Cut resistant glove
A glove for protecting a hand of a user includes a main glove body configured to receive metacarpals of the hand and a glove thumb coupled to the main glove body and extending longitudinally away from the main glove body. The glove thumb is configured to receive a thumb of the hand. The glove thumb includes a thumb panel extending longitudinally along a length of the glove thumb. The thumb panel forms a first pleat raised above an outer surface of the thumb panel. The first pleat extends longitudinally along the length of the glove thumb.
1 . A glove for protecting a hand of a user, comprising:
a main glove body configured to receive metacarpals of the hand;
a glove thumb coupled to the main glove body and extending longitudinally away from the main glove body, wherein the glove thumb is configured to receive a thumb of the hand, and wherein the glove thumb includes a thumb panel extending longitudinally along a length of the glove thumb;
a crotch reinforcement panel coupled to the thumb panel and the main glove body, wherein the crotch reinforcement panel extends along at least a first portion of the glove thumb and a portion of the main glove body;
a rest reinforcement panel coupled to the thumb panel, wherein the rest reinforcement panel extends along at least a second portion of the thumb panel; and
wherein the thumb panel forms a first pleat including compressed material of the thumb panel, the first pleat raised above an outer surface of the thumb panel, and wherein the first pleat extends longitudinally along the length of the glove thumb,
wherein the thumb panel forms a second pleat raised above the outer surface of the thumb panel, and wherein the second pleat extends longitudinally along the length of the glove thumb, and
wherein the first pleat and the second pleat extend between the crotch reinforcement panel and the rest reinforcement panel and are laterally centered on the thumb panel.
2 . The glove of claim 1 , wherein the glove thumb is configured to receive a first joint that connects a metacarpal of the thumb to a proximal phalanx of the thumb, and wherein the first pleat and the second pleat are configured to extend longitudinally across the first joint when the glove is worn by the hand.
3 . The glove of claim 2 , wherein the thumb panel is configured to extend along a second joint that connects a metacarpal of the thumb to carpals of the hand, and wherein a proximal end of the first pleat is configured to be positioned between the first joint and the second joint when the glove is worn by the hand.
4 . The glove of claim 2 , wherein a distal end of the first pleat and a distal end of the second pleat are longitudinally offset from a fingertip of the glove thumb.
5 . The glove of claim 1 , wherein the main glove body includes a panel coupled to the thumb panel, wherein the panel of the main glove body is made from a first material, and wherein the thumb panel is made from a second material that has a greater cut resistance than the first material.
6 . The glove of claim 5 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is a palm panel configured to extend along a palm of the hand when the glove is worn by the hand.
7 . The glove of claim 5 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is a back panel configured to extend along a back side of the hand when the glove is worn by the hand.
8 . The glove of claim 1 , wherein the thumb panel is configured to extend continuously from (a) a joint that connects a metacarpal of the thumb to carpals of the hand to (b) a fingertip of the glove thumb when the glove is worn by the hand.
9 . A glove for protecting a hand of a user, comprising:
a main glove body configured to receive metacarpals of the hand;
a glove thumb coupled to the main glove body and extending longitudinally away from the main glove body, wherein the glove thumb is configured to receive a thumb of the hand, and wherein the glove thumb includes a thumb panel extending longitudinally along a length of the glove thumb,
wherein the main glove body includes a panel coupled to the thumb panel, wherein the panel of the main glove body is made from a first material, and wherein the thumb panel is made from a second material that has a greater cut resistance than the first material;
a crotch reinforcement panel coupled to the thumb panel and the main glove body, wherein the crotch reinforcement panel extends along at least a first portion of the glove thumb and a portion of the main glove body;
a rest reinforcement panel coupled to the thumb panel, wherein the rest reinforcement panel extends along at least a second portion of the thumb panel; and
a plurality of protrusions coupled to the thumb panel, wherein:
the protrusions are raised above an outer surface of the thumb panel,
extend longitudinally along the length of the glove thumb between the crotch reinforcement panel and the rest reinforcement panel, and
are angled relative to one another so that a lateral distance between proximal ends of the protrusions is greater than a lateral distance between distal ends of the protrusions.
10 . The glove of claim 9 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is a palm panel configured to extend along a palm of the hand when the glove is worn by the hand.
11 . The glove of claim 9 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is a back panel configured to extend along a back side of the hand when the glove is worn by the hand.
12 . The glove of claim 9 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is coupled to the thumb panel along a seam, and wherein the crotch reinforcement panel covers at least a portion of the seam.
13 . The glove of claim 9 , wherein the panel of the main glove body is coupled to the thumb panel along a seam, and wherein the crotch reinforcement panel extends into the seam to couple the crotch reinforcement panel to the thumb panel.
14 . The glove of claim 9 , wherein the glove thumb is configured to receive a first joint that connects a metacarpal of the thumb to a proximal phalanx of the thumb, and
wherein the thumb panel is configured to extend longitudinally across the first joint when the glove is worn by the hand.
15 . The glove of claim 14 , wherein the thumb panel is configured to extend longitudinally to a fingertip of the glove thumb when the glove is worn by the hand.
16 . The glove of claim 15 , wherein the thumb panel is configured to extend continuously from (a) a joint that connects the metacarpal of the thumb to carpals of the hand to (b) the fingertip of the glove thumb when the glove is worn by the hand.