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Granted Patent B2
US 10,188,162 · App. 15/254,703 · Granted Jan 29, 2019

Gardening utility tool

Inventor: Sasha Block (Greenville, SC)
A41D19/01594A41D19/0086
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,188,162
App. No.
15/254,703
Granted
Jan 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved gardening utility tool including a glove; a set of finger extensions attached to the glove wherein the finger extension can move independently in an open arrangement; a first portion included in each finger extension having a first resiliency; a second portion attached to the first portion having a second resiliency having a proof resilience higher relative to the first portion; a plurality of releasable connections disposed on the finger extensions releasably connecting the finger extensions together to form a composite tool in a fixed arrangement of the finger extensions; a forward edge included in each finger extension having a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, point and any combination thereof.

Claims (43)

1. An improved gardening utility tool comprising:

a glove having a set of glove fingers and a glove thumb;

a set of finger extensions attached to a trank of the glove configured to have an open arrangement wherein the finger extensions are configured to move independently of each other;

a first portion included in each finger extension having a first resiliency;

a second portion included in each finger extension attached to the first portion having a second resiliency wherein a proof resilience of the second portion is higher relative to the first portion;

a set of pivots connecting each first portion to a corresponding second portion allowing the second portions to rotated about a long axis of the first portions;

a plurality of releasable connections disposed on adjacent side surfaces of the finger extensions wherein each of said finger extensions releasably interlocks with an adjacent said finger extension along said adjacent side surfaces to form a composite tool in which all of said finger extensions are locked together to move and operate together in a fixed arrangement;

a forward edge included in each finger extension having a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, pointed, and any combination thereof; and,

a thumb extension attached to the trank.

2. The tool of claim 1 wherein the first portion is configured to be removably attached to the second portion.

3. The tool of claim 1 including a forward plane defined by the finger extensions.

4. The tool of claim 1 including a forward plane defined by the finger extensions and the thumb extension.

5. The tool of claim 1 including an interior ridge and interior grove included in the releasable connections.

6. The tool of claim 1 including a slot configured to receive a rail included in the releasable connections configured to prevent the finger extensions from separating when palm side force is applied to the composite tool.

7. An improved gardening utility tool comprising:

a set of finger extensions attached to a glove configured to have an open arrangement wherein the finger extension are configured to move independently of each other in the open arrangement;

a finger extension loop attached to each finger extension configured to receive a finger of the user and provide support for the finger extensions when in use;

a palm support attached to the finger extensions configured to receive the hand of the user and provide support for the finger extensions when in use;

a plurality of releasable connections disposed on adjacent side surfaces of the finger extensions wherein each of said finger extensions releasably interlocks with an adjacent said finger extension along said adjacent side surfaces to form a composite tool in which all of said finger extensions are locked together to move and operate together in a fixed arrangement; and,

a forward edge included in each finger extension having a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, pointed, and any combination thereof.

8. The tool of claim 7 including a thumb extension attached to the glove.

9. The tool of claim 7 wherein a forward edge is included in each finger extension and includes a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, pointed, and any combination thereof.

10. The tool so claim 7 including:

an interior ridge and an interior grove for receiving the interior ridge included in the releasable connections; and,

a detent connection included in the releasable connections.

11. The tool of claim 7 including a slot configured to be received into a rail included in the releasable connections configured to prevent the finger extensions from separating when palm side force is applied to the composite tool.

12. The tools of claim 7 including:

a first portion include in each finger extension; and,

a second portion attached to each first portion.

13. The tool of claim 12 including a set of pivots connecting each first portion to a corresponding second portion allowing the second portions to rotate about a long axis of the first portions.

14. The tool of claim 12 wherein:

the first portion has a first resiliency;

the second portion has a second resiliency; and,

the second resiliency has a higher proof resilience relative to the first resiliency.

15. An improved gardening utility tool comprising:

a set of finger extensions attached to a glove configured to have an open arrangement wherein the finger extension are configured to move independently of each other and a fixed arrangement wherein the finger extension are configured to form a composite tool; and,

a plurality of releasable connections disposed on adjacent side surfaces of said finger extensions wherein each of said finger extensions releasably interlocks with an adjacent said finger extension along said adjacent side surfaces to form said composite tool in which all of said finger extensions are locked together to move and operate together in said fixed arrangement.

16. The tool of claim 15 including a forward edge included in each finger extension having a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, pointed and any combination thereof.

17. The tool of claim 15 wherein the composite tool has a composite forward edge having a shape taken from the group consisting of: flat, curved, concave, angled, concave angled, and pointed.

18. The tool of claim 15 wherein:

the first portion has a first resiliency;

the second portion has a second resiliency; and,

the second resiliency has a higher proof resilience relative to the first resiliency.

Continuity (2)
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