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Mesh gloveRelated Patent Categories: Apparel, Body Garments, Gloves, Work GloveMesh glove description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070028356, Mesh glove. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of the Provisional Patent Application No. 60/690,782 filed on Jun. 15, 2005. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to a glove and specifically to a glove having improved breathability and user grip in the palm region of the glove. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] The external palm region of gloves for sports, work and other activities is often made of high coefficient of friction (COF) material to enhance the user's grip. Some examples of such high COF materials include acrylics, latex, leather, nitrile, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), rubber, silicon, synthetic leather and vinyl. Unfortunately, these materials are intrinsically impervious to moisture and air circulation thereby trapping the users' sweat and heat generated by the user's hand within the glove. This problem is compounded by the fact that one of the highest concentrations of sweat glands in the human body is located in the palms of the hands. Gloves constructed from solid cloth-like breathable fabric materials with a high impedance to air flow are known. It is therefore desired to reduce this air flow impedance. [0004] Those skilled in the art have attempted to alleviate sweat build up and heat entrapment in the palm region of the glove using a variety of glove materials and designs. In one example, combinations of breathable fabrics (which are known to have a relatively low COF) are strategically placed in areas of the glove not requiring a high gripping-force surface. In addition, it is known to use inner linings within the palm area to help wick the perspiration from the palm and transmit it to breathable other areas of the glove away from the palm. However, such inner linings tend to reduce the user's feel sensitivity and are relatively slow in removing moisture from the palm of the hands. [0005] In another example, direct ventilation areas are created through pinhole or microscopic perforations on the backside of the glove, between the fingers and to a lesser extent in the palm and palm-finger area. Such pinhole perforations may not provide sufficient air flow to remove entrapped sweat and/or may not be located in the desired glove area to effectively reduce accumulated palm and hand moisture. [0006] The breathable fabrics used in gloves are typically low COF materials that are knitted, woven or non-woven and are made of natural and synthetic fibers and yarns. These low COF materials are not suitable for the palm region of the glove if a good grip is desired. One example of a highly breathable fabric that can be used for gloves and other articles of clothing (e.g. sneakers and traffic safety vests) is a mesh fabric, also referred to as mesh. Meshes are knitted or woven and made of natural and/or synthetic fibers and yarns. They provide excellent breathability due to their screen like architecture that provides easy passage for air flow due to the visible repeating pattern of apertures throughout the material, but offer a relatively poor gripping surface. [0007] Currently it is known in the art to use a class of mesh fabrics known as warp knitted mesh made of polyester or nylon for work or sports gloves. Patches of this mesh may be sewn on to the backside of the glove and/or between the fingers. The glove offers optimum ventilation in those areas due to the screen-like porosity of the mesh fabric's apertures. As noted above, other breathable fabrics used in gloves, such as knitted cotton, polyester, rayon, and other combination fabrics are porous but do not provide the same degree of breathability as a mesh fabric, since the former fabrics present a significantly higher impedance to air flow due to their smaller apertures. [0008] Those skilled in the art have attempted to use mesh fabrics in the palm region of gloves due to its high breathability, but these attempts have not met with success due to the low COF grip of the mesh fabric. In the few cases where mesh fabrics are used in the palm region (e.g. cyclist gloves, lacrosse gloves and women's weight training gloves), their use has been limited only to small patches of mesh, with the remainder of the palm area comprising a less breathable but high grip material. Thus these glove designs attempt to mitigate the need for high grip and highly breathability by placing the mesh in areas of the palm where the need for a strong gripping force is perceived to be less. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0009] According to one embodiment, the present invention comprises a hand covering, further comprising, a grasping area, further comprising a first material layer defining apertures therein for permitting air flow therethrough and a second material layer overlying a first surface of the first material layer, the second material layer having a coefficient of friction greater than a coefficient of friction of the first material layer and disposed on an external surface of the grasping area. [0010] According to another embodiment, the present invention comprises a grasping region of a hand covering comprising a first and a second material layer each defining apertures therein for permitting air flow therethrough, an intermediate material layer between the first and the second material layers, the intermediate material layer comprising elongated elements configured to define openings between the elements and the first material layer presenting a high coefficient of friction for objects held within the grasping region, the first material layer disposed on an external surface of the grasping region. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] The present invention can be more easily understood and the advantages and uses thereof more readily apparent when the following detailed description of the present invention is read in conjunction with the figures wherein: [0012] FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate gloves constructed according to different embodiments of the present invention. [0013] FIGS 3A, 3B and 3C illustrate different mesh materials for use in the gloves of FIGS. 1 and 2. [0014] FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a section of a glove of the present invention gripping a golf club shaft. [0015] FIG. 6 illustrates the air flow and sweat absorption mechanism of certain glove embodiments according to the present invention. [0016] FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention using a spacer fabric construction. [0017] In accordance with common practice, the various described device features are not drawn to scale, but are drawn to emphasize specific features relevant to the invention. Like reference characters denote like elements throughout the figures and text. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [0018] Before describing in detail the exemplary methods and apparatuses related to a glove having desired gripping and breathability properties, it should be observed that the present invention resides primarily in a novel and non-obvious combination of elements and process steps. So as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, certain conventional elements and steps have been presented with lesser detail, while the drawings and the specification describe in greater detail other elements and steps pertinent to understanding the invention. [0019] The following embodiments are not intended to define limits as to the structure or method of the invention, but only to provide exemplary constructions. The embodiments are permissive rather than mandatory and illustrative rather than exhaustive. Continue reading about Mesh glove... 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