US1625368A - Hand covering - Google Patents

Description

April 19, 1927. Q A. *KURZ HAND COVERING Filed March 50. 1926 2 Sheets-,Sheet-l 1,625,368 G.' A. KURZ HAND GOVERING med March 5o. 192e z'sneets-shegt- 4 2 April 19, 1927.

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This invention appertains to hand coverings of the type provided withv cots, or stalls for the'digits and relates more particularly to a glove whichmay be Worn with equal ease and comfort upon either hand.

One of the chief aims of the invention is to provide an integral threefold continuous fourchette closing all of the fingers and which ish so positioned asy to reduce the stitching necessary in assembling'the article, :and so designed that it will give the proper taper at the tips of the two middle ngers, thus resulting in a strong hand covf ering adapted to rough usage andv which and economically pro can be more readily duced.

A. further object of the invention is to provide a reversible hand covering adapted for the right and the left hand and having a double palm and linger portion made integral from a single blank and necessitatingl but the addition of the integral threefold continuous fourchette and a thumb portion to form the complete article.

The invention furthermore relates to improvements 1n hand coverings, and has for an ob]ect to simplify the construction and 'consequent manufacture, also to reduce thecost of producing the same.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention it is to be undei-stood that in adapting the meansto meet specific needs and requirements, the design may be varied and such otherchanges in the minor details of construction may` be resorted to within the scope ofthe invention as claimed, without' departing from the spirit thereof.

For a full understanding ofthc invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached, in which,-

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a hand covering embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a detailv view of the fourchette strip, i

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail` sectional view of one of the fingers on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a plan View of the body blank,

Figure 5 is a side view of the blank hav,

ing the palm and back portions foldedand the integral thumb member extended, and

Figure 6 is a detail-view of thefseparat'e thumb .membeig which is adaptedy to b,

stitched to the body blank and integral thumb member to provide the thumb st-all.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The blank from which the body of the hand coveringxis formed has the outline substantially as shown in Figure 4, and comprises the'parts 1 and 2, the thumb member 3andvth`e digit section et. the latter appearing at one side of the blank and vaiving in lengthto 'approximate t-he length of the fingers of the human hand. The thumb member 3 is disposed at the opposite side of the blank from that containing the digit Section 1v and is partly separated from the blank by oppositely disposed curved cuts. The blank' is folded intermediate its ends on the dotted"v line, thereby bringing corresponding digit sections et into registering position, as indicated most clearly in Figure 5. Ase'parate thumb member 5 having the outline, substantially `as shown in Figure 6,' is stitched along opposite sides to thev thumb member 3-a1id the parts 1 and 2 bordering upon the opening formed when' to the body of theaglove opposite the fingers,-

as shown most clearly in Figure 1 and the same may be of any desired material.

The digit sections 4 of the partsl and 2 are connected by an intermediate fourchette which in accordance with the invention consists of a continuous or integral strip, as illustrated most clearly in Figure 2, which comprises the parts-7, 8 and 9 of varying` rlhe middle length, but of similar outline. portion of each of the parts 7 8 an`d 9 is of maximum width and corresponds with the 'crotch between adjacent finger cots. The end portions of each of the parts taper out.

wardly toward 'the extremities thereof, with the resultl that the connecting portions 1() between the middle part 8,v and the end parts 7 and,9 are constricted and are positioned to connect the tips of the digit sectionscorie sponding to the second .and third fingers or l digits. The outer ends of 'the fourchette stri s taper and connect the inner portions of tie tips of the digit sections of the index and little or fourth finger cots. This threefold fourchette strip may be of any suitable material such as textile, knitted fabric or leather and when theI strip consists of elastic or knitted fabric the finger cots are adapted to obtain a neat and close fit which is advantageous under some conditions. Each of the component parts of the fourchette strip extends along the sides of adjacent finger cots and the crotch portion' is widest and the end portions gradually taper from the crotch to the tips of the ngers, as shown most clearly in Figure 1, With the result that the fingers taper throughout their length which is of advantage in obtain-y ing a neat and close fit. The end portion 9 of the fourchette strip is the shortest and is disposed between the third and fourth fin- -gers. The middle ortion 8 of the strip is the longest and is ocated between the second and third fingers. The end portion 7 is longer than the end ortion 9 and shorter than the middle portion .8 and is arranged between the first and second fingers. The constricted portions 10 extend over the tips of the second and third lingers and result in a taper and obviate the formation of any cross seams. y

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In the manufacture of hand coverings, a straight continuous three-fold fourchette -strip, comprising similar portions of unsections and stitched thereto, the end parts. pf each of the portions decreasing in width from the crotch to the extremities of the fingers and extending over the tips of the second and third fingers and part Way across the tips of 'the first andx fourth fingers.

4. A hand covering comprising a single blank adapted to be folded intermediate its ends and having each, of the partsformed with corresponding digit sections and :t

straight .continuous fourchette strip` comprising similar -tapered portions, each of the portions being disposedbetween adjacent digit sections and stitched thereto, the intermediate constricted parts of the strip extending over the ti s of the second and third ngers and each ourchette portioi of the strip decreasing in Width from 'the crotch toward the tips of the fingers.

In testimonv' whereof I affix mv signature. GrUSTAVEv4 A. KURZ. [ne]

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