Rubber glove

Abstract

A glove comprises a first portion formed of a first flexible material and worn on a hand of a user except for the thumb of the hand and an underside portion of the thumb, a second portion formed of a second flexible material and worn on an upper portion of the thumb, and a third portion connecting the first portion with the second portion, formed of a third flexible material, and worn on a lower portion and the underside portion of the thumb, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are aligned on substantially the same surface or level when spread or stretched.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rubber glove comprising:
 a palm portion where the palm of a user's hand is fitted and positioned;   finger portions where the fingers of the user's hand are fitted and positioned; and   a wrinkled portion formed between a middle portion of the thumb of the user's hand and a portion of the palm portion, wherein the palm portion and the finger portions are arranged to be positioned on the same surface, and the wrinkled portion includes a plurality of wrinkles to allow the rubber glove to be used for either the left or right hand of the user.   
     
     
         2 . The rubber glove of  claim 1 , wherein the wrinkled portion extends from a first portion where the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb is positioned to a second portion where the scaphoid bone of the thumb is positioned and a third portion where the trapezium bone of the thumb is positioned. 
     
     
         3 . The rubber glove of  claim 1 , wherein a distance between two adjacent wrinkles of the wrinkles is in a range from about 2 mm to about 5 mm. 
     
     
         4 . A glove, the glove comprising:
 a first portion formed of a first flexible material and worn on a hand of a user except for the thumb of the hand and an underside portion of the thumb;   a second portion formed of a second flexible material and worn on an upper portion of the thumb; and   a third portion connecting the first portion with the second portion, formed of a third flexible material, and worn on a lower portion and the underside portion of the thumb, wherein the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion are aligned on substantially the same surface or level when spread or stretched.   
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the third portion includes a plurality of wrinkles. 
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the third portion is formed in an area including where the interphalangeal (IP) joint of the thumb is positioned, where the scaphoid bone of the thumb is positioned, and where the trapezium bone of the thumb is positioned. 
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the first flexible material and the second flexible material include rubber. 
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein the third portion includes a plurality of protrusions.