Apparel – Hand or arm coverings – Gloves
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-16
2001-04-10
Calvert, John J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Hand or arm coverings
Gloves
C473S205000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06212687
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to golf gloves and, more particularly, to golf gloves for preventing an unstable grip when a swing is performed.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As well known to those skilled in the art, golf clubs are typically classified into three types; “woods” having large and voluminous heads, “irons” having smaller and narrower heads, and “putters” having longer heads and shorter shafts. The “woods” are generally used for making longer-distance drive shots, the “irons” are generally used for making shorter-distance shots and the “putters” are generally used for making putts. Generally, golfers may perform swings using such golf clubs.
A golfer performs a swing with his both hands holding the grip portion of a golf club. A grip in golf, which is an act of holding fast the grip portion of a golf club with the golfer's both hands, serves to connect the golfer with the golf club and to transmit power from the golfer to the head of the golf club through a swing.
Therefore, the grip is very important in golf. That is, in case that the grip is not properly performed, the golfer may not transmit power to the golf club sufficiently and the swing posture may be deteriorated. For example, one possible insufficient grip may cause a horizontal side swing, thereby undesirably sending the golf ball to the left or to the right. On the other hand, another possible insufficiently may cause a vertical swing and prevent the golfer from performing a proper, pull back swing, thereby resulting a duff or a top.
In
FIG. 1
, an initial stage for achieving a right-handed golfer's proper grip is illustrated. As shown in the drawing, the grip portion
12
of a golf club
10
is firstly held by the left hand
14
, with the thumb
18
of the left hand
14
pressing the grip portion
12
, the thumb
18
being biased to the right and the wrist of the left hand
14
being over the grip portion
12
. Secondly, the grip portion
12
of the golf club
10
is held by the right hand
16
, with the right hand
16
covering the thumb
18
of the left hand
14
at its palm, the thumb
22
of the right hand
16
pressing the grip portion
12
and the thumb
22
of the right hand
16
being biased to the left. At this time, the index finger
28
of the left hand
14
and the third and little fingers
24
and
30
of the right hand
16
are interlaced together, while the little finger
30
of the right hand
16
and the index and third fingers
28
and
32
of the left hand
14
are interlaced.
That the grip portion
12
of the golf club
10
is properly gripped by both hands
14
and
16
is illustrated in FIG.
2
.
On the other hand, when swinging the golf club, the golfer must press the golf club
10
with the heel pads
20
and
26
of the palms of the left and right hands
14
and
16
until the swing action is completed, so as to send a golf ball to the desired direction and transmit unimpaired power to the ball. The term “heel pad” refers to the swelled portion, adjacent to the thumb, of the palm of the hand in this entire specification.
However, a beginner may press the golf club
10
with the heel pads
20
and
26
of the palms of the left and right hands
14
and
16
in the initial stage of the address action, but may not keep this proper grip in later stages of the back-swing action, the down-swing action, the point of impact or the follow-through action, thus failing to perform a proper swing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide golf gloves, allowing the heel pads of the palms of a golfer's both hands to continuously press fast the grip portion of a golf club during a whole swing action.
Another object of the present invention is to provide golf gloves, allowing a golfer to master a proper grip through practice using the gloves so as to be trained to make a proper grip even with the gloves being removed.
A further object of the present invention is to provide golf gloves, improving the force of gripping while swinging a golf club.
In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides golf gloves worn by a golfer while swinging a golf club, comprising main fastening means consisting of first two opposite parts, the first two opposite parts respectively fixed on both palm sides of the gloves and being attachable to each other when pressed into contact with each other.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the golf gloves further comprise auxiliary fastening means consisting of second opposite parts, the second opposite parts respectively fixed on the side edges of the fingers of the gloves and being attachable to each other when pressed into contact with each other.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the main fastening means is fixed on the heel pad of the palm of each of said gloves.
According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, the auxiliary fastening means is fixed on the contacted side edges of the interlaced fingers of each of the gloves.
According to still further embodiment of the present invention, the main fastening means and the auxiliary fastening means are VELCRO hook and loop fastening tapes.
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patent: 4665565 (1987-05-01), Odom
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patent: 5028050 (1991-07-01), Freyer
patent: 5184827 (1993-02-01), Suttle et al.
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Calvert John J.
Moran Katherine
Smith Patent Office
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