Thumb or finger protector for protective glove including multidirectional movement

A thumb or finger protector for providing multidirectional thumb or finger movement in a protective glove, comprising:

• a top section;
• at least one middle section defining a left middle passage, a right middle passage, and a central middle passage;
• a bottom section defining a left bottom passage, a right bottom passage, and a central bottom passage,
• the at least one middle section being disposed between the top section and the bottom section,
• the top section engaging an adjacent one of the at least one middle section via a top articulation,
• the bottom section engaging an adjacent one of the at least one middle section via a bottom articulation;
• a central wire connected to the top section and extending through the central middle passage of the at least one middle section and through the central bottom passage of the bottom section for connecting the top section, the at least one middle section and the bottom section to each other, the central wire extending through the top articulation and the bottom articulation;
• a left wire connected to the top section and extending through the left middle passage of the at least one middle section and through the left bottom passage of the bottom section, the left wire being sized for sliding inside the left middle passage of the at least one middle section and through the left bottom passage of the bottom section;
• and
• a right wire connected to the top section and extending through the right middle passage of the at least one middle section and through the right bottom passage of the bottom section, the right wire being sized for sliding inside the right middle passage of the at least one middle section and through the right bottom passage of the bottom section,
• the left wire and the right wire functioning as sliding guides that, by enabling relative movement between the top section, the at least one middle section, and the bottom section, afford multidirectional motion of the thumb or finger while protecting the thumb or finger during use in the protective glove.