Hockey goaltender's glove with split trap
AssigneeCanstar Sports Groups, Inc.
InventorBrian H. Shikatani
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Abstract
A hockey goaltender's glove is described, in which the pocket is divided by a central web split into two side-by-side web portions along a substantial part of its length, or by two separate web portions, the web portions being tied by webbing such that a gap is created between them, spanned by webbing. By virtue of the web portions and the gap, the pocket flexes and closes around the puck more easily, thereby providing more reliable trapping of the puck.
Claims4
In a hockey goaltender's glove comprising a thumb area, a finger area, and a webbed pocket spanning between the thumb area and the finger area, the pocket having a top defined by a top web spanning from a tip of the thumb area to a tip of the finger area, and a bottom defined by an intersection of the thumb area with the finger area, the improvement comprising two web portions beside each other extending from approximately the middle of the top web down to the bottom of the pocket, tied via webbing such that they are separated from each other in at least a portion of the pocket, thus leaving a gap between said web portions, said gap being spanned by said webbing.
In a hockey goaltender's glove comprising a thumb area, a finger area, and a webbed pocket spanning between the thumb area and the finger area, the pocket having a top defined by a top web spanning from a tip of the thumb area to a tip of the finger area, and a bottom defined by an intersection of the thumb area with the finger area, the improvement comprising a web extending from approximately the middle of the top web down to the bottom of the pocket, being split along at least a portion thereof to define two define portions beside each other, said web portions being tied via webbing such that they are separated from each other in at least a portion of the pocket, leaving a gap between said web portions, said gap being spanned by said webbing.
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