Lacrosse thumb protector
AssigneeRojiro Robert Behr
InventorsRojiro Robert Behr, Robert Davies Behr
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Abstract
A thumb protector for preventing injury to players in such sports as lacrosse and hockey. The thumb protector comprises a rigid cap covering the end of the thumb when in use, and being supported by a rigid support member connecting the cap and a base, the base engaging the root of the thumb when in use, or being anchored to a protective glove.
Claims15
A thumb protector comprising:
- a cap, a cap support and base means, the base means adapted to engage the hand near an interphalangeal joint adjacent a root of the thumb for absorbing and transferring, to the hand, the shock of an impact to the thumb, the cap support connected between the base means and the cap, the cap comprising a rigid shell extending, when in use, above the top of the thumb and extending for 360 degrees about an extension of a longitudinal axis of the thumb.
A glove comprising a thumb protector including a cap and cap support means, the cap support means engaging and supported by the glove and connected to the cap for transferring, to the glove, the shock of an impact to the thumb, the cap comprising a rigid shell extending, when in use, above the top of the thumb and extending for 360 degrees about an extension of a longitudinal axis of the thumb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.