A glove comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, finger sheaths, and a thumb sheath. The glove configured for ease of entry as well as to prevent the finger sheaths from moving into a linear extended position, while allowing the finger sheaths to be in a curved position or a clenched position.
1 . A method for constructing a glove in which a plurality of finger sheaths are retained in an arced position and restricted from extending into a straightened position;
the glove consisting of an entry end, a back portion with a back portion entry end and a finger sheath connection end, a palm portion with a palm portion entry end and a finger sheath fingertip connection end, a plurality of arced finger sheaths each having a connection end and a fingertip end, a thumb sheath with a connection end and a thumb tip end, a plurality of finger sheath-to-finger sheath filler flaps, a plurality of arced finger sheath knuckle paddings, an arced back portion knuckle padding, an expandable side entry, and a securement strap; the method steps of construction comprising:
A) attaching the back portion to the palm portion,
B) constructing the plurality of finger sheaths such that they each have an arced position and no ability to straighten, the arced position of the finger sheaths being similar to a natural resting position of a finger, thereby removing the tension found with typical gloves that are constructed flat and straight and then bent into an arc when used,
C) attaching the plurality of finger sheaths to the back portion;
D) creating a plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove, respectively receiving the fingertip end of each of the finger sheaths;
E) placing the fingertip end of each finger sheath through one of the plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove,
F) attaching the fingertip end of each finger sheath to one of the plurality of holes in the fingertip end of the palm portion of the glove, thereby retaining each finger sheath in its arced position,
G) attaching a respective one of the plurality of finger sheath-to-finger sheath filler flaps between respective adjacent finger sheaths,
H) attaching the connection end of the thumb sheath to a hole in the palm portion,
I) attaching a respective one of said plurality of arced finger sheath knuckle paddings to each finger sheath; and
J) attaching the arced back portion knuckle padding to the back portion in a location adapted to overlie the metacarpophalangeal joint of a user's hand when worn.
2 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein constructing each of the plurality of finger sheaths comprises the following:
A) sewing together material to form a tube-shaped finger sheath with a through hole configured to fully encircle a finger;
B) pressing the sewn finger sheath flat on a flat surface, orienting a length of the tube-shaped finger sheath in a linear, horizontal direction;
C) removing an inverted “V” shaped section of the material from a middle position of the finger sheath, where an open end of the inverted “V” is located at a bottom edge of the tube-shaped finger sheath and a closed end of the inverted “V” ending short of an upper edge of the tube-shaped finger sheath;
D) then manipulating the tube-shaped finger sheath into an arced shape until sides of the inverted “V” come together; and
E) attaching said sides to one another, thereby removing the ability for the finger sheath to extend to a straightened position.
3 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 , wherein;
said step of attaching the connection end of each finger sheath to the fingertip connection end of the palm portion of the glove, placing the fingertip end of each finger sheath through one of the plurality of holes in the fingertip connection end of the palm portion of the glove,
additionally comprising folding material of the finger sheath fingertip connection end of the palm portion located on a far side of each hole from said entry end of said palm portion around an outside of the fingertip end of the respective finger sheath that is received therethrough and attaching said material to said fingertip end of the finger sheath, whereby the attachment of the palm portion around the finger sheath provides additional restrictive securement of the finger sheath in the arced position, in the event the user attempts to straighten a finger.
4 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
A) attaching the securement strap to the palm portion of the glove;
B) providing the back portion with a securement strap slot;
C) providing said securement strap with one of a hook fastener patch and a loop fastener patch;
D) providing said palm portion with the other of the hook fastener patch and loop fastener patch; whereby after donning the glove, a user can pass the securement strap through the securement strap slot and secure said hook fastener patch attached to the securement strap to said loop fastener patch attached to the palm portion to hold said expandable side entry in a closed position.
5 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the following steps to build each of said plurality of arced finger sheath knuckle paddings:
A) cutting a plurality of elongated strips of a knuckle padding;
B) placing each strip of knuckle padding flat on a surface and orientating a length of the strip in a linear, horizontal direction;
C) making a plurality of cuts in the knuckle padding from an upper edge thereof, the cuts extending toward a lower edge of the knuckle padding so as to penetrate at least half of a width of the knuckle padding,
D) bending said strip of knuckle padding into an arced shape until sides of said cuts separate to form a plurality of “V” shaped cut spaces; and
E) inserting a small piece of padding into each of the open “V” shaped cut spaces to maintain the arced shape in the finger sheath knuckle padding as a natural default shape.
6 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the following steps to build said arced back portion knuckle padding:
A) cutting an elongate strip of padding,
B) placing the elongate strip of padding flat on a surface and orientating a length of the strip in a linear, horizontal direction;
C) making a plurality of cuts in a top edge of the elongate strip of padding, the cuts extending toward a lower edge of the knuckle padding so as to penetrate at least half of a width of the knuckle padding;
D) bending the elongate strip of padding into an arced shape until sides of said cuts separate to form a plurality of “V” shaped cut spaces;
E) inserting a small piece of padding into each of the open “V” shaped cut spaces to maintain the arced shape in the elongate strip of padding as a natural default shape.
7 . The method for constructing a glove as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the following steps to build each of the plurality of finger sheath-to-finger sheath filler flaps:
A) providing a substantially triangular shape of filler flap material having two longer sides and a shorter bottom side, the substantially triangular shape having an attachment fold flap extending along the shorter bottom side;
B) manipulating the filler flap material into a scoop shape;
C) bending the attachment fold flap 90 degrees relative to the scoop shape;
D) then inserting the filler flap material between two adjacent finger sheaths and attaching one longer side of the filler flap to a side of one of said adjacent finger sheaths and attaching the other longer side of the filler flap to a side of the other adjacent finger sheath; and
E) attaching the filler flap attachment fold flap to the palm portion.