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Title:
GLOVES FOR GOALKEEPER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/055325
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Gloves for goalkeeper presents a keeper glove which presents a plate (3) of latex, rubber, caoutchouc or similar, on it s palm (1) in which are disposed a set of suckers (4) injected on latex or rubber surface which make them part of it; such suckers (4) are distributed in a strategic way both on palm (1) and on each of fingers (2) that are part of referred glove.

Inventors:
VELAZQUEZ PABLO BURGUENO (UY)
Application Number:
PCT/BR2007/000013
Publication Date:
May 15, 2008
Filing Date:
January 23, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
CARVALHO DE AZEVEDO VANESSA RA (BR)
VELAZQUEZ PABLO BURGUENO (UY)
International Classes:
A63B71/14
Foreign References:
US6427248B12002-08-06
US20040081801A12004-04-29
US20030033660A12003-02-20
GB1473744A1977-05-18
DE29820998U12000-03-30
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TINOCO SOARES JR., JOSE CARLOS (Av. Indianópolis 995, São Paulo - SP - -001, BR)
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Claims:

CLAIMS

1. "GLOVES FOR GOALKEEPER" , characterized by the fact of presenting a plate of latex, rubber, caoutchouc or similar, on its palm in which are disposed a set of suckers injected on latex or rubber surface which make them part of it.

2. "GLOVES FOR GOALKEEPER" , according to claim 1, wherein suckers located on plate of latex, rubber or caoutchouc are characterized by the fact of being distributed in a strategic way both on palm and on each of fingers that are part of referred glove .

Description:

"GLOVES FOR GOALKEEPER" Gloves generally used in sports that intervene a ball have different designs, both regarding to used material and regarding to different elements that are usually incorporated for higher efficient use thereof.

One of drawbacks to be improved is grip of such elements, mainly wherein sportsperson is handling adverse weather conditions such as humidity, water, rain, snow-water, snow, etc. In these conditions, ball tends to slide from keeper hands due to an involuntary slide.

From a finding from state of art, it was verified according to Patent AU 607 named Sport Glove, incorporation of reinforce or patches also reinforced in material of high coefficient of friction on tip of fingers. Same way, patents CN 2308415Y and US 2004021330 tend to reinforce area of palm in order to improve glove grip.

Practice and testing have shown all above mentioned methods have drawbacks and do not present efficient for of improvement in glove grip in above mentioned environmental conditions.

Main objective of invention is obtaining a better grip in a glove aiming at avoiding a ball sliding during matches wherein it must be kept with hands by keeper. figure 1 illustrates a front view of palm area of a keeper glove ;

figure 2 illustrates a front view of a keeper glove, wherein it is showed invention scope; and figure 3 illustrates a view of details of suckers.

For a better understanding of invention, we refer to figure 2 in which it was disposed on surface of palm 1 and fingers 2 of a keeper glove, a plate 3 made of latex, rubber, caoutchouc or similar, having suckers 4 aiming at making it anti-sliding under adverse weather conditions like humidity, water, rain, snow-water, snow, etc.

Such suckers, by touching humid or wet ball will provoke in its concave part a vacuum over ball surface, obtaining adhesion of the ball to the glove improving its grip. Although the invention has been depicted due to forms of completion they are currently preferred, it is evident technicians of subject may provide changes and alterations, intending such changes and alteration being understood inside scope of invention as it is defined in the following claims.