# US 10,118,082 B2 · Padding arrangement for lacrosse glove with improved flexibility > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,118,082 B2 - Document ID: US10118082B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/851,547 - Filed: 2015-09-11 - Published: 2017-03-16 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-11 - Assignees: Under Armour, Inc. - Applicants: Under Armour, Inc. - Inventors: Paul Gait; Chris Perra; Patrick McKernan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118082B2 ## CPC - A63B 71/143: {Baseball or hockey gloves} - A41D 13/015: with shock-absorbing means (A41D13/05 takes precedence) - A41D 19/01523: {absorbing shocks or vibrations} - A63B 2102/14: Lacrosse - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES ## Abstract A protective sports glove is provided with a padding arrangement having improved flexibility for the user of the protective glove. The glove includes: a palm portion that cooperates with a dorsal portion to receive a metacarpus part of a hand. A plurality of finger portions are formed at a joint along a top edge of the dorsal portion distal from a wrist. A backside pad is attached to the dorsal portion, such that the upper edge of the pad aligns with and extends along at least a portion of the joint but is detached from the dorsal portion. A plurality of padded segments are disposed along a length of each of said finger portions. The one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached along an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A protective sports glove, comprising: a palm portion; a dorsal portion opposing the palm portion, wherein the dorsal portion attaches to the palm portion and cooperates with the palm portion to receive a metacarpus part of a hand; a plurality of finger portions form at a joint along a top edge of the dorsal portion distal from a wrist and extending away from the dorsal portion, where the joint extends substantially the entirety of the top edge between opposing side edges of the dorsal portion; at least one backside pad attached to the dorsal portion, the backside pad having an upper edge and at least two other edges, such that the upper edge of the backside pad aligns with and extends along at least a portion of the joint, wherein the upper edge is detached from the dorsal portion and the two other edges of the pad are attached to the dorsal portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The protective sports glove of claim 1 wherein a lower edge of the backside pad is attached via a tether to the dorsal portion and attached adjacent to a bottom edge of the dorsal portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The protective sports glove of claim 2 wherein the tether is comprised of an elastic material and biases the lower edge of the backside pad towards the wrist protection portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The protective sports glove of claim 1 wherein the backside pad has a T shape, such that a top of the T aligns with the joint and the top edge of the T extends substantially along the entirety of the joint. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The protective sports glove of claim 4 further comprises two lateral backside pads positioned on opposing lateral sides of the backside pad, wherein each lateral backside pad defines an upper edge, a lower edge and at least two lateral edges, such that upper edge and the lower edge are attached to the dorsal portion and the at least two lateral edges are detached to the dorsal portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The protective sports glove of claim 1 further comprises a plurality of padded segments extending along a length of each of said finger portions, including one padded segment proximate to the joint, wherein the one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached at an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The protective sports glove of claim 1 further comprises a wrist protection portion extending from a bottom edge of the dorsal portion, wherein the wrist protection portion includes at least one cuff with an aperture there through. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The protective sports glove of claim 1 further comprises a wrist protection portion extending from a bottom edge of the dorsal portion, wherein the wrist protection portion includes a middle cuff and two outer cuffs flanked on opposing sides of the middle cuff, each outer cuff includes an aperture there through. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The protective sports glove of claim 8 wherein the wrist protection portion further includes an inner cuff extending from the bottom edge of the dorsal portion, where the middle cuff and the two outer cuffs partially encircle the inner cuff. ### Claim 10 A protective sports glove, comprising: a palm portion; a dorsal portion opposing the palm portion, wherein the dorsal portion attaches to the palm portion and cooperates with the palm portion to receive a metacarpus part of a hand; a plurality of finger portions secured at a joint along a top edge of the dorsal portion distal from a wrist and extending away from the dorsal portion, where the joint extends substantially the entirety of the top edge between opposing side edges of the dorsal portion; at least one backside pad attached to the dorsal portion, the backside pad having an upper edge and at least two other edges, such that the upper edge of the pad aligns with and extends along at least a portion of the joint; a plurality of padded segments extending along a length of each of said finger portions, including one padded segment proximate to the joint, wherein the one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached along an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion; and a wrist portion attached to an edge of the dorsal portion proximate to the wrist and opposite the distal edge of the dorsal portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 wherein the upper edge of the backside pad is detached from the dorsal portion and the two other edges of the backside pad are attached to the back portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 wherein a lower edge of the backside pad is attached via a tether to the dorsal portion and attached adjacent to a bottom edge of the dorsal portion. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The protective sports glove of claim 12 wherein the tether is comprised of an elastic material and biases the lower edge of the backside pad towards the wrist protection portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 wherein the backside pad has a T shape, such that a top of the T aligns with the joint. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The protective sports glove of claim 14 further comprises two lateral backside pads positioned on opposing lateral sides of the backside pad, wherein each lateral backside pad defines an upper edge, a lower edge and at least two lateral edges, such that upper edge and the lower edge are attached to the dorsal portion and the at least two lateral edges are detached to the dorsal portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 further comprises a plurality of padded segments extending along a length of each of said finger portions, including one padded segment proximate to the joint, wherein the one padded segment is attached to the respective finger portion at opposing side edges thereof and detached at an edge adjacent to the joint with the dorsal portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 further comprises a wrist protection portion extending from a bottom edge of the dorsal portion, wherein the wrist protection portion includes at least one cuff with an aperture there through. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The protective sports glove of claim 10 further comprises a wrist protection portion extending from a bottom edge of the dorsal portion, wherein the wrist protection portion includes a middle cuff and two outer cuffs flanked on opposing sides of the middle cuff, each outer cuff includes an aperture there through. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The protective sports glove of claim 18 wherein the wrist protection portion further includes an inner cuff extending from the bottom edge of the dorsal portion, where the middle cuff and the two outer cuffs partially encircle the inner cuff.