Fast Rope Glove

Abstract

The fast rope gloves incorporate a plurality of polymer friction pads bonded to the anterior surface of the gloves at select locations. The friction pads provide the wear surface and thermal barrier between the gloved hand and the fast rope. The friction pads include a number of differently sized pads bonded to the fingers and thumb sleeve and the palm sections of the anterior side of the gloves.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A glove comprising:
 a main glove body having an anterior side and a posterior side for receiving a hand there between; and   a plurality of friction pads bonded at selected locations on the anterior side, each of the plurality of friction pads is composed of a semi-rigid thermal resistance polymer to provide the wear surface and thermal barrier for the glove.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1  wherein the anterior side includes a distal palmar section, a proximal palmar section, a thumb sleeve, a plurality of finger sleeves, the plurality of friction pads includes a first set of pads bonded to the distal palmar section, a second set of pads bonded to the thumb sleeve and a third set of pads bonded to the plurality of finger sleeves. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 2  wherein the plurality of finger sleeves includes a first finger sleeve, second finger sleeve, and a third finger sleeve, the third set of pads includes a plurality of first pads bonded to the first finger sleeve, a plurality of second pads bonded to the second finger sleeve and a plurality of third pads bonded to the third finger sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3  wherein the surface area of plurality of first pads are smaller than the surface area of the plurality of second pads and the plurality of third pads, the surface area of the plurality of second pads are smaller than the surface area of the plurality of third pads.