Universal sports glove
AssigneeCharles P. Melone, Jr.
InventorCharles P. Melone, Jr.
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Abstract
A glove which supports and stabilizes the wrist and hand during sports and includes: an inner glove conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb, an outer glove conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from the wrist beyond the finger and thumb joints; a first wrist strap surrounding the wrist Having an opening positioned to accommodate the distal ulna head protrusion; and a second wrist strap attached to the thumb side of the outer glove and extending diagonally across the back of the hand, and then around and encompassing the front and back of the wrist over the first strap.
Claims17
Glove for supporting and stabilizing the wrist and hand during sports comprising;
- (a) inner glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from an area proximal to the knuckles including the base of the thumb and extending distal to the finger and thumb metacarpophalangeal joints;
- (b) outer glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb extending from the wrist to at least beyond the finger and thumb joints;
- (c) criss-cross elastic support means on the exterior of the outer glove means overlying the back of the hand from the wrist to an area adjacent to the knuckles to support and protect the metacarpal bases and the carpometacarpal joints of the hand and wrist;
- (d) first wrist strap means surrounding the wrist to protect and support the radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joints and having an opening positioned to accommodate the distal ulna protrusion;
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- (e) second wrist strap means protecting against excessive tension, lateral deviation and rotational forces on the wrist attached to the thumb side of the outer glove and extending diagonally across the back of the hand and around the wrist over the first wrist strap means.
Glove for supporting and stabilizing the wrist and hand during sports comprising:
- (a) inner glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from an area proximal to the knuckles including the base of the thumb and extending distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (b) outer glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb extending from the wrist to at least beyond the finger and thumb joints;
- (c) first wrist strap means surrounding the wrist to protect and support the radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joints and having an opening positioned to accommodate the distal ulna protrusion;
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- (d) second wrist strap means protecting against excessive tension, lateral and rotational forces on the wrist attached to the thumb side of the outer glove means and extending diagonally across the back of the hand and around the wrist over the first wrist strap means.
Glove for supporting and stabilizing the wrist and hand during sports comprising:
- (a) inner glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from an area proximal to the knuckles including the base of the thumb and extending distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (b) outer glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb extending from the wrist to at least beyond or distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (c) crisscross elastic support means on the exterior of the outer glove means overlying the back of the hand from the wrist to an area adjacent to the knuckles to support and protect the metacarpal bases and the carpal and carpometacal joints of the hand and wrist.
Glove for supporting and stabilizing the wrist and hand during sports comprising:
- (a) inner glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from an area proximal to the knuckles including the base of the thumb and extending distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (b) outer glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb extending from the wrist to at least beyond or distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (c) wrist strap means surrounding the wrist to protect and support the radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joints and having an opening positioned to accommodate the distal ulna protrusion.
Glove for supporting and stabilizing the wrist and hand during sports comprising:
- (a) inner glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb from an area proximal to the knuckles including the base of the thumb and extending distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (b) outer glove means conforming to the hand, fingers and thumb extending from the wrist to at least beyond or distal to the finger and thumb joints;
- (c) criss-cross elastic support means on the exterior of the outer glove means overlying the back of the hand from the wrist to an area adjacent to the knuckles to support and protect the metacarpal bases and the carpal and carpometacarpal joints of the hand and wrist;
- (d) wrist strap means surrounding the wrist to protect and support the radiocarpal and distal radioulnar joints and having an opening positioned to accommodate the ulna protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.