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Inflatable game gloves

US5155866A · kind A · utility

40Cited by
74References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 5, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S2/03
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A game glove including a front and a back forming a major region for the fingers of the wearer and a minor region for the thumb of the wearer thereby defining a hand space therebetween; an opening at the lower edge of the glove for the passage of the hand of a wearer into the hand space; a bladder positioned in the hand space, the bladder having a major portion in the major region of the glove and a minor portion in the minor region for the glove; and an inflation system to selectively inflate the bladder the inflation system including a pump system having an oval shaped diaphragm for selectively inflating the bladder to improve the fit of the glove on a wearer's hand.

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