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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2009
Kenneth S. Litke, Marion, MA (US);
Kenneth S. Litke, Marion, MA (US);
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns a glove, including fingers, a thumb, and a back surfacehaving a lateral portionand a medial portion, a tightening system, and a closure assembly. Closure assemblyopens to allow the wearer's hand ingress and egress. Gloveis tightened around the wearer's hand using tightening system, which includes a lace, a lace guide, and a tightening mechanism. Laceis threaded through lace guidepositioned opposite tightening mechanismon back surfaceand attached at opposite ends to tightening mechanism. In an advantageous aspect of the present invention, laceis tensioned to draw lace guidetoward tightening mechanism, which tightens glovearound the wearer's hand.