A roofing glove is provided. The roofing glove includes a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user, at least one spike having an anchor and a sharp protrusion extending from the glove and narrowing at a distal tip, anchored within the covering at a first predetermined location, and at least one grip pad disposed upon the covering at a second predetermined location. The at least one spike and the at least one grip pad are adapted to grip a surface, or the like, upon a fall by the wearer of the glove to prevent further fall or slide.
1. A glove comprising:
a fitted five-finger protective covering receivable to a hand of a wearer;
the glove consisting of spikes disposed only on a lower palmar side of the glove to correspond to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of an inserted hand, the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove consisting of a first anchor, a first sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a first distal tip, the first sharp protrusion consisting of a first curvature, curved upwardly in a direction toward a fingertip area, the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface;
the glove further consisting of spikes disposed only on an outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove to correspond to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below fingers and above wrist of the inserted hand, the spikes disposed only on the outermost edge of ulnar side of the glove consisting of a second anchor, a second sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a second distal tip, the second sharp protrusion consisting of a second curvature, curved downwardly in a direction toward a wrist area, the spikes disposed only on the outermost edge of ulnar side of the glove designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface;
at least one grip pad disposed upon the fitted five-finger protective covering at a predetermined location, wherein said at least one grip pad further comprises at least one additional anchor; and
a wrist strap wrap;
wherein the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove and only on the outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove and the at least one grip pad are designed to grip a surface upon a fall by the wearer of the glove to prevent further fall or slide; and
wherein the wrist strap wrap is configured to securely hold the glove on the wearer such that the glove is not pulled from the wearer in use when trying to break or impede the fall; and
wherein any region other than the lower palmar side of the glove corresponding to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of the inserted hand and the outermost edge of the ulnar side of the glove corresponding to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below the fingers and above the wrist of the inserted hand contain no spikes.
2. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove corresponding to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of the inserted hand and the spikes disposed only on the outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove corresponding to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below fingers and above wrist of the inserted hand are interchangeable and replaceable.
3. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove corresponding to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of the inserted hand and the spikes disposed on the outermost edge of the ulnar side of the glove to correspond to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below fingers and above wrist of the inserted hand further consists of a fastener pin separable from a backing having a base, wherein the fastener pin is configured for access through a material to secure the spikes disposed only on the lower palmar side of the glove and the spikes disposed only on the outermost edge of the ulnar side of the glove to the base located on an opposite side of the material.
4. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the at least one grip pad is interchangeable and replaceable.
5. The glove of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the at least one additional anchor is disposed upon the fitted five-finger protective covering to secure the at least one grip pad to the fitted five-finger protective covering of the glove.
6. The glove of claim 5 , wherein the at least one additional anchor comprises one of hook and loop fasteners, and wherein the at least one grip pad comprises one of hook and loop fasteners, opposite of the at least one additional anchor, such that the at least one grip pad is securely attachable and interchangeable to the at least one additional anchor on the glove.
7. A roofing glove configured for fall prevention and fall cessation, the roofing glove comprising:
a fitted five-finger protective covering receivable to a hand of a user with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb;
the glove consisting of palmar spikes disposed only on a lower palmar side of the glove to correspond to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of an inserted hand, the palmar spikes consisting of a first anchor, a first sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a first distal tip, the first sharp protrusion consisting of a first curvature, curved upwardly in a direction toward a fingertip area, the palmar spikes designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface;
the glove further consisting of ulnar spikes disposed only on an outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove to correspond to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below fingers and above wrist of the inserted hand, the ulnar spikes consisting of a second anchor, a second sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a second distal tip, the second sharp protrusion consisting of a second curvature, curved downwardly in a direction toward a wrist area, the ulnar spikes designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface;
at least one grip pad disposed upon the fitted five-finger protective covering, wherein said at least one grip pad further comprises at least one additional anchor; and
wherein any region other than the lower palmar side of the glove corresponding to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of the inserted hand and the outermost edge of the ulnar side of the glove corresponding to the outermost edge of an ulnar side situated below the fingers and above the wrist of the inserted hand contain no spikes.
8. The roofing glove of claim 7 , wherein the palmar spikes and the ulnar spikes are both interchangeable and replaceable.
9. The roofing glove of claim 7 , wherein the palmar spikes and the ulnar spikes each further consist of a fastener pin separable from a backing having a base, wherein the fastener pin is configured for access through a material to secure the palmar spikes and the ulnar spikes to the base located on an opposite side of the material.
10. The roofing glove of claim 7 , wherein the at least one grip pad is interchangeable and replaceable.
11. The roofing glove of claim 7 , further comprising: wherein the at least one additional anchor is disposed upon the fitted five-finger protective covering to secure the at least one grip pad to the fitted five-finger protective covering of the glove.
12. The roofing glove of claim 11 , wherein the at least one additional anchor comprises one of hook and loop fasteners, and wherein the at least one grip pad comprises one of hook and loop fasteners, opposite of the at least one additional anchor, such that the at least one grip pad is securely attachable and interchangeable to the at least one additional anchor on the glove.
13. A method for fall prevention and cessation on a roof, the method comprising:
providing a five-finger glove structure having a fitted protective covering receivable to a hand of a user with a separate sheath for each finger and the thumb,
the glove consisting of palmar spikes disposed only on a lower palmar side of the glove to correspond to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of an inserted hand, the palmar spikes consisting of a first anchor, a first sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a first distal tip, the first sharp protrusion consisting of a first curvature, curved upwardly in a direction toward a fingertip area, the palmar spikes designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface,
the glove further consisting of ulnar spikes disposed only on an outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove to correspond to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below fingers and above wrist of the inserted hand, the ulnar spikes consisting of a second anchor, a second sharp protrusion extended from the glove and narrowed at a second distal tip, the second sharp protrusion consisting of a second curvature, curved downwardly in a direction toward a wrist area, the ulnar spikes designed to break a fall and cease a slide on a sloped surface;
wherein any region of the glove other than the lower palmar side of the glove corresponding to the lower palmar regions over the thenar and hypothenar of the inserted hand and the outermost edge of an ulnar side of the glove corresponding to the outermost edge of the ulnar side situated below the fingers and above the wrist of the inserted hand contain no spikes; and
utilizing, upon a fall or slide, the glove, the palmar or ulnar spikes, and at least one grip pad to break or cease the fall.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising: inhibiting further slide on a sloped surface by embedding the palmar or ulnar spikes into the sloped surface.
15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising: inhibiting further slide on a sloped surface by applying the at least one grip pad directly to the sloped surface.