U.S. patent application number 15/248900 was filed with the patent office on 2017-03-02 for shooting glove.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jo Won Seuk. Invention is credited to Jo Won Seuk.
Application Number | 20170055610 15/248900 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 58097386 |
Filed Date | 2017-03-02 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170055610 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Seuk; Jo Won |
March 2, 2017 |
Shooting Glove
Abstract
The shooting gloves of this invention improves the shooter's
ability to maintain the proper grip and hand orientation on a
handgun. The shooting gloves have select areas on the outside of
the glove covered by a viscid coating or sections of material that
provide a tacky surface texture to the gloves. The viscid areas are
strategically located on the gloves so that the viscid areas of the
opposite glove contact each other when the shooter takes a
conventional two handed grip of a handgun. The contacting viscid
areas provide enhanced tactile feel and increased mechanical
friction between the gloves that helps the shooter maintain the
proper grip and hand position as the handgun is discharged. It
should be noted that the viscid areas are located on the gloves not
so as to directly contact the handgun, but are located on the
gloves to directly contact corresponding or mating viscid areas of
the other glove. The viscid areas of both right and left handed
gloves are symmetrical, which allows the pair to be used by either
right or left handed shooters.
Inventors: |
Seuk; Jo Won; (Fayetteville,
NC) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Seuk; Jo Won |
Fayetteville |
NC |
US |
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Family ID: |
58097386 |
Appl. No.: |
15/248900 |
Filed: |
August 26, 2016 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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62211291 |
Aug 28, 2015 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D 19/0006 20130101;
A41D 2600/108 20130101; A41D 2500/54 20130101; A41D 19/01558
20130101; A41D 2600/10 20130101; A41D 2600/20 20130101; A41D
19/01576 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A41D 19/015 20060101
A41D019/015; A41D 19/00 20060101 A41D019/00 |
Claims
1: Shooting gloves worn for shooting handguns, the gloves
comprising: a right handed glove adapted to be worn on a shooter's
right hand; and a left handed glove adapted to be worn on a
shooter's left hand; each of the right handed glove and the left
handed glove includes a palm part, an opisthenar part, a wrist
part, a thumb part; a first finger part, and a second finger part,
each of the right handed glove and the left handed glove also
includes select areas on the outside thereof having a viscid
surface selectively located so that the viscid areas of the other
of the right handed glove and the left handed glove contact and
generally overlie each other when donned by the shooter and the
shooter takes a two-handed grip of a handgun, the selected areas
include a posterior thumb area, an anterior thumb area, an anterior
finger area, and a posterior finger area.
2: The glove of claim 1 wherein the posterior thumb area covers the
medial portions of the opisthenar part, the wrist part 130 and the
posterior surface of the thumb part.
3: The glove of claim 2 wherein the posterior thumb area extends
from the wrist part and terminates adjacent the distal end of the
thumb part.
4: The glove of claim 1 wherein the anterior thumb area covers the
anterior surface of the thumb part.
5: The glove of claim 1 wherein the anterior finger area covers the
anterior surface of the first finger part.
6: The glove of claim 1 wherein the posterior finger area cover the
posterior surface of the second finger part.
Description
[0001] This invention relates generally to gloves worn for shooting
firearms, in particular, shooting gloves for maintaining a proper
grip and hand orientation on the handgun.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Tactical Shooters and marksmen often wear gloves to protect
their hands. During rapid fire shooting, invariably, the gloved
fingers loosen or become displaced compromising a proper shooting
grip which diminishes accuracy. This is particularly true for
shooters using the two handed, "thumbs forward" grip which is a
preferred method and convention for military, law enforcement and
competition shooters. During successive discharge, the orientation
of the shooters hand often degrades due to recoil and the grip
tension between the hands, as well as between the hands and the
handgun. As the two handed grip degrades and the orientation of the
hands on the gun and with respect to each other is compromised
accuracy is lost.
[0003] The shooting gloves of this invention improve the shooter's
ability to maintain the proper grip and hand orientation on a
handgun. The shooting gloves have select areas on the outside of
the gloves covered by a viscid coating or sections of material that
provide a tacky surface texture to the gloves. The viscid areas are
strategically located on the gloves so that the viscid areas of the
opposite glove contact each other when the shooter takes a
conventional two handed grip of a handgun. The contacting viscid
areas provide enhanced tactile feel and increased mechanical
friction between the gloves that helps the shooter maintain the
proper grip and hand position as the handgun is discharged. It
should be noted that the viscid areas are located on the gloves not
so as to directly contact the handgun, but are located on the
gloves to directly contact corresponding or mating viscid areas of
the other glove. The viscid areas of both the right and left handed
gloves are symmetrical, which allows the pair to be used by either
right or left handed shooters.
[0004] The above described features and advantages, as well as
others, will become more readily apparent to those of ordinary
skill in the art by reference to the following detailed description
and accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] The present invention may take form in various system and
method components and arrangement of system and method components.
The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating exemplary
embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
The drawings illustrate the present invention, in which:
[0006] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a right handed glove of this
invention;
[0007] FIG. 2 is a back of the hand view of the right handed glove
of FIG. 1;
[0008] FIG. 3 is a palm view of the right handed glove of FIG.
1;
[0009] FIG. 4 is a palm view of a left handed glove of this
invention;
[0010] FIG. 5 is a back of the hand view of the left handed glove
of FIG. 5;
[0011] FIG. 6 is a top view of the right handed glove positioned to
grip a pistol;
[0012] FIG. 7 is a left side view of the gloves of this invention
while a right handed shooter grips a pistol; and
[0013] FIG. 8 is a right side view of the gloves of this invention
while a right handed shooter grips a pistol.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0014] In the following detailed description of the preferred
embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that
form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration
specific preferred embodiments in which the invention may be
practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to
enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it
is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that
logical, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical changes
may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the
invention. To avoid detail not necessary to enable those skilled in
the art to practice the invention, the description may omit certain
information known to those skilled in the art. The following
detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting
sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by
the appended claims.
[0015] Referring now to the drawings, FIGS. 1-8 illustrate an
exemplary embodiment of the shooting gloves of this invention,
which are designated generally as reference numeral 100. Gloves 100
of this invention are designed and intended to be used in pairs,
that is both a glove fashioned for the shooter's right hand 100 and
a glove fashioned for the shooter's left hand 100'. It should be
noted that both right hand and left hand gloves are symmetrical and
identical in style, construction and function.
[0016] The shooting gloves of this invention may take any suitable
form or style as desired. The gloves are constructed from clothes,
fabrics and materials selected for durability and light weight,
comfort, touch, stretch and dexterity. The body of the gloves are
fashioned from component parts sewn or joined together. Those
component parts may include tranks, digit parts, fourchettes,
gussets, sockets, domes, straps, rollers, points, quirks and vents
as desired dependent on the desired style and size of the gloves.
Typically, the component parts of the gloves are assembled and sewn
together and/or otherwise fashioned using conventional methods and
equipment.
[0017] For the purpose of illustrating and explaining this
invention, glove 100 can be considered as having five sections
and/or parts: the palm (volar) section 110: the opisthenar section
(dorsal) 120, the heel/wrist section 130; the thumb parts 140; and
four finger parts 150, 160, 170 and 180. As shown, select areas of
the outside of glove 100 are covered by a viscid coating or
sections of material that provide a tacky surface texture to the
gloves. In certain embodiments, the viscid coating may take the
form of an applied coating of rubber, silicone or similar type
material to the particular regions or areas of the gloves. The
coating may include a granular additive to provide an abrasive
texture to the coating. In other embodiments, additional sections
of fabric or material having a tacky surface texture are sewn or
bonded to the glove. As shown, each of gloves 100 and 100' have
viscid areas on the posterior and anterior sides of the thumb and
all four fingers, except for the trigger finger. The viscid areas
of both right and left handed gloves 100 and 100' are symmetrical,
which allows the pair to be used by either right or left handed
shooters.
[0018] As best shown in FIGS. 2-5, each of gloves 100 and 100' have
posterior and anterior viscid areas 142 and 144 of thumb 140,
posterior and anterior viscid areas 162, 164 of middle finger 160,
posterior and anterior viscid areas 172, 174 of ring finger 170,
posterior and anterior viscid areas 182, 184 of little finger 180,
but a single anterior viscid area 155 of trigger finger 150. Viscid
area (posterior) 142 of thumb 140 generally covers the medial
potions of opisthenar section 120, heel/wrist section 130 and the
posterior surface of thumb part 140. Viscid area (posterior) 142 of
thumb 140 extends from the base of heel/wrist section 130 and
terminates short of the distal end of thumb section 140
(approximate the location of the first knuckle of the shooter's
thumb). Viscid area (anterior) 144 of thumb 140 covers the anterior
surface of thumb part 140 extending to the tip of thumb 140. Viscid
area (anterior) 152 of trigger finger 150 covers the anterior
surface of finger part 150 and extends from the base to the middle
point of the finger part. Viscid areas (anterior) 162, 172 and 182
and viscid area (posterior) 164, 174 and 184 generally cover the
anterior and posterior surfaces of middle, ring and little fingers
160,170 and 180, respectively, and extends to the base or web of
the finger parts. In alternative embodiments, the viscid areas of
the middle, ring and little fingers may extends to cover a portion
of the palms as well.
[0019] FIGS. 6-8 illustrate a right handed shooter grasping a
handgun 10 using gloves 100 and 100' in a conventional two handed
grip. As shown, the viscid areas are strategically located on the
gloves so that the viscid areas of the opposite glove contact each
other when the shooter takes a conventional two handed grip of a
handgun. For a right handed shooter using a conventional two handed
grip, the anterior portion of the right thumb overlies the
posterior surface of the left thumb and the anterior surface of the
left hand fingers overlie the posterior surface of the right hand
fingers. As shown, anterior thumb area 144 of right handed glove
100 contacts and overlies posterior thumb area 142 of left handed
glove 100'. In addition, the viscid areas (anterior) 154, 164, 174
and 184 of the left handed glove 100' overlie the viscid areas
(posterior) 162, 172, and 182 of right handed glove 100. Viscid
area (anterior) 152 of trigger finger 150 of right handed glove 100
provides positive contact with the trigger of the handgun.
[0020] The contacting viscid areas provide enhanced tactile feel
and increased mechanical friction between the gloves that helps the
shooter maintain the proper grip and hand position as the handgun
is discharged. It should be noted that the viscid area are located
on the gloves not so as to directly contact the handgun, but are
located on the gloves to directly contact corresponding or mating
viscid areas of the other glove. The primary affect of the viscid
areas is to improve the shooter's ability to maintain the proper
grip orientation on the handgun, which often degrades after
subsequent discharges.
[0021] It should be apparent from the foregoing that an invention
having significant advantages has been provided. While the
invention is shown in only a few of its forms, it is not just
limited but is susceptible to various changes and modifications
without departing from the spirit thereof. The embodiment of the
present invention herein described and illustrated is not intended
to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form
disclosed. It is presented to explain the invention so that others
skilled in the art might utilize its teachings. The embodiment of
the present invention may be modified within the scope of the
following claims.
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