Russell E Grundy

US Patent:

6457181, Oct 1, 2002

Filed:

Feb 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/514486

Inventors:

Russell E. Grundy - Minocqua WI 54548

International Classification:

A41D 1900

US Classification:

21611, 2163

Abstract:

The hand covering of the present invention has a body portion preferably substantially covering a wearers hand but which at least partially covers the fingers of the wearer, and a limiting element preventing the wearer from grasping with the fingers. The hand covering is in the form of a glove. The limiting element is coupled to the body portion and is located on the front of the wearers hand. The hand covering preferably covers at least a portion of the wearers palm and/or fingers, more preferably covers a portion of base of the fingers and/or the palm adjacent to the base of the fingers, and most preferably covers a portion of the palm adjacent to the thumb and at least the index finger. The limiting element is preferably a deformable and resilient member, and interferes with the wearers ability to bring the thumb together with the other fingers of the hand. Although the limiting element can be attached to an area of the body portion covering the thumb or to another area of the body portion (i. e. , to the area covering the four fingers opposed to the thumb or to the area covering the palm), the limiting element is preferably not attached to both, thereby providing the wearer with limited finger movement falling short of the ability to grasp as described above.