Hand protector
OwnerArthur R. Howardinventor
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Abstract
For football, a hard foam rubber pad is affixed to the back of a lightweight cotton glove. The pad extends over the knuckles, (metacarpo-phalangeal joint), of a hand inserted in the glove. The pad is molded so as to force the fingers to naturally curl without conscious effort, but allowing the fingers to be straightened with conscious effort. By curling the fingers, the probability that the fingers will be bent backward over the back of the hand with resultant injury is greatly reduced. The pad also protects the back of the hand from direct injury. In addition, latex rubber affixed to the fingers, thumb, and palm of the glove enables an athlete to grip a ball with greater facility.
Claims11
The hand protective device comprising:
- a. a glove,
- b. a pad of resilient material attached to the back of said glove,
- c. said pad extends over the metacarpo-phalangeal joints of a hand inserted into said glove,
- d. said pad is molded such that it curves downward against the fingers at a point distal of the metacarpo-phalangeal joints of a hand inserted into said glove,
- e. said molded pad providing means for exerting a force on the top of the fingers of a hand inserted into said glove,
- f. said glove is made of cotton net,
- g. said resilient material comprises hard foam rubber,
- h. said pad is covered by cotton net,
- j. friction material is affixed to the palm surfaces of the length of the thumb and index finger, the palm, and the tips of the remaining fingers,
- k. said friction material is latex rubber compound,
- m. said glove is secured by a VELCRO tape fastener affixed to the wrist of the glove.
A glove having
- a. a pad of resilient material attached to the back of said glove,
- b. said pad extends over the metacarpo-phalangeal joints of a hand inserted into said glove,
- c. said pad covers the back of a hand inserted into said glove,
- d. said pad extends distally beyond the metacarpo-phalangeal joints of the hand inserted within said glove but not beyond the proximal phalangeal joint of each finger,
- e. said pad is molded such that it curves downward against the fingers at a point distal of the metacarpo-phalangeal joints but not beyond the proximal phalangeal joints,
- f. said molded pad providing means for exerting a force on the top of the first phalanx of the fingers of a hand inserted into said glove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.