Glove

Abstract

A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ), comprising a thumb ( 150 ) with a thumb ball profile ( 155 ); a plurality of fingers ( 161 - 164 ) with one or more flattened fingers to improve the matching of physical profile between the glove and fingers of a glove user; flattened palm ( 120 ) and backhand ( 130 ) profile to resemble the physical profile of glove user's palm and backhand; a cuff region ( 110 ); a plurality of crotch regions; a plurality of concave profiles ( 145 ) to mimic the physical profile of glove user's finger crotches or one or more grooves ( 170 ) at the palm region ( 120 ) and/or backhand region ( 130 ) to provide additional flexibility and stretchability for the comfort of glove user.

1 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ), comprising:
 a thumb ( 150 ) having a thumb ball profile ( 155 );   a plurality of fingers ( 161 - 164 ) with one or more flattened fingers profile to improve the matching of physical profile between the glove ( 100 ) and fingers of a glove user;   flattened palm ( 120 ) and backhand ( 130 ) profile to resemble the physical profile of glove user's palm and backhand;   a cuff region ( 110 );   a plurality of crotch regions ( 140 ); and   a plurality of concave profiles ( 145 ) at the palm ( 120 ) and/or backhand region ( 130 ) to mimic the physical profile of glove user's finger crotches.   
     
     
         2 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ), comprising:
 a thumb ( 150 ) having a thumb ball profile ( 155 );   a plurality of fingers ( 161 - 164 ) with one or more flattened fingers profile to improve the matching of physical profile between the glove ( 100 ) and fingers of a glove user;   flattened palm ( 120 ) and backhand ( 130 ) profile to resemble the physical profile of glove user's palm and backhand;   a cuff region ( 110 );   a plurality of crotch regions ( 140 ); and   one or more grooves ( 170 ) at the palm ( 120 ) and/or backhand region ( 130 ) to provide additional flexibility and stretchability for the comfort of glove user.   
     
     
         3 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the glove ( 100 ) is ambidextrous and wherein front surface and back surface of the thumb ( 150 ), fingers ( 161 - 164 ), palm ( 120 ) and backhand region ( 130 ) of the glove ( 100 ) may be interchangeable depending on the hand-fitted. 
     
     
         4 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the wrist circumference at cuff region ( 110 ) is enlarged to have the larger wrist circumference than wrist circumference of a conventional glove to facilitate donning and to reduce discomfort. 
     
     
         5 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the flattened palm ( 120 ) and backhand profile ( 130 ) reduces stress at the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index, middle, ring and little fingers ( 161 - 164 ) and helps to accommodate the physical profile mismatch between the glove ( 100 ) and a user's palm and backhand. 
     
     
         6 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the flattened fingers profile improves the matching of physical profile between the glove and the user's fingers, thus maximizes the total contact area between the glove ( 100 ) and the user's fingers. 
     
     
         7 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the thumb ball profile ( 155 ) reduces stress at the flexor and abductor pollicis brevis when a user is flexing the thumb. 
     
     
         8 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the thumb ( 150 ) and fingers ( 161 - 164 ) of the glove are slightly spread-out to reduce the stress at fingers when the glove user spreads out his fingers to grasp an object. 
     
     
         9 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the concave profiles are for improving the degree of comfort for glove ( 100 ) user while wearing the glove ( 100 ). 
     
     
         10 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the length of the concave profile ( 145 ) from the tip of each finger crotch to the palm ( 120 ) and/or backhand region ( 130 ) ranges from 10 mm to 75 mm. The depth of the concave profile ( 145 ) gradually decreases from the tip of each finger crotch to the palm ( 120 ) and/or backhand region ( 130 ). The maximum depth of the concave profile ( 145 ) at the tip of each finger crotch is 25 mm. 
     
     
         11 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the glove ( 100 ) is ambidextrous and wherein front surface and back surface of the thumb ( 150 ), fingers ( 161 - 164 ), palm ( 120 ) and backhand region ( 130 ) of the glove ( 100 ) may be interchangeable depending on the hand-fitted. 
     
     
         12 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the wrist circumference at cuff region ( 110 ) is enlarged to have the larger wrist circumference than wrist circumference of a conventional glove to facilitate donning and to reduce discomfort. 
     
     
         13 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the flattened palm ( 120 ) and backhand profile ( 130 ) reduces stress at the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index, middle, ring and little fingers ( 161 - 164 ) and helps to accommodate the physical profile mismatch between the glove ( 100 ) and a user's palm and backhand. 
     
     
         14 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the flattened fingers profile improves the matching of physical profile between the glove and the user's fingers, thus maximizes the total contact area between the glove ( 100 ) and the user's fingers. 
     
     
         15 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the thumb ball profile ( 155 ) reduces stress at the flexor and abductor pollicis brevis when a user is flexing the thumb. 
     
     
         16 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the thumb ( 150 ) and fingers ( 161 - 164 ) of the glove are slightly spread-out to reduce the stress at fingers when the glove user spreads out his fingers to grasp an object. 
     
     
         17 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the grooves ( 170 ) are concave or protruding or the combination of both. 
     
     
         18 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the width of the grooves ( 170 ) ranges from 2 mm to 6 mm, the depth of the concave grooves and the height of the protruding grooves range from 0.5 mm to 3.5 mm and the length of the grooves ( 170 ) ranges from 10 mm to 65 mm. 
     
     
         19 . A muscular stress-reducing glove ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein the additional flexibility and stretchability of the glove ( 100 ) prevents glove tightness at the palm ( 120 ) and backhand region ( 130 ) which leads to stress, fatigue or discomfort.