Glove

Abstract

A glove, in particular a work glove, has a palm section covering the palm of the hand, a back section covering the back of the hand and a trigger device. The trigger device is provided at the point on the glove which, when the glove is being worn, rests against the radial side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the index finger of a user's hand. The glove has a band-like base body, which comprises the palm section and the back section, wherein the trigger device is, at least for the most part, provided on a tongue of the base body, which protrudes on the finger side beyond at least one of the finger-side edge of the palm section and an imaginary extension of the finger-side edge of the palm section.

Claims

1. A glove comprising: a base body, in a form of a band, with a palm section configured for covering the palm of a hand, a back section configured for covering a back of the hand and a thumb hole between the palm section and the back section, each of the palm section and the back section having a finger-side edge without finger holes and a wrist-side edge, a tongue protruding upward from the base body and beyond at least one of the finger-side edge of the palm section or an imaginary extension of the finger-side edge of the palm section; wherein a trigger device is provided on the tongue, the trigger device positioned on the tongue such that, when the glove is being worn, the trigger device is configured to rest against a radial side of a metacarpophalangeal joint of an index finger of a user's hand, and wherein the thumb hole is bordered by a stop at its finger-side end, wherein the thumb hole is not bordered on its wrist-side end but the base body is open on the wrist side.

2. The glove according to claim 1, wherein the thumb hole is not bordered on its wrist-side end by one or more of a textile layer of the base body.

3. The glove according to claim 1, wherein the thumb hole is bordered at its wrist-side end by an elastic element.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Further features and advantages are revealed by the following description as well as by the attached drawings, to which reference is made. In the drawings, there are shown in:

(2) FIG. 1 a glove according to the disclosure in the stretched-out state, schematically in a top view,

(3) FIG. 2A a section through the glove according to FIG. 1 in the area of the trigger,

(4) FIG. 2B a top view of a trigger device of the glove according to FIG. 1,

(5) FIG. 3 an enlarged representation of the area around the trigger of the glove according to FIG. 1 in top view,

(6) FIGS. 4 and 5 the glove according to FIG. 1 in the state when being worn on a user's hand,

(7) FIG. 6 a view of the palm of a hand without glove,

(8) FIG. 7 a second embodiment of the glove according to the disclosure in a section through the area of the trigger,

(9) FIG. 8 a third embodiment of a glove according to the disclosure in the stretched-out state in a top view, and

(10) FIG. 9 a fourth embodiment of a glove according to the disclosure in top view.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(11) A glove 10 is represented in FIG. 1. In the situation represented in FIG. 1 the glove is not being worn and lies stretched out on a surface.

(12) The glove 10 is, for example, a work glove, for example for workers on an assembly line or staff in a logistics center.

(13) The glove 10 has a band-like base body 12, which is elastic, for example.

(14) The band-like base body 12 has two short end edges S and two long longitudinal edges, wherein the longitudinal edge which faces the user's fingers when the glove 10 is being worn correctly is called the finger-side edge F. The opposite longitudinal edge then faces the wrist and is therefore called the wrist-side edge H.

(15) Likewise, the base body 12 has a side A.sub.ab facing away from the body and a side A.sub.zu facing the body, wherein the side A.sub.zu facing the body rests against the hand or against a glove worn underneath it by the user when the glove 10 is being worn correctly.

(16) Fingers or appendages for fingers are not provided on the base body 12.

(17) The glove 10 of the embodiment shown is not a full glove with fingers, but a glove which only covers the back and the palm of the user's hand when it is being worn correctly. The glove 10 is thus similar to a wrist warmer or a bandage, which only surrounds parts of the hand and which need not be pulled over the hand, but is closed around the hand.

(18) In the base body 12 a thumb hole 14 is provided which, in the embodiment example shown, has a rectangular shape with semi-circular segments attached and which can extend over almost the entire width of the base body 12, thus almost from the wrist-side edge H to the finger-side edge F.

(19) The base body 12 additionally comprises a palm section 16 and a back section 18, which are separated from each other by the thumb hole 14.

(20) The thumb hole 14 is bordered towards the fingers, thus on the finger side, by a stop 15. In the embodiment example shown, the stop 15 is formed by the apex of the semi-circular segment of the thumb hole 14.

(21) The thumb hole 14 additionally has a longitudinal axis L, which runs parallel to the longitudinal extension of the thumb hole 14 through the stop 15, and a transverse axis Q, which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L.

(22) If the glove 10 is being worn correctly, the palm section 16 is located on the palm of the user's hand (cf. FIG. 5) and the back section 18 is located on the back of the user's hand and covers it (cf. FIG. 4).

(23) The palm section 16 then, for the most part, covers the palm of the user's hand and the back section, for the most part, covers the back of the user's hand.

(24) In FIG. 1 the palm section 16 is arranged to the left of the thumb hole 14. The back section 18 is in two parts, wherein one part of the back section 18 is arranged to the left of the palm section 16 and the other part is arranged to the right of the thumb hole 14.

(25) On the side A.sub.ab of the base body 12 facing away from the body, a holder 20 for an electronics module (not shown) is attached to the part of the back section 18 adjoining the thumb hole 14. The electronics module comprises, for example, a barcode scanner.

(26) The holder is provided on the finger-side edge F of the base body 12 and can protrude beyond the finger-side edge F.

(27) In addition, two contact elements 22 for contacting the electronics module are provided on the holder 20.

(28) Moreover, on the side A.sub.zu of the base body 12 facing the body, a first securing element 24, which is indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1, is secured to this back section 18.

(29) The first securing element 24 is located, for example, close to the end edge S.

(30) Likewise on the end edge S, but on the side A.sub.ab facing away from the body, a second securing element 26, which cooperates with the first securing element 24 when the glove 10 is being worn correctly, is secured to the back section 18 on the left side, with the result that the base body 12 or the entire glove 10 can be fixed on the user's hand. The first and the second securing element 24, 26 can form, for example, a Velcro fastening.

(31) It is of course also conceivable that the first securing element 24 is provided on the side A.sub.ab facing away from the body and the second securing element 26 is provided on the side A.sub.zu facing the body.

(32) It is furthermore conceivable that, close to one of the end edges S, a gap or another opening is provided, through which the opposite end edge S and parts of the base body 12 can be pulled. The part of the base body 12 pulled through the gap can then be secured to the part of the base body 12 not pulled through, for example by means of a Velcro fastening, in order to secure the glove 10 on the user's hand.

(33) The glove 10 additionally has a trigger device 28, wherein at least one cable 30, for example a two-core cable, extends from the trigger device 28 to the contact elements 22 of the holder. An electrical connection between the contact elements 22 and the trigger device 28 can thus be produced through the cable 30.

(34) The cable 30 can be formed at least partially by electrically conductive yarn.

(35) In the first embodiment, the trigger device 28 is integrated in the base body 12, as can be seen in FIG. 2A.

(36) In this embodiment the base body 12 has several textile layers 32, 34, 36, 38, wherein the lower textile layer 32 is provided on the side A.sub.zu of the base body 12 facing the body.

(37) The middle textile layer 34 is designed thicker and elastic, and is provided and secured between the upper textile layer 36 and the lower textile layer 32.

(38) On the edges of the base body 12, the middle textile layer 34 is not provided, but the textile layers 36 and 32 there lie directly one on the other.

(39) In the area of the trigger device 28 the middle textile layer 34 and in some circumstances the upper textile layer 36 is interrupted, in order to accommodate the trigger device 28.

(40) The trigger device 28 comprises an actuation element 40, a protective wall 42, a pressure plate 44 and a trigger surface 45.

(41) In the embodiment example shown, the actuation element 40 is a mechanical button, which can electrically connect the two cores of the cable 30.

(42) The actuation element 40 lies on the lower textile layer 32 and is in particular secured to the lower textile layer 32.

(43) The protective wall 42 likewise rests against the lower textile layer 32 and extends perpendicularly away from the side A.sub.zu facing the body.

(44) It projects beyond the textile layers 34 and 36, with the result that the trigger device 28 protrudes beyond the base body 12, thus is taller than the palm section 16 and the back section 18.

(45) In addition, the protective wall 42 can be produced from a rigid material, for example a rigid plastic.

(46) The protective wall 42 surrounds the actuation element 40 laterally, i.e. towards the edges of the base body 12. This is recognizable in particular in FIG. 2B, in which the protective wall 42 completely surrounds the actuation element 40.

(47) The protective wall 42 has a first section 46 and a further section 48 running parallel thereto, which are provided on opposite sides of the actuation element 40.

(48) The first section 46 of the protective wall 42 lies between the actuation element 40 and the trigger surface 45 on the one hand and the longitudinal axis L and the palm section 16 on the other hand.

(49) The two sections 46, 48 are connected to each other by semi-circular sections 50, with the result that the protective wall 42 forms a ring. The protective wall 42 is in particular not a housing for complex electronic components such as microprocessors, but merely comprises simple components such as the trigger device 28.

(50) In the embodiment example shown the protective wall 42 has the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners. However, it is also conceivable that the protective wall 42 is designed round, oval, elliptical or in another way.

(51) The actuation element 40 is arranged in the center point, e.g. in the centroid of the protective wall 42 or of the trigger surface 45.

(52) It is of course also conceivable that the first section 46 and the further section 48 are designed separated from each other and are not connected to each other. The protective wall 42 can then be in several parts.

(53) Inside the protective wall 42 the pressure plate 44 is provided, which has the same contour as the protective wall 42, thus rectangular with rounded corners in the embodiment example shown.

(54) The pressure plate 44 lies on the actuation element 40 and ends for example flush with the end of the protective wall 42 facing away from the body.

(55) The protective wall 42 and the pressure plate 44 are covered on the side A.sub.ab facing away from the body by the textile layer 38, with the result that the entire trigger device 28 including the actuation element 40 is covered.

(56) The trigger device 28 is thus enclosed between the textile layers 32 and 38 and surrounded laterally by the middle textile layer 34.

(57) The textile layer 38 is particularly robust and in the embodiment example shown extends only in the areas of the base body 12 which adjoin the trigger device 28.

(58) The textile layer 38 is secured, in particular glued, between the upper textile layer 36 and the middle textile layer 34, like the other textile layers 32, 34, 36 as well.

(59) The area of the textile layer 38 which lies above the pressure plate 44, i.e. within the area bordered by the protective wall 42, represents the trigger surface 45 of the trigger device 28. The actuation element 40 can be actuated by pressure on the trigger surface 45.

(60) The trigger surface 45 therefore has the same geometry as the protective wall 42 and the pressure plate 44, namely rectangular with rounded corners.

(61) However, it is also conceivable that the trigger surface 45 is rectangular, round, oval or elliptical.

(62) The trigger surface 45 has a principal direction H, which runs parallel to the direction of the largest extent of the trigger surface 45. In this case, this is the direction between the apexes of the semi-circular sections 50. The trigger surface 45 is reinforced by the pressure plate 44.

(63) For example, the trigger surface 45 in the principal direction H is between 2 mm and 40 mm large, in particular between 15 mm and 25 mm.

(64) The principal direction H and the longitudinal axis L run parallel in the embodiment example shown. However, it is also conceivable that they form an angle of less than 45° with each other, which is opened towards the fingers.

(65) In FIG. 3 the position of the trigger device 28 on the glove 10 in relation to the thumb hole 14 is easily recognizable. The entire trigger device 28 is arranged, for example, on the finger side of the thumb hole 14.

(66) The trigger device 28 is provided on a tongue 54 on the base body 12. The tongue 54 extends beyond the finger-side edges F of the palm section 16 and of the back section 18, thus on the finger side beyond the finger-side edge F of the palm section 16 and also of the back section 18, more precisely beyond an imaginary extension V.sub.1, V.sub.2 of the finger-side edges F of the palm section 16 or of the back section 18.

(67) For example, the extensions V.sub.1 and V.sub.2 of the finger-side edges F form an angle a in the region of 110° and 160°.

(68) In the embodiment example shown the tongue 54 protrudes less beyond the finger-side edge F of the back section 18 than it protrudes beyond the finger-side edge F of the palm section 16.

(69) The imaginary extension V.sub.1 of the finger-side edge F of the palm section 16 intersects the trigger device 28, more precisely the trigger surface 45.

(70) The actuation element 40 lies, for example, on the finger side of the extension V.sub.1.

(71) The actuation element 40, in contrast, lies on the wrist side of the extension V.sub.2 of the finger-side edge F of the back section 18. In the embodiment example shown the extension V.sub.2 does not intersect the trigger surface 45.

(72) In relation to the stop 15 the extension V.sub.1 of the palm section 16 runs between the trigger device 28 or the center of the trigger surface 45 and the stop 15.

(73) In other words, the intersection point of the longitudinal axis L and the extension V.sub.1 lies between the trigger surface 45 and the stop 15.

(74) The trigger device 28, more precisely the center point of the trigger surface 45, is spaced apart from the stop 15 by a first distance B along the longitudinal axis L.

(75) The first distance B is smaller than 50 mm, in particular smaller than 30 mm. The first distance B can be between 5 mm and 50 mm, in particular between 10 mm and 30 mm large.

(76) In the direction of the transverse axis Q the trigger device 28, more precisely the center of the trigger device 28, is offset by a second distance C towards the back section 18. The second distance C between the center point of the stop 15 and the center point of the trigger device 28 or of the trigger surface 45 lies between 0 mm and 40 mm. For example between 2 mm and 35 mm, in particular between 5 mm and 25 mm.

(77) In FIGS. 4 and 5 the glove 10 is shown in the intended state when being worn on a hand.

(78) It is easily recognizable that the back section 18 rests against the back of the hand 58. The palm section 16 correspondingly rests against the palm of the hand 58.

(79) The stop 15 is located, in the state when being worn, between the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62 and the carpometacarpal joint 64 of the thumb, and the thumb hole 14 extends up to the carpometacarpal joint 64 of the thumb.

(80) The trigger device 28, in the state when being worn correctly, rests against the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62, more precisely against the radial side, i.e. the side of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the finger facing the thumb.

(81) It is easily recognizable that the trigger device 28 is secured to the hand 58 securely without looping around the index finger 62 or another finger.

(82) When the fingers are extended, the principal axis H of the trigger device 28 or of the trigger surface 45 and the longitudinal axis L of the thumb hole 14 lie parallel to the index finger 62. More precisely, the principal direction H extends along a straight line which runs through the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62 and through the carpometacarpal joint 64 of the thumb.

(83) In FIG. 5 it is easily recognizable that the finger-side edge F of the palm section 16, in the state when being worn, runs on the wrist side of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers, in particular of the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62.

(84) The metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers namely experience a length change when the hand is closed, in that they are compressed. Similarly, the areas around the carpometacarpal joint 64 of the thumb experience compressions and length changes when the thumb or the hand is moved. These areas are represented shaded in FIG. 6.

(85) Areas of the hand which do not experience any length change or load when the fingers are moved, such as for example the radial side of the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62, are called neutral areas. The load includes pulling, stretching and bending or the like.

(86) Accordingly, the glove 10 likewise has neutral areas, which rest against the neutral areas of the hand. Such a neutral area is precisely the area in which the trigger device 28 is provided.

(87) The cable 30 likewise runs in neutral areas, with the result that it is also load-free when the fingers and the hand are moved.

(88) By positioning the trigger device 28 on the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62, the position of the trigger device 28 together with the trigger surface 45 remains stable when the hand or the fingers is/are moved, with the result that the user can trigger the trigger device 28 at any time, without turning to look at their hand.

(89) For the triggering the user guides their thumb to the metacarpophalangeal joint 60 of the index finger 62 and then presses on the trigger surface 45 with the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. The pressure plate 44 is pressed onto the actuation element 40, triggering it and completing an electric circuit via the cable 30.

(90) Because of the pressure plate 44, which extends over the entire trigger surface 45, it is not necessary for the user to hit the trigger surface 45 directly above the actuation element 40.

(91) A simple and ergonomic as well as reliable triggering is thereby guaranteed.

(92) To produce the glove 10, for example, the different textile layers 32, 34, 36 and 38 as well as the trigger device 28—either in individual parts or as a prefabricated assembly—the cable 30 and the holder 20 are placed in a die and then pressed or glued together.

(93) In FIGS. 7 to 9 further embodiments of the glove 10 are represented, which correspond substantially to the first embodiment of the glove 10 of FIGS. 1 to 5. Therefore, only the differences are discussed in the following, and identical and functionally identical parts are given the same reference numbers.

(94) FIG. 7 shows a sectional view of a second embodiment of the glove 10 in the area of the trigger device 28.

(95) Unlike in the first embodiment, the protective wall 42 and the actuation element 40 do not rest against the lower textile layer 32, but lie on the middle textile layer 34.

(96) Moreover, the pressure plate 44 extends beyond the protective wall 42.

(97) In this second embodiment the trigger device 28 has a cover 66, which extends out of the base body 12 and which completely surrounds the protective wall 42 and the pressure plate 44.

(98) The cover 66 is e.g. elastic. It is conceivable that the cover contains no silicone, but can be glued to the base body. The cover 66 is for example deep-drawn.

(99) In this embodiment the trigger device 28, for better reachability, has a height of at least 3 mm above the lower textile layer 32. A third embodiment of the glove 10 is represented in FIG. 8, wherein the glove 10 is shown stretched out in a top view.

(100) Unlike in the first embodiment, the thumb hole 14 is not bordered on its wrist-side end by one or more of the textile layers 32, 34 or 36, but the base body 12 is opened on the wrist side.

(101) Instead, an elastic element 68, e.g. an elastic band, which borders the thumb hole 14 on the wrist side is secured to the base body 12.

(102) In this way the palm section 16 and the back section 18 can be moved relative to each other, similarly to a pivoting movement about an axis through the area of the stop 15 perpendicularly to the base body 12.

(103) The thumb hole 14 increases in size at its wrist-side end.

(104) A fourth embodiment of the glove is represented in FIG. 9. In this embodiment the glove 10 is a full glove with fingers, wherein the position of the trigger device 28 has not altered.

(105) Beyond the embodiment examples shown, it is e.g. conceivable that the base body 12 can be a circular-knitted or a flat-knitted fabric.

(106) It is also conceivable that the trigger device 28 has a capacitive actuation element 40. The trigger surface 45 then corresponds to the touch-sensitive surface of the capacitive actuation element 40. The structure is then still similar to that of FIGS. 4 and 5.

(107) Of course, the different described features of the embodiments can be combined with each other as desired, even individually.

(108) In the embodiment examples, a glove 10 for the right hand is described. Of course, the disclosure also comprises a glove 10 which is intended to be worn on the left hand. Such a glove for the left hand is identical to the described glove for the right hand, but mirror-inverted for example via the longitudinal axis L or a similar axis.