US1643391A - Glove - Google Patents

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J. R. M BURNEY GLOVE Filed Sept. 13, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 avwawcoz :2 Z l Z z I Gamma;

Sept, 27.1921.

J. R. MGBURNEY GLOVE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fi led Sept. 15, 1926 r dmvewcoz S pt. 27, 1927. 1,643,391-

J. R. M BuRNEY- I GLOVE Filed Sept. 15, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 J 1?. M Buz-nef.

Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES JAMES R. McBUIR-NEY, OF CAMBRIDGE, OHIO,

GLOVE.

, Application filed September 13, 1926. Serial No. 135,179. 7

This invention relates to improvements in gloves and more particularly to a glove designed primarily for use by workmen although it may be used to advantage by motorists, and one of the objects of the 'inven-- tion is to provide a glove which will present all of the advantages and possess none of the disadvantages of a full leather or .ordinary leather palm glove; 7 7

An all-leatherglove presents the disadvantage that it is substantially non-yielding and stiff at its back and, therefore, freedom of movement of the fingers, particularly in grasping objects, is interfered with, and" likewise such gloves are expensive to manufacture. A leather palm glove is less expensive to manufacture but as such gloves are ordinarily manufactured they present the disadvantage that the finger fourchettes are of cloth as well as the back of the glove, and in the use of the glove, slight twisting of the finger stalls upon the fingers will bring the fourchettes into contact with the objects or material being handled, with the result that the fourchettes are soon worn through although the palm of theglove will show but little wear. Therefore, the inven tion has as another object to provide a glove having a leather palm and having its portions between the fingers of the glove likewise of leather so that the life of the glove will be reatly prolonged and in'thi's connection the invention contemplates so forming the glove that the portions which are arranged between the fingers may be cut from sheet leather without any appreciable waste of material, so that the glove will be as inexpensive to manufacture as a leather palm glove of the ordinary construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a glove so constructed that it may be closed or completed byv the formation of outseams, thus obviating the tedious and time consuming operation of turning the gloves in the course of manufacture.

. In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view of a glove constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view looking' at the back of the glove.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken substantially on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated \ythe arrows.

Figure 4 is a similar view on'the line 41 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is-a plan View of the body blank of the glove. I

-Figure 7 is a plan view of the thumb blanka Figure 8 represents a planview of each of the blanks employed in, producing the second finger stall of the glove, as well as a plan View showing the blanks assembled and united. I Figure 9 is a similar View illustrating each of the blan is employed in producing the third finger stall of the glove, and also illustrating said blanks assembled and united,

. Figure 10 is a similar View. illustrating each of-the blanks employedin producing the little finger stall, and also showing said blanks assembled and united.

, The glove embodyingflthe invention comprises a palm or body blank indicated in general by the numeral 1, and including, in

addition to the portion which is to constitute the palm of the glove, portions 2. 3, 4 and 5, the portions 2, 3 and 4 constituting the fronts. of the little finger,v third finger, and middle finger stalls of the glove, respectively, the portion 5 constituting the complete stall for the index finger and being, therefore, somewhat broader than the portions 2, 3 and 4t and being provided in its upper "edge with a notch G'and at its outer side at its juncture with the lateral edge of the body of the blank, with a base or shoulder portion 7. The blank 1" further includes a portion 8 defined by a straight incision 9 and a curvilinear incision 10, both extending inwardly from the base edge of the blank, and which portion constitutes the inner side of the thumb stall of the glove. The blank just described is made from leather as is also the blank shown in Figure 7 and indicated by the numeral 11, and which blank is of a marginal contour to match with the portion 8 of the blank 1 to form the outer side of th-ethumb stall of the glove. In uniting the thumb stall blank 11 to the blank 1, the portion 8 of the blank 1 is turned back in the usual'manner and the marginal portions of the blank 11 are stitched to the edges of theincisions 9 and to the margins of the said portions 8 of the blank 1 by an out-seam indicated vby the numeral 12. The entire thumb of the glove is, therefore, of leather. 7

In forming up the forefinger portion of the blank, the blank is folded substantially on a straight line parallel to the incision "9 and extending through the notch 6, and the outer margin of the said portion 5 of the blank is united to the margin of the said portion which isinwardly of the-notch'6, the =ma-r-gin'of the shoulder portion 7 extending within the crotch between the forefinger stall thusforme-d and the middle finger stalhthe seam uniting the margins or the said stall portions 5 and indicated by the numeral 13, bein likewise an out-seam. It will be understood at this point that the first finger-201' index finger stall is, therefore, entirely of leather and-that the portion of thebl'ank 1 1 between the incision 9 and the adjacent lon itudina-l orllateral edge thereof, which is indicated by the numeral '14, extends lengthwise down the back of the glove, this portion being indicated by the numeral 15. V

The second finger stall is formed from blanks su'ch as shown in Figure -8,"this figure also illustrating the blanks assembled and united. The numeral 16 indicates one oft-he blanks wvhic'h is to constitute the interme'diaterportionof the back of the stall and a portion ofthe backof the body of the glove, and this blank comprises an npper portion 17 and a lower-narrower portion 18w The upper portion 17 is of'conoidal section in shape and has curved lateral edges and a rounded upper end 19 while the lower portion 18 is tapered toward its lower end, the lateral edges of the two portions at their juncture being connected by diagonal edge portions 20. This blank is :cut from canvas or other "suitable cloth and is to be as sociated withthe other blank which is shown in Figure 8, and 'WlllGl'l'iS indicated by the numeral 21. The blank 21 is out from leather and comprises side portions22 and an upper connecting i-portion 23,:the portions 22 at their lOWBI EIIdES having'curved diagonaledge portions 24. "Theinner :or opposed lateral edges of theportions, indicated by the numeral 25, diverge downward to define an inverted substantially V shaped notch, and the :outer edges of the said portions 22 are preferably gradually curved outwardly, as indicated bythenumeral 26, although :nottoan'y pronounced extent but sufficiently to provide the desired fullne ss at the backs of the respectivefinger stalls. As will beobserved by reference to the right hand View of "Figure 8-ofthe drawings, the leather blank 21 is disposed upon the broader portion 17 of the blank 16, in assembling the said blanks, 'anda of stitchingi27 is run through the blanks along-the edges '25 ofthe la k 21, t ie'ee a hi -edge 24 t-h portions 22 of the blank 21 being disposed in registration with the diagonal edge portions ofthe blank 16.

The third-finger stall is formed from blanks such as shown in Figure 9,- this figure also 1 illustrating the blanks assembled and united. The numeral 16 indicates one of the blanks which is to constitute the intermediate portionoi the back of the stall and a portion of the back of the body of the glove. This blank of fabric is substantially identical with the 22 of the blank21*aredisposed inregistra tionwith the diagonal edge portions 20" of the blank 16, and said blanks are united by a line of stitching 29 corresponding to the line of stitching 27. V

The composite blanks shown in Figures '8 and 9, which respectively constitute backs of the second andthird "finger stalls of the glove, have the margins er their members "21 and21 united by out-seams 30to margins of the fingerstall portions3and 4 of the blank 1, while'ithe margins of the lower tapered portions 18ofthemembers 16 and 16 of said composite blanks are :mutua'll-y united by insea-ms, below the bases of the finger stalls, "as indicatedby the numerul'31, these-seams extending longitudinally of the back. Ina'like manner,'.;one margin of-the portion 18 0f the blank 16, which constitutes a part of the second finger "stall, isu'nited by an inseam 32 to the margin 14 of'the portion 15 of the blank 1. l 'Thelittle finger stallxis formed from th blanksshown in Figure 10, one of which, indicatedkby the :numeral .33, being cut from a sheet of canvas or other suitable fabric and-comprising an upper portion 34: broadened at one side,-asat 35, and a "lower por tion36 which is slightly tapered toward its lower end, The upper portion 3 1 has one lateral edge coextensive with the correspondinglateraledge of the portion 36, and its opposite la'teraledge curved away from its first wment-ionedwedge, While the upper edge of the said portion 3 1 is of arcuate form, as indicatedby the numeral 37. The

last mentioned lateral edge of 'the portion a 31 and the corresponding edge of the .por-

tion 36 are joinedby a diagonaledge por- I tion 38. The other blank is indicated by the numeral 39 and comprises side portions 40 and 41 and a connecting portion 42. This blank is cut from leather and the side portion 40 is relatively long and narrow and of substantially uniform width throughout its length, whereas the portion 41 is somewhat broader and considerably shorter and has a diagonal lower edge 43, the opposing edges 44 of the portions 40 and 41- converging to define an inverted substantially V-shaped notch. In assembling the blanks 33 and 39, theblank 39 is, as shown at the right of Figure 10, disposed upon one side of the blank 33 with the side portion 40 of the blank 39 extending longitudinally beyond one lateral portion of the blank 33 throughout the length of the portion 36 of the latter blank and the corresponding marginal portion of the portion 34 of the blank 33, and with the diagonal edge 43 of the blank 39 registering with the diagonal edge portion 38 of the blank 33. Uniting the blanks is a continuous line of stitching 46 which extends along the opposing edges of the portions 40 and 41 of the blank 39 and the edge portion 44 thereof and through the blank 33. In embodying the composite little finger blanks in the glove structure, the outer margin of the portion 36 of the member 33 is united by the adjacent in-seam 31 to the third finger stall, as shown in Figure 2, and the relatively narrow projecting marginal portion of the member 40 of the blank 39, as well as the curved outer margin of said blank and likewise the outer margin of the portion 41 of the blank, is united by an outseam 47 to the corresponding marginal portions of the finger stall portion 2 of the blank 1, the portion 40 of the blank 39 extending downwardly throughout the length of the back of the glove and being united by a continuation 48 of the out-seam 47, to the lateral margin of the blank 1 opposite the margin 14.

A wrist-band 49 of leather or other material found suitable for the purpose is united to the base of the glove by a line of stitching 50 and is closed at the little finger side of the body of the glove by continuing the out-seam 48, or the wrist-band may be united to the glove in any other manner found appropriate. a

From the foregoing description of the in vention it will be observed that the spaced portions 22 of the blank 21 and the spaced port-ions 22 of the blanks 21 as well as the portion 41 of the blank 39 constitute the fourchettes of the glove between the finger stalls thereof and which portions are of leather and will, therefore, withstand the same wear as the palm and the front portions of the finger stalls of the glove. Likewise, it will be evident that the member 40 of the little finger blank 39, which member extends along the outer side of the little finger stall and the corresponding side of the back of the body of the glove, constitutes a portion which is capable of withstanding the same .wear as the palm of the glove. Therefore, as the fourchette portions and the last mentioned portion of the glove are subjected at times to considerable wear, the glove embodying the invention presents all of the advantages of a full leather glove.

It will also be observed by. reference to Figure 2 of the drawings, that theportions .of the blanks constituting the backs of the finger stalls and which portions are those between'the upper curvilinear margins of the said blanks 21 and 21 and the edge portions 25, in the instance of the secondand third finger stalls, and the upper curved margin and the edge portion 44 of the blank 39 of the little finger stall, serve as wearresisting surfaces at the tips of the corre sponding finger stalls, the canvas blanks 16, 16 and 33 serving to provide the desired yieldability to the bending of the fingers, which is one of the purposes of forming a work glove with a leather palm for a wear surface and with a canvas back as a flexible back covering for the hand.

It will be further evident from the foregoing description of the invention that the object thereof is to provide a glove, all portions of which, subject to maximum wear, are of a wear-resisting material and while ordinarily such portions of such gloves are made of leather,-it will be understood that other wear-resisting material might be employed for the purpose, the remaining portions of the glove, eliminating from consideration of course, the wrist-band 49, being of a material which is pliable so as to afford freedom of movement of the fingers. There fore, where, in the claim, the term wearresisting material is employed, while it refers more specifically to leather, it is intended to cover any material which will possess wear-resisting qualities greater than the material which, in the foregoing description, has been referred to as cloth or fabric.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A glove of the class described comprising an integral blank of leather including a palm portion and front, second, third and little finger stall portions, and further including a first finger portion constituting the front, back and outer side of the first finger stall, and including also a portion extending downwardly from the said first finger stall portion and constituting a wearresisting portion at the back of the glove below the first finger stall, the said blank further including a front thumb stall portion defined by spaced incisions and located laterally inwardly of the last mentioned portion, a back thumb stall portion of leather marginally united to the said front thumb stall portion and having a lower por- V spective' stalls, a similar: leather blank united "ail:

tion manginally united to. the lower portion of the first, mentioned blank along the lines the oaid inoislonsnncl extending to the lower margin of said first mentioned blank, blanks, of leather having their outer lateral edges united to: the margins of the second thiz-rcl finger stall portions of the first mentioned blank ancl. constituting the sec- 0nd and third. finger stall fourchet'tes and alsowthebalcks of the tip portions of the reuat its outer lateral edges to the corresponding margins of the little finger stallpop ltion of the first mentioned blank and hawaclon-"nwvarel extensionat one side united at its outer edgetothe correspondingedge oi thewpalm portion of the first mentioned blank end extending down the outer side of the back of the g-lOVG below the little finger stall, and: blanks of more flexible material united marginally to the inner lateral mm gi-ns of: the last mentioned second, third and little-finger" stall blanks and also marginally to oneanotlier-at the backof the glove."

In testimony whereof I afilx my signature.-

JAMES R. MoBURN-EY. [1 s}

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