How is a Golfer Supposed to Distract Competitors without the Tearing Sound Produced by Velcro Golf Gloves

[0004] Many of golfers playing in a golf course tend to wear golf gloves on the teeing ground during waiting for their turns, while tend to take off the golf gloves during walking on the fairway and before putting on the putting greens. As a golfer’s mind, a golfer is tempted to rip the fastener member from the back of the hand once, and tighten up it again in order that the already worn golf glove more tightly fits to the hand when it is near his or her turn.

[0005] It is necessary to rip the fastener member which was attached to the back of the hand portion by a hook-and-loop fastener first before wearing the conventional golf glove. At that time, rasping and uncomfortable ripping noises which are peculiar to hook-and-loop fasteners are generated. Similarly, rasping and uncomfortable ripping noises are generated when the fastener member of the already worn golf glove is tightened up again.

[0006] If a golfer puts on a golf glove or fastens up the fastener member near other player on the teeing ground or the putting green, rasping and uncomfortable noises which are peculiar to hook-and-loop fasteners may reach the ears of the other player and bother her or his play due to a degraded ability to concentrate. A golfer who attaches a high value to good manners has to avoid such situations as much as possible.

[0007] The present invention is made in view of the situations to provide a golf glove which allows a golfer to put on and further tighten up a fastener member without bothering other players by noises even near the teeing ground and the putting green.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] In order to address the above mentioned problem, a golf glove having a fastener member which laps over the back of the hand and is attached thereto in a removable manner for tightening up it, and an attaching device positioned between the back of the hand and the fastener member for adjusting the position of the fastener member in a direction of tightening up it.

[0009] In a golf glove according to the present invention, a golf glove is put on a hand by attaching an attachment member to the back of the hand using an attaching device. By adjusting the position of the attachment member using the attaching device in a direction of tightening up, the attachment member is further tightened up so that the worn golf glove fits more closely to the hand. At this time, no rasping and uncomfortable ripping noises which are peculiar to hook-and-loop fasteners used in a conventional golf glove will be generated.

[0010] In a golf glove according to the present invention, an attaching device comprises a plate member which is positioned on the side of the back of the hand and a guide member and a dial member which are positioned on the side of an attachment member, the plate member has an interlocking protrusion which can be interlocked with an interlocking groove or an interlocking arm which is formed on the dial member passing through a long guide hole which is formed on the guide member, the dial member is rotatable with respect to the guide member and its position is adjustable in a rotational direction. It is further configured so that the attachment member can be attached to the back of the hand portion and the attachment member can be moved in a direction of tightening up, by rotating the dial member and pulling the interlocking protrusion of the plate member with the interlocking groove or the interlocking arm along the long guide hole of the guide member.

[0011] In this case, when the dial member is rotated in a predetermined direction with respect to the guide member, the interlocking protrusion of the plate member is pulled toward the interlocking groove or the interlocking arm of the dial member along the long guide hole on the guide member, the dial member moves in a direction of tightening up the attachment member, and the golf glove is put on a hand. When the dial member is further rotated in a predetermined direction, the attachment member is further tightened up so that the worn golf glove fits more closely to the hand.
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Effect of the Invention

[0019] In a golf glove according to the present invention, the golf glove can be put on a hand by attaching an attachment member to the back of the hand through an attaching device. The attachment member can be further tightened up so that the worn golf glove fits more closely to the hand by adjusting the position of the attachment member in a direction of tightening up through the attaching device. At this time, since no rasping and uncomfortable ripping noises which are peculiar to hook-and-loop fasteners used in a conventional golf glove will be generated, the golf glove can be put on or the attachment member can be further tightened up without bothering other players even when such actions are taken place near the teeing ground or the putting green.

Great idea but success will depend on whether it provides the same level of adjustability found with the large Velcro flaps.