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Application filed November 11; 1886. Serial No. 218,521. (No modeL)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Kate V. Waterhouse, of Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a hew and useful Improve5 ment in Glove-Protectors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to protect the io palms and the inner sides of the finger and thumb portions of kid or other gloves from injury by contact with moisture or perspiration from the wearer’s hands; and to this purpose my invention consists in a shield of iin15 pervious material adapted to be applied directly to the hand, so as tojiaver-the palm, fingers, and thumb, ajid-H'b'Tie between such parts of tliehajjd-itml corresponding parts of theglovefashereinafter described and claimed.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe it in detail, with reference to the accompanying, drawings, in which— . · Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved 25 shield or protector. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, looking toward the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 illustrates the shield applied to a hand.

It is well known that tightly-fitting gloves, 30 of kid or other material, particularly if of light or delicate colors, are quickly soiled and ultimately ruined by the action of moisture or perspiration from thepalm, fingers, and thumb of the wearer’s hand upon contiguous por35 tions of the glove, so that while the back and outer portions of the glove remain in perfect condition the glove, as a whole, becomes unsightly and worthless. As will appear from the ensuing description, this serious defect is 40 entirely obviated by my invention, and the appearance and strength of the glove is maintained uniformly as long as the article lasts.

In the said drawings, A designates the shield or protector, which is made of elastic rubber, 45 oiled silk, or any other light material which is impervious to moisture and suitable for application to the hand.. This shield consists of a body portion, a, which is cut to correspond with the palm of the hand, with extensions a' 50 cut to correspond with the fingers, and with an extension, a², cut to correspond with the thumb. At the ends of the extensions a' a²are formed or secured caps a³, which fit over the ends or tips of the fingers and thumb, so as to retain the shield in proper position upon 55 the hand, while a strap, a⁴, extends across the shield from the outer margin thereof to a point between the junction of the extension a'for the forefinger and of the thumb-extension a²with the body a, said strap serving to properly 6: confine the lower end of the shield in proper position upon the hand.

All parts of the device—that is to say, the palm portion a, finger and thumb extensions a'a², caps a³, and strap a⁴—are made of the 65 same material, preferably light elastic rubber, and of such thickness as not to increase the size of the glove nor to appear through the material of the latter, while the edges and seams are stitched at points a⁵ a° correspond- 70 ing to the usual stitching of gloves.

The shield is applied to the hand as illustrated in Fig. 3—that is to say, with the side shown in Fig. 1 next to the palm and fingers and the strap a⁴ extending across the back of 75 the hand. The glove is now to be placed upon the hand in the usual manner, so that the shield shall lie between the hand and glove. Thus no moisture from the inner side of the hand can come into contact with the glove, 80 and consequently all soiling or injury to the glove is prevented.

Owing to the peculiar form and position of the shield, no discomfort results from its use, and the stylish appearance of the glove is not 85 lessened.