Reduced seam protective sports glove
OwnerMichael Coxinventor
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a protective sports glove having a novel combination of liner sections, breathable mesh sections, stretch joints, and shock absorbing cushions to provide maximum protection to the user's fingers, hands, wrists, and lower forearms while r maintaining as much flexibility within the glove and tactile feel on both palmar and dorsal sides of the glove as possible. A novel 2-panel palmar section construction eliminates the presence of seams, stitching or excess material in a critical area on the palmar side of a wearer's hand to further improve tactile feel and grip.
Claims21
A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a hand portion configured to cover a user's hand inclusive of fingers, thumb and carpometacarpal joints and extend down approximately to a wrist crease of said user's hand, said hand portion having a dorsal side and a palmar side, the palmar side of said hand portion including a palmar section comprising two discrete panels of material cut in complementary shapes and joined together to form the palmar section, defining a seamless crescent-shaped area configured to extend between said carpometacarpal joints and said wrist crease proximate said thumb joint.
A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a palmar section configured to cover a palmar side of a user's hand inclusive of fingers, thumb and carpometacarpal joints and extend down approximately to a wrist crease of said user's hand, said palmar section including a palmar section comprising two discrete panels of material cut in complementary shapes and joined together to form the palmar section, said two discrete panels of material including,
- a first panel configured to cover a majority of the palmar side of the user's hand except for an open notch with ingress beginning at the base of the little finger and projecting laterally across toward the thumb, whereby the first panel forms an unbroken bridge running beneath the proximal phalanges of the hand, circling below the index finger proximate the thumb joint and arching inward to the center of the base of the palm, and
- a second panel joined over the open notch of said first panel and configured to cover at least a portion of the user's lower palm.
A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a hand portion configured to cover a user's hand inclusive of little finger and thumb, and carpometacarpal joints, and extending down approximately to a wrist crease of said user's hand, said hand portion having a dorsal side and a palmar side, the palmar side of said hand portion including a digit panel of material having an upper portion separated from a lower portion by a notch with ingress beginning at a base of the little finger and projecting laterally across toward the thumb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.