Glove for cold weather applications

Abstract

A glove assembly especially designed for use in low-temperature environments is disclosed. A characterizing feature of the invention resides in the finger sheaths incorporating areas of disparate insulation, namely a fingertip covering portion having an additional layer or layers of insulation in the form of a cot disposed within said shell. The areas between the cot and the root of the fingers incorporate a reduced number of layers of insulating material whereby constriction of blood flow to the fingertip areas is minimized and a high flexibility area is provided below the fingertip areas.

1 . An enhanced dexterity glove assembly for low-temperature uses comprising a shell in the configuration of a conventional glove having a wrist-covering portion, palm covering portion, and finger sheaths extending from root portions at the upper extremity of said palm-covering portions and terminating at fingertip covering portions remote from said root portions, a liner comprised of insulating material conforming to the interior configuration of said shell, said glove assembly, characterized in a plurality of cot members formed of insulating material interposed between said liner and said shell in registry with said sheaths, said cot members including a closed apex portion and a skirt extending from said apex portions of said cots, said cots being disposed in registry with said fingertip covering portions, said skirts extending toward said root portions, said skirt portions terminating in spaced relation to said root portions.  
     
     
         2 . A glove assembly in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said skirts extend about half the length of said finger sheaths.  
     
     
         3 . A glove assembly in accordance with  claim 1  and including end stitching connecting respective said apices to said fingertip covering portions.  
     
     
         4 . A glove assembly in accordance with  claim 3  and including side stitching connecting said skirts to portions of said sheaths.  
     
     
         5 . A glove assembly in accordance with  claim 3  and including a moisture barrier interposed between said liner and said shell.