Grip Regulating Sports Glove Assembly

Abstract

A grip regulating sports glove assembly for enforcing a proper grip to a shaft of a swinging device includes a glove and a block. The glove is selectively positionable over a hand of a user. The block is engaged to a palmar face glove so that the block extends substantially across metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand. The block is substantially wedge shaped and tapers from a first side to a second side. The first side is positioned proximate to fingers of the glove and abuts the shaft of the swinging device, such as a bat, a club, racket, and the like, that is gripped in the hand. The block forces proper gripping of the shaft in the hand.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

[0006] The disclosure relates to sports gloves and more particularly pertains to a new sports glove for enforcing a proper grip to a shaft of a swinging device.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

[0007] The prior art relates to sports gloves. Prior art sports gloves that are intended to train or enforce a grip may comprise a glove with a support coupled thereto.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a glove that is configured to be positionable over a hand of a user. The glove has a block engaged to a palmar face thereof. The block extends substantially across metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand when the hand is positioned in the glove. The block is substantially wedge shaped so that the block tapers from a first side to a second side. The first side is positioned proximate to fingers of the glove. The first side is configured to abut a shaft of a swinging device, such as a bat, a club, racket, and the like, that is gripped in the hand. The block is configured to force proper gripping of the shaft in the hand.

[0009] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

[0010] The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0011] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0012] FIG. 1 is an isometric perspective view of a grip regulating sports glove assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 5 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new sports glove embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0018] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5, the grip regulating sports glove assembly 10 generally comprises a glove 12 that is configured to be positionable over a hand of a user. The glove 12 has a block 14 engaged to a palmar face 16 thereof. The block 14 extends substantially across metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand when the hand is positioned in the glove. The block 14 is substantially wedge shaped so that the block 14 tapers from a first side 18 to a second side 20. The first side 18 is positioned proximate to fingers 32 of the glove 12. The first side 18 is configured to abut a shaft of a swinging device, such as a bat, a club, racket, and the like, that is gripped in the hand. The block 14 is configured to force proper gripping of the shaft in the hand. The tapering of the block 14 enhances stability of the shaft within the hand.

[0019] The present invention anticipates the block 14 being integral to the glove 12. The present invention also anticipates the block 14 being removably couplable to the glove 12 so that the block 12 can be selectively angled relative to opposing sides 30 of the glove 12.

[0020] The block 14 is substantially rigid and may comprise hardened rubber, or other substantially rigid material, such as, but not limited to, rigid silicone, rigid elastomer, cork, and the like. The block 14 is rounded proximate to the first side 18 to define a first section 22 and a second section 24 of the block 14. The first section 22 is substantially cylindrically shaped, and the second section 24 is substantially triangular rod shaped, as shown in FIG. 2. The first section 22 being substantially cylindrically shaped enhances comfort of the hand when gripping the bat. The second section 24 being substantially triangular rod shaped enhances the stability of the shaft within the hand.

[0021] A fastener 26 is engaged to the glove 12 proximate to an opening 28 in the glove 12 and is configured to removably engage the glove 12 to tighten the opening 28 around a wrist of the user. The fastener 26 may be hook and loop type, as shown in FIG. 3, or other type, such as, but not limited to, elastic band type, button type, snap type, and the like.

[0022] In another embodiment, the glove 12 is one of a pair of gloves 12. Each glove 12 is configured to be positioned over a respective hand of the user so that both hands have a glove 12 positioned thereupon. The blocks 14 of the pair of gloves 12 are substantially parallel to and substantially opposingly positioned relative to the shaft of the swinging device when the shaft is gripped in the hands of the user. Thus positioned, the blocks 14 are configured to force proper gripping of the shaft in the hands of the user, as shown in FIG. 5, wherein the hands of the user are gripping the handle of a bat. With the proper grip enforced, the user is positioned to swing the bat at a greater speed, thus potentially hitting a ball with increased force. Proper gripping of the bat also enhances an ability of the user to adjust a swing that is in progress to increase a probability of hitting the ball as desired.

[0023] In use, the glove 12 is donned by the user and tightened around the wrist using the fastener 26. When grasping the shaft of the swinging device, such as the bat in FIG. 5, a proper grip is enforced by the block 14 that is engaged to the palmar face 16 of the glove 12.

[0024] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0025] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word "comprising" is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article "a" does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A grip regulating sports glove assembly comprising a glove configured to be positionable over a hand of a user, the glove having a block engaged to a palmar face thereof, such that the block extends substantially across metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand, the block being substantially wedge shaped such that the block tapers from a first side to a second side, the first side being positioned proximate to fingers of the glove wherein the first side is configured for abutting a shaft of a swinging device gripped in the hand, wherein the block is configured for forcing proper gripping of the shaft in the hand.

2. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 1, wherein the block is substantially rigid.

3. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 2, wherein the block comprises hardened rubber.

4. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 1, wherein the block is rounded proximate to the first side defining a first section and a second section of the block, the first section being substantially cylindrically shaped, the second section being substantially triangular rod shaped.

5. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 1, further including a fastener engaged to the glove proximate to an opening in the glove and being configured for removably engaging the glove for tightening the opening around a wrist of the user.

6. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 1, wherein the glove is one of a pair of gloves wherein each glove is configured to be positionable over a respective hand of the user such that both hands have a glove positioned thereupon, such that the blocks of the pair of gloves are substantially parallel to and substantially opposingly positioned relative to the shaft of the swinging device when the shaft is gripped in the hands of the user, wherein the blocks are configured for forcing proper gripping of the shaft.

7. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 6, wherein the blocks are substantially rigid.

8. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 7, wherein the blocks comprise hardened rubber.

9. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 6, wherein each block is rounded proximate to the first side defining a first section and a second section of the block, the first section being substantially cylindrically shaped, the second section being substantially triangular rod shaped.

10. The grip regulating sports glove assembly of claim 6, further including each glove having a fastener engaged thereto proximate to an opening in the glove and being configured for removably engaging the glove for tightening the opening around a wrist of the user.

11. A grip regulating sports glove assembly comprising: a glove configured to be positionable over a hand of a user, the glove having a block engaged to a palmar face thereof, such that the block extends substantially across metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand, the block being substantially wedge shaped such that the block tapers from a first side to a second side, the first side being positioned proximate to fingers of the glove wherein the first side is configured for abutting a shaft of a swinging device gripped in the hand, wherein the block is configured for forcing proper gripping of the shaft in the hand, the block being substantially rigid, the block comprising hardened rubber, the block being rounded proximate to the first side defining a first section and a second section of the block, the first section being substantially cylindrically shaped, the second section being substantially triangular rod shaped; a fastener engaged to the glove proximate to an opening in the glove and being configured for removably engaging the glove for tightening the opening around a wrist of the user; and the glove being one of a pair of gloves wherein each glove is configured to be positionable over a respective hand of the user such that both hands have a glove positioned thereupon, such that the blocks of the pair of gloves are substantially parallel to and substantially opposingly positioned relative to the shaft of the swinging device when the shaft is gripped in the hands of the user, wherein the blocks are configured for forcing proper gripping of the shaft.