Patent ID: 7051377

Claim:
A glove for gripping a cylindrical article, comprising: a) a glove having a palm side and an outer side, a wrist portion, a thumb portion, and multiple fingers for being worn on the hand of a user, each of said fingers having a base and a tip, said fingers being fully enclosed to fully enclose fingers of a user; b) a planar member being disposed on said palm side of said glove, said member having first and second ends and first and second sides, wherein said first end is attached to said wrist portion of said palm side of said glove, wherein said first side is disposed toward said palm side of said glove, said first end of said planar member extending through the wrist portion of said glove; c) wherein said planar member has a curved flap portion disposed on said second end thereof, wherein said flap portion curves toward said palm side of said glove, wherein said flap portion can be wrapped at least partially around the cylindrical article, wherein said first side of said flap portion is disposed toward the cylindrical article; d) a first hook and loop material being disposed on said palm side of each said finger of said glove extending to distal ends of said multiple fingers; e) a second mating hook and loop material being disposed on said second side of said flap portion up to the second end thereof so as to mate with said first hook and loop material so that said glove is locked to the cylindrical article; and f) a strap wrapped around the wrist portion of said glove including said planar member for securing said glove to the wrist of a user.