Clothing for gripping

Abstract

A glove having a palm covering for covering the palm of a hand. The palm covering is formed with an opening for receiving the fingers and a hand. A plurality of finger coverings communicate with the palm covering an end of the palm covering opposite the opening. A first member is disposed on the palm portion and extends substantially across the palm portion. A second member disposed on the palm portion extends substantially across the palm covering, forming a channel along the palm covering between the first member and second member for gripping an item held by a user with the glove.

1 . A glove comprising:
 a palm covering for covering the palm of a hand formed with an opening for receiving the fingers and a hand of a user;
 a first member disposed on the palm covering and extending substantially across the palm covering; and 
   a second member disposed on the palm portion extending substantially across the palm covering forming a channel along the palm covering between the first member and second member for gripping an item held by a user with the glove.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the first member and second member are formed of an elastic material. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the first member has a surface facing the channel, the surface forming an angle of about 90° or greater with a surface of the palm covering. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3 , wherein the second member has a surface facing the channel, the second surface forming an angle of about 90° or greater with a surface of the palm covering. 
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a flexible sheet disposed on the palm covering, the first member and second member being disposed on the flexible sheet. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein an axis is formed extending through the opening and along the palm covering, the channel forming an angle with the axis, the angle not being equal to 90°. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the first member and second member are formed of an elastic material; the first member has a surface facing the channel, the surface forming an angle of about 90° or greater with a surface of the palm covering; and the second member has a surface facing the channel; the surface of the second member forming an angle of about 90° greater with the surface of the palm covering. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one the first member and second member is formed as a strip of material. 
     
     
         9 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the channel has a depth of between about one quarter inch to about one half inch. 
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first member and second member is a pad. 
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of finger coverings communicating with the palm covering at a first end of the palm covering opposite the opening.