Protective glove with articulated locking thumb
AssigneeMission Hockey Company
InventorsThomas V. Wilder, Craig Johnson, Jocelyn Poulin
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Abstract
A protective glove system is disclosed wherein each glove has an articulated thumb skeleton disposed in the thumb member. The thumb skeleton comprises a plurality of sections pivotably joined together to enable the thumb to articulate between open and closed positions. A locking mechanism is provided for preventing the thumb skeleton sections from bending backwards, thereby preventing hyperextension of the wearer's thumb.
Claims20
A hockey glove having a thumb member, the thumb member being padded and comprising a rigid articulating skeleton, the skeleton comprising at least two sections pivotably joined together, the sections adapted to be rotatable relative to each other to allow the skeleton to rotate between a closed position and an open position, and at least one section includes a stop adapted to prevent rotation in an open direction beyond the open position.
A hockey glove having a thumb member, the thumb member being padded and comprising a rigid articulating skeleton, the skeleton comprising at least two sections pivotably joined together, the sections adapted to be rotatable relative to each other to allow rotation between a closed position and an open position, the skeleton including locking means for preventing rotation of the sections in an open direction beyond the open position.
A protective sports glove having a thumb member, the thumb member comprising a substantially rigid articulating skeleton comprising at least two thumb sections and a stop, the sections being rotatable relative to one another so that the skeleton is rotatable between a closed position and an open position, the stop adapted to prevent relative rotation of the sections in an open direction beyond the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.