.