Athletic glove
OwnerJohn Millerinventor
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Abstract
An athletic glove is provided for an athlete participating in a sport or competition. The athletic glove includes specifically designed finger receptacles for enhanced stability and protection for the athlete's fingers and improved performance. A first finger receptacle encloses the little and ring fingers preventing them from moving relative to each other. A second finger receptacle encloses the index and middle finger thus preventing them from moving relative to each other.
Claims20
A protective glove for an athlete, the protective glove comprising a palm portion, a first finger receptacle, a second finger receptacle, and a thumb receptacle, and wherein the first finger receptacle receives at least a first and a second fingers of a hand of the athlete.
A protective glove for an athlete, the protective glove comprising a palm portion, a first finger receptacle, a second finger receptacle, a thumb receptacle, a backhand section, and a forehand section, and wherein the backhand section covers a back of the hand of the athlete and includes a backhand portion of each of the palm portion, the first and second finger receptacles, and the thumb receptacle, the forehand section covers a palm of the hand of the athlete and includes a forehand portion of each of the palm portion, the first and second finger receptacles, and the thumb receptacle, the first and second finger receptacles each receives at least two fingers of a hand of the athlete, the first finger receptacle and the second finger receptacles each include a web disposed lengthwise in the first and second finger receptacles between the at least two fingers of the hand of the athlete and fixed to each of the forehand portion and the backhand portion of the first and second finger receptacles, respectively.
A protective glove for an athlete, the protective glove comprising a palm portion, a first finger receptacle, a second finger receptacle, a thumb receptacle, a backhand section, and a forehand section, and wherein the backhand section covers a back of the hand of the athlete and includes a backhand portion of each of the palm portion, the first and second finger receptacles, and the thumb receptacle, the forehand section covers a palm of the hand of the athlete and includes a forehand portion of each of the palm portion, the first and second finger receptacles, and the thumb receptacle, a width of the first finger receptacle is sized to receive each of a little finger and a ring finger of a hand of the athlete, a width of the second finger receptacle is sized to receive an index finger and a middle finger of the hand of the athlete, the first finger receptacle includes a first web disposed lengthwise in the first finger receptacle between the little finger and ring finger, the second finger receptacle includes a second web disposed lengthwise in the second finger receptacle between the middle finger and index finger of the hand of the athlete, and each of the first and second webs are each fixed to the forehand portion and the backhand portion of the first and second finger receptacles, respectively.
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