Glove
AssigneePuma SE
InventorsAlexander Boehme, Thomas Schwarz, Harald Barani, Christopher Hable
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Abstract
A goalkeeper's glove for a goalkeeper includes a base knit and a plurality of finger stalls. Two or more of the finger stalls can include a compression knit area configured to be located circumjacent a proximal interphalangeal joint of fingers of a wearer. A wrist collar with a compression knit area can be configured to be located circumjacent the radiocarpal joint of the wearer. The compression knit areas of the finger stalls and the wrist collar can be configured to provide support to the fingers and wrist of the wearer, respectively, in a manner similar to athletic tape.
Claims21
A goalkeeper's glove defining a palmar side and a dorsal side, the goalkeeper's glove comprising:
- a plurality of finger stalls that includes a first finger stall and a second finger stall, wherein, on the dorsal side, each of the first finger stall and second finger stall includes:
- a first zone including a base knit;
- a second zone spaced from the first zone and including the base knit, and
- a third zone including a compression knit that is different from the base knit and configured to provide a first compressive force to a finger of a wearer, the third zone positioned between the first zone and the second zone and configured to extend over a proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger;
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- wherein the glove includes a wrist collar including the compression knit, wherein the wrist collar is configured to extend over a radiocarpal joint of the wearer.
A goalkeeper's glove having a palmar side and a dorsal side, the goalkeeper's glove comprising:
- a palmar section;
- a dorsal section opposite the palmar section;
- and
- a plurality of finger stalls extending outward from the palmar section and the dorsal section,
- wherein, on the dorsal side, each finger stall of the plurality of finger stalls includes:
- a compression zone formed from a first knit pattern and configured to be located circumjacent a proximal interphalangeal joint of a wearer,
- a base zone formed from a second knit pattern, wherein the first knit pattern and the second knit pattern are configured to exhibit a different level of compression from one another, the base zone extending from the compression zone and into the dorsal section, and
- a punch zone formed from a three-dimensional knit pattern that is different from and integrally knit with the second knit pattern so that the three-dimensional knit pattern defines an entire thickness of a fabric layer on the dorsal side of the goalkeeper's glove within the punch zone, such that the three-dimensional knit pattern defines both an interior surface and at least a portion of an exterior surface of the goalkeeper's glove within the punch zone, wherein the interior surface is configured to contact the wearer's finger.
A goalkeeper's glove having a palmar side and a dorsal side, the goalkeeper's glove comprising:
- a plurality of zones including:
- a compression zone on the dorsal side, the compression zone including a first compression knit fabric configured to provide a compressive force and configured to extend over a proximal interphalangeal joint of a finger of a wearer,
- a punch zone on the dorsal side, the punch zone including a three-dimensional knit fabric that is different from and integrally knit with a base knit fabric so that the three-dimensional knit fabric defines an interior surface of the goalkeeper's glove, wherein the interior surface is configured to contact the wearer's finger, and wherein the punch zone extends from the compression zone and is configured to extend over a metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer,
- a ventilation zone on the dorsal side that includes a loose-loop knit fabric, and
- a grip zone on the palmar side that includes latex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.