INNER-OUTER NON-SKID SLEEVE WORN ON HAND OR FOOT

Abstract

An inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot, including a front sleeve portion and a rear sleeve portion coupled together. Inner surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion have an inner non-skid layer so as to be partially covered with the inner non-skid layer but partially exposed. The inner non-skid layer has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the inner surfaces of the sleeve body. Outer surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion have an outer non-skid layer so as to be partially covered with the outer non-skid layer but partially exposed. The outer non-skid layer is in contact with an external object or the ground. The outer non-skid layer has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the outer surface of the sleeve body.

Claims

1. An inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot, comprising: a front sleeve portion and a rear sleeve portion coupled together, the front sleeve portion being fitted to fingers of a human hand or toes of a human foot, and the rear sleeve portion being fitted to a palm of the human hand or a sole of the human foot, wherein the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion are made of a flexible, hygroscopic material and joined to form a sleeve body and an opening, allowing the human hand or the human foot to be inserted into the sleeve body through the opening, wherein surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion are defined as inner surfaces when located inside the sleeve body, and the inner surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion have an inner non-skid layer so as to be partially covered with the inner non-skid layer but partially exposed, wherein the human hand or the human foot comes into contact with the inner non-skid layer and the inner surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion when the inner-outer non-skid sleeve is worn on the human hand or the human foot to allow the human hand or the human foot to be positioned in the sleeve body, wherein the inner non-skid layer has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the inner surfaces of the sleeve body, wherein surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion are defined as outer surfaces when located outside the sleeve body, and the outer surfaces of the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion have an outer non-skid layer so as to be partially covered with the outer non-skid layer but partially exposed, wherein the outer non-skid layer is in contact with a ground when the sleeve body is worn on the human hand or the human foot with the palm pressing against the ground or the human foot treading on the ground, wherein the outer non-skid layer has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the outer surfaces of the sleeve body.

2. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein the inner non-skid layer and the inner surface of the front sleeve portion are necessarily disposed at the front sleeve portion and correspond in position to fingerprints and ventral sides of the fingers of the human hand or toe prints of the toes of the human foot.

3. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein the outer non-skid layer and the outer surface of the front sleeve portion are necessarily disposed at the front sleeve portion and correspond in position to fingerprints and ventral sides of the fingers of the human hand or toe prints of the toes of the human foot.

4. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein when the sleeve body is worn on the human hand or the human foot with the palm pressing against the ground or the human foot treading on the ground, the inner non-skid layer and the inner surface of the rear sleeve portion as well as the outer non-skid layer and the outer surface of the rear sleeve portion are disposed at a ground-pressing force acting point of the sleeve body.

5. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein the inner non-skid layer and the outer non-skid layer are disposed at the sleeve body formed by joining the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion and correspond in position to the back of the human hand or the dorsal side of the human foot.

6. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein the sleeve body further comprises a radical sleeve portion coupled to the front sleeve portion and the rear sleeve portion, with the opening formed at the radical sleeve portion and being in communication with the inside of the sleeve body, and the radical sleeve portion is fitted around a wrist of the human hand or an ankle of the human foot.

7. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 6, wherein the inner non-skid layer is disposed on an inner surface of the radical sleeve portion, and the outer non-skid layer is disposed on an outer surface of the radical sleeve portion.

8. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, wherein the inner non-skid layer and the outer non-skid layer are disposed at the sleeve body and correspond in position to a lateral side of the human hand or the human foot when the sleeve body is worn on the human hand or the human foot.

9. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 8, wherein the inner non-skid layer and the outer non-skid layer are disposed at the sleeve body and correspond in position to a knifehand of the human hand or a knifefoot of the human foot when the sleeve body is worn on the human hand or the human foot.

10. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve worn on a hand or foot according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of penetrating holes penetrating the sleeve body, the inner non-skid layer and the outer non-skid layer.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a dissected schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 4 is a wearing schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 5 is a top view of another aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure, showing its penetrating holes.

[0017] FIG. 6 is a top view of yet another aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of still yet another aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a further aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a further aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a further aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0022] FIG. 11 is a top view of a further aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a further aspect of the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the second preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 14 is a cutaway view of the second preferred embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] The technical features of the disclosure are herein illustrated with preferred embodiments, depicted with drawings, and described below.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, the first preferred embodiment of the disclosure provides an inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 worn on a hand or foot. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 essentially comprises a front sleeve portion 11 and a rear sleeve portion 13.

[0028] The front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13 are made of a flexible, hygroscopic material and joined to form a sleeve body 19 and an opening, allowing the human hand or the human foot to be inserted into the sleeve body 19 through the opening. In the first embodiment, the sleeve body 19 is exemplified by a glove and described herein according to the situation in which it is worn on the human hand. The inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 is either integrally formed or formed by sewing or adhering its aforesaid constituent elements together.

[0029] The front sleeve portion 11 is fitted to fingers of the human hand, and the rear sleeve portion 13 is fitted to the palm of the human hand. In practice, the flexible, hygroscopic material is knitted fabric, Polyurethane (PU) or artificial leather. In this embodiment, the flexible, hygroscopic material is exemplified by knitted fabric, i.e., cloth.

[0030] Furthermore, surfaces of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13 are defined as inner surfaces 191 of the sleeve body 19 when located inside the sleeve body 19. The inner surfaces 191 of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13 have an inner non-skid layer 21 so as to be partially covered with the inner non-skid layer 21 but partially exposed. When the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand, the human hand is inside the sleeve body 19 and thus is in contact with the inner non-skid layer 21 and the inner surfaces 191 of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13. The inner non-skid layer 21 has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the inner surfaces 191 of the sleeve body 19.

[0031] Furthermore, surfaces of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13 are defined as outer surfaces 192 of the sleeve body 19 when located outside the sleeve body 19. The outer surfaces 192 of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13 have an outer non-skid layer 23 so as to be partially covered with the outer non-skid layer 23 but partially exposed. When the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand, the palm presses against the ground, allowing the outer non-skid layer 23 to be in contact with the ground. The outer non-skid layer 23 has a predetermined thickness and thus protrudes from the outer surfaces 192 of the sleeve body 19.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, when the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand, the outer non-skid layer 23 corresponds in position to the fingers and the palm. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the inner non-skid layer 21 inside the sleeve body 19 encloses the human hand when the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand. Therefore, when the inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 is in use, for example, during a yoga workout, not only does the outer non-skid layer 23 of the outer surfaces 192 of the sleeve body 19 have a non-skid effect on the ground when the palm presses against the ground, but the inner non-skid layer 21 on the inner surfaces 191 of the sleeve body 19 also has a non-skid effect on the human hand. Furthermore, the sleeve body 19 is made of a hygroscopic material, such as knitted fabric (i.e., cloth), and thus absorbs sweat when the human hand is sweating; thus, the sweat is unlikely to accumulate between the inner non-skid layer 21 and the skin of the human hand, and in consequence the non-skid effect of the inner non-skid layer 21 on the human hand remains unabated. Therefore, the inner non-skid layer 21 has a non-skid effect on the human hand, regardless of whether the human hand is sweating.

[0033] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, for example, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the inner surface 191 of the front sleeve portion 11 as well as the outer non-skid layer 23 and the outer surface 192 of the front sleeve portion 11 are necessarily disposed at the front sleeve portion 11 and correspond in position to the fingerprints of the fingers and the ventral sides of the fingers of the human hand. When the human hand manipulates an object or when the palm presses against the ground, the fingerprints of the fingers and the ventral sides of the fingers are usually the points of contact. Thus, inside the sleeve body 19, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the inner surface 191 of the front sleeve portion 11 are in contact with the fingerprints of the fingers and the ventral sides of the fingers of the human hand. Furthermore, outside the sleeve body 19, the outer non-skid layer 23 and the outer surface 192 of the front sleeve portion 11 are in contact with the ground when the fingers of the human hand press against the ground, providing a non-skid effect. When the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand gripping an object, for example, a rod (not shown), the palm and the ventral sides of the fingers press against the rod to facilitate the grip, allowing the outer non-skid layer 23 on the rear sleeve portion 13 and the front sleeve portion 11 to come into contact with the rod to provide a non-skid effect.

[0034] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, for example, when the sleeve body 19 is worn on the human hand, with the palm pressing against the ground, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the inner surface 191 of the rear sleeve portion 13 as well as the outer non-skid layer 23 and the outer surface 192 of the rear sleeve portion 13 are necessarily disposed at the sleeve body 19 and correspond in position to a point at which the palm presses against the ground. Therefore, the palm pressing against the ground is accompanied by the non-skid effect regardless of whether the human hand is sweating.

[0035] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 2, for example, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 are disposed at the sleeve body 19 and correspond in position to the back of the human hand. In the disclosure, the back of the human hand includes the backs of the fingers.

[0036] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, in addition to the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13, the inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 further comprises a radical sleeve portion 15. The radical sleeve portion 15 is fitted to the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13. The opening is formed at the radical sleeve portion 15 and is in communication with the inside of the sleeve body 19. The radical sleeve portion 15 is fitted around the wrist of the human hand. A surface of the radical sleeve portion 15 is defined as an inner surface 191 of the sleeve body 19 when located inside the sleeve body 19. Similarly, the radical sleeve portion 15 has the inner non-skid layer 21, and the outer surface 192 has the outer non-skid layer 23. Referring to FIG. 5, the diagram shows the state where the sleeve body 19 does not have the radical sleeve portion, showing a glove adapted to be fitted to three fingers only.

[0037] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 1 through FIG. 4, for example, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 are disposed at the sleeve body 19 and correspond in position to a side position SP of the human hand. The side position SP includes the knifehand position of the human hand and the lateral sides of the fingers of the human hand.

[0038] In the first embodiment illustrated by FIG. 6, a plurality of penetrating holes 17 penetrate the sleeve body 19, the inner non-skid layer (not shown) and the outer non-skid layer 23. External air enters the sleeve body 19 through the plurality of penetrating holes 17. Air and moisture in the sleeve body 19 escapes through the plurality of penetrating holes 17, achieving ventilation.

[0039] In the first embodiment, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 are strip-shaped and intertwined with each other for an exemplary purpose but may also be in any other shapes, for example, dot-shaped and circle-shaped as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, or in any other shapes or irregular shapes, which can be directly understood and thus are, for the sake of brevity, not depicted by the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 9, the outer non-skid layer 23 and the inner non-skid layer (not shown) are provided in the form of an integrated sheet and thus disposed outside the sleeve body 19 and at the palmar position inside the sleeve body 19, whereas the outer non-skid layer 23 and the inner non-skid layer (not shown) are not disposed on the lateral sides and rear side of the sleeve body 19; thus, when the inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 is worn on the human hand to allow the human hand to be positioned in the sleeve body 19, the palm of the human hand is still in contact with the inner non-skid layer (not shown), whereas the back of the human hand and the knifehand position are in contact with the inner surfaces 191 of the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13. FIG. 9 depicts a finger-exposed glove, with the front sleeve portion 11 not entirely enclosing the fingers but partially exposing the fingers. Furthermore, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 are made of Silica gel, Polyurethane (PU), rubber or knitted fabric, and exemplified by Silica gel in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the outer non-skid layer 23 is disposed on a pad body 25 and then disposed at the sleeve body 19 to achieve the same aforesaid result-allowing the outer non-skid layer 23 to be disposed at the sleeve body 19. By doing so, the inner non-skid layer 21 can be positioned in place and thus is, for the sake of brevity, not depicted by the accompanying drawings. The pad body 25 is made of cloth, leather or any other known, existing materials.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 11, the sleeve body 19 is also provided in the form of a glove, wherein four fingers other than the thumb are combined. Although the inner non-skid layer 21 (not shown) and the outer non-skid layer 23 are not disposed at the side position SP of the sleeve body 19, a non-skid effect still occurs on the back of the human hand and when the palm presses against the ground. The inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 disposed at the sleeve body 19 do not necessarily correspond in position to the hand back position, provided that hand back skidding prevention is not required. The aforesaid form can be directly understood and thus is, for the sake of brevity, not depicted by the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 12, in some extreme examples, the sleeve body 19 provided in the form of a glove has a palm portion but not any finger portion as shown in FIG. 12. However, the sleeve body 19 in FIG. 12 still has the front sleeve portion 11 and the rear sleeve portion 13, but the front sleeve portion 11 merely encloses the roots of the fingers without extending by a predetermined length; this, however, still falls within the scope of the claims of the disclosure.

[0041] A conventional knitted fabric has a base and fibers on the surface of the base. When the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 are positioned in place on the surface of the sleeve body 19, if they are made of Silica gel or any other materials that have to be heated up and melted, the fibers on the surface of the knitted fabric will curl and adhere to the base of the knitted fabric because of the heat. As a result, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 look seemingly lower than the fibers on the surface of the knitted fabric sometimes. In fact, the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 still adhere to the base of the knitted fabric and protrude from the base of the knitted fabric. The inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 still protrude from the surface of the sleeve body 19 when the sleeve body 19 is a knitted fabric.

[0042] Therefore, the inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 worn on the human hand absorbs sweat and provides a non-skid effect on the outside and the inside regardless of whether the human hand is sweating.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, the second preferred embodiment of the disclosure provides an inner-outer non-skid sleeve 10 worn on a hand or foot. The second preferred embodiment is distinguished from the first preferred embodiment by the technical features described below.

[0044] The sleeve body 19 is provided in the form of a sock, with the front sleeve portion 11 being fitted to the toes of the human foot, and the rear sleeve portion 13 being fitted to the sole of the human foot.

[0045] The toe prints of the toes of the human foot in the sleeve body 19 provided in the form of a sock in the second embodiment correspond in position to the fingerprints of the fingers of the human hand in the first embodiment, with the knifefoot corresponding in position to the knifehand, the sole corresponding in position to the palm, the dorsal side of the foot corresponding in position to the back of the hand, and the ankle corresponding in position to the wrist. Therefore, the arrangement of the inner non-skid layer 21 and the outer non-skid layer 23 is the same as that disclosed in the first embodiment and the diagrams thereof.

[0046] Therefore, although the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in terms of forms and wearing positions, the second embodiment is effective in absorbing sweat and providing a non-skid effect on the outside and the inside regardless of whether the human foot or hand is sweating.

[0047] The other structural features and achievable advantages of the second embodiment are substantially identical to those of the first embodiment and thus are, for the sake of brevity, not reiterated.

[0048] The disclosure is disclosed above by embodiments. The embodiments are illustrative of the disclosure but shall not be interpreted as restrictive of the scope of the claims of the disclosure. Thus, all simple variations or equivalent implementation carried out to the aforesaid embodiments according to the claims and detailed description of the disclosure shall be deemed falling within the scope of the claims of the disclosure.