Gloves for Handgun Shooters

Abstract

Grip enhancing materials/inserts consisting of elastomeric and frictional coatings are deposited on the surface of the palm side of the glove where they are adjacent to a firearm being held, and on the surface of the back side of each of the gloves where they assist in gripping the hand holding the firearm, thereby assisting in the maintenance and stability of the two-handed grip. An elastic hand composed of Spandex or Lycra or similar material spans the knuckles and some of the space between the index finger and thumb, and may generally encircle the thumb base and at least some of the base of the forefinger, providing freedom in articulations of the hand, particularly the index finger, which is free from below and adjacent the outer joint to the free end from any frictional structures; likewise the hand web area.

1 . A shooting glove, comprising:
 a glove having inner and outer surfaces and formed in the shape of a human hand with a palm portion, a back portion, finger portions including an index finger portion, knuckle portions, a thumb and joints and spaced along the finger and thumb portions:   said finger portions having a palm facing side and a back facing side, and a plurality of spaced friction enhancing structures on at least the back facing sides of at least some of said finger portions.   
     
     
         2 . The shooting glove of  claim 1 , further comprising spaced friction enhancing structures on at least one of: said palm facing sides of said finger portions, palm facing sides of said thumb, and said palm portion. 
     
     
         3 . The shooting glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of: said friction enhancing structures are disposed in strips transverse to lengths of said finger portions, areas of friction enhancing structures extending laterally on said palm facing side of said finger portions and onto the palm portion, the palm facing side of said index finger portion at least from below the outmost joint being free of friction enhancing structures in an area remote from said palm. 
     
     
         4 . The shooting glove of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said friction enhancing structures being disposed in strips transverse to said finger portions, areas of friction enhancing structures on palm facing sides of said finger portions, except the index finger, extend onto the palm portion, the palm facing side of the index finger portion being free of friction enhancing structures adjacently below an outmost joint of the index finger portion in an area remote from the palm. 
     
     
         5 . The shooting glove of claim wherein said glove further includes an elastic band extending at least one of across said knuckle portions, substantially around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and said palm and back portions, across a juncture between said index finger and said palm, and across said knuckle portions and around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and said palm and back portions so as to also extend across a juncture between said index finger and said palm. 
     
     
         6 . The shooting glove of  claim 2 , wherein said glove further includes an elastic band extending at least one of across said knuckle portions, around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and palm and back portions, across a juncture between said index finger and said palm, and across said knuckle portions and substantially around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and said palm and said back portion so as to extend across a juncture between said index finger and said palm. 
     
     
         7 . The shooting glove of  claim 3 , wherein said glove further includes an elastic, band extending at least one of: across said knuckle portions, substantially around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and said palm and back portions, across a juncture between said index finger and said palm portion, and across said knuckle portions and around said thumb portion at a juncture between said thumb portion and said palm and back portions so as to also extend across a juncture between said index finger and said palm portion. 
     
     
         8 . The shooting glove of  claim 1 , wherein said glove further includes a web portion between an index finger and a thumb of a user, said web portion being free of any friction enhancing structures so that the use can readily adjust the gloved hand with respect to the hand grip of the handgun before closing the grip of such gloved hand on the hand grip of the handgun. 
     
     
         9 . A method for using a pair of shooting gloves, comprising:
 providing right and left hand gloves having inner and outer surfaces and formed in the shape of a human hand with a palm portion, a back portion, finger portions including an index finger portion, knuckle portions intermediate the back and finger portions, and thumb portions, wherein the finger portions have a palm facing side and a back facing side, and a plurality of spaced friction enhancing structures on back facing sides and front facing sides of at least some of the finger portions; and   gripping a handgun with one of the gloves while embracing and gripping at least an outer and back portion of the one glove holding the handgun with a palm portion of another of the gloves.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the one glove holding the handgun with the other of the gloves includes embracing and gripping friction enhancing structures on back facing side of finger portions of the one glove being embraced and gripped by the other glove. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the gloves further include spaced friction enhancing structures on the palm side and the palm facing side of the thumb portion. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one glove holding the handgun with the other of the gloves includes embracing and gripping friction enhancing structures on back facing side of finger portions of the one glove being embraced and gripped by the friction enhancing structures on the fingers of the other glove. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of: the friction enhancing structures are disposed in strips transverse to lengths of the finger portions, areas of friction enhancing structures on palm facing sides of the finger portions extend onto the palm portion, the palm facing side of the index finger portion being free of friction enhancing structures in an area distant from the palm, and horizontal grip enhancing strips are spacedly located on the palm portion. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein each of the gloves further includes elastic bands extending at least one of: across the knuckle portions, substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions, across a juncture between the index finger and the palm portion, and across the knuckle portions and substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions so as to also extend across a juncture between the index finger and the palm portion. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of: the friction enhancing structures is disposed in spaced strips transverse to lengths of the finger portions, spaced strips on palm facing sides of the finger portions extend onto the adjacent palm portion, the palm facing side of the index finger portion being free from friction enhancing structures remote from the palm, and horizontal grip enhancing strips being located, on the palm portion. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the glove further includes elastic bands extending at least one of: across the knuckle portions, substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions, across as juncture between the index finger and the palm portion, and across the knuckle portions and substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions so as to also extend across a juncture between the index finger and the palm portion. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said glove further includes a web portion between an index finger and a thumb of a user, said web portion being free of any friction enhancing structures so that the user can readily adjust the gloved hand with respect to the hand grip of the handgun before closing the grip of such hand on the hand grip of the handgun 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the glove further includes elastic bands extending at least one of: across the knuckle portions, substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions, across a juncture between the index finger and the palm portion, and across the knuckle portions and substantially around the thumb portion at a juncture between the thumb portion and the palm and back portions so as to also extend across a juncture between the index finger and the palm portion. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one glove holding the handgun with the other of the gloves holding the one glove includes spaced embracing and gripping friction enhancing structures on back facing side of finger portions of the one glove being embraced and gripped by palm facing embracing and gripping structures of the other of the gloves. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the one glove holding the handgun with the other of the gloves includes embracing and gripping friction enhancing structures on back facing side of finger portions of the one glove being embraced and gripped by the palm facing side of the fingers having spaced finger enhancing structures on the other of the of the gloves.