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US 6,178,553 B2Granted
Boxing glove
OwnerJesse F. Boltoninventor
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Abstract
A boxing glove for preventing injuries to an opponent's eyes and thumb. The boxing glove includes a glove member having a main body, a thumb-receiving portion integrally extending along the length of a side of the main body, a wrist portion, a bottom end, an opening into the glove member through the bottom end, and a slit extending from the bottom end through the wrist portion on the palm side of the glove member; and also includes a first strap member securely attached in the interior of the main body and extending across the width of the main body and across the user's fingers; and further includes a string member used to lace the slit closed; and also includes padded members sewn to the main body to protect the user's hand; and also includes straps and hook and loop fasteners for securing the wrist portion about the user's wrist.
Claims7
A boxing glove comprising:
- a glove member including a main body having sides, a thumb-receiving portion integrally extending along a length of one of said sides of said main body, said main body having a wrist portion, a bottom end, an opening in said bottom end, said opening being adapted to allow a user's hand to be inserted into said main body and said thumb-receiving portion, said main body also having a slit extending through said bottom end and through said wrist portion;
- a first strap member securely disposed within said main body and being adapted to extend across a users' fingers inserted inside said glove member;
- a string member laced along either side of and across said slit for closing said slit;
- a fastening means securely attached to said wrist portion and being adapted to secure said glove member about a user's wrist;
- a plurality of padded members securely attached to said main body for protecting the user's hand during the use thereof;
- wherein said thumb-receiving portion is securely attached to an exterior of one of said sides of said main body;
- wherein said first strap member has ends securely attached to an interior of said sides of said main body, said first strap member being essentially disposed perpendicular to said thumb-receiving portion and extending across a width of said main body;
- wherein said strap member is disposed near a top of said main body;
- wherein said fastening means includes straps having ends securely attached to an exterior of said wrist portion, and further includes a plurality of hook and loop fasteners securely attached to an exterior of said wrist portion and free ends of said straps for securing said wrist portion about the user's wrist;
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- wherein said padded members includes a first padded member securely attached to an interior of a palm side of said main body, a second padded member securely attached to an interior of a heel portion of said main body;
- a third padded member securely attached to an interior of said main body at a base of said thumb-receiving portion;
- a fourth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said heel portion of said main body;
- a fifth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said main body along a finger-tip portion thereof;
- and a sixth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said base of said thumb-receiving portion.
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A boxing glove comprising:
- a glove member including a main body having sides, a thumb-receiving portion being securely attached along a length thereof to said main body, said main body having a wrist portion, a bottom end, an opening in said bottom end, said opening being adapted to allow a user's hand to be inserted into said main body and said thumb-receiving portion, said main body also having a slit extending through said bottom end and through said wrist portion, said thumb-receiving portion being securely attached to an exterior of one of said sides of said main body, said wrist portion having a length of approximately 5 inches;
- a first strap member securely disposed within said main body and being adapted to extend across a users' fingers inserted inside said glove member, said first strap member having ends securely attached to an interior of said sides of said main body, said first strap member being essentially disposed perpendicular to said thumb-receiving portion and extending across a width of said main body, said strap member being disposed near a top of said main body;
- a string member laced along either side of and across said slit for closing said slit;
- a fastening means securely attached to said wrist portion and being adapted to secure said glove member about a user's wrist, said fastening means including straps having ends securely attached to an exterior of said wrist portion, and further including a plurality of hook and loop fasteners securely attached to an exterior of said wrist portion and free ends of said straps for securing said wrist portion about the user's wrist;
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- a plurality of padded members securely attached to said main body for protecting the user's hand during the use thereof, said padded members including a first padded member securely attached to an interior of a palm side of said main body;
- a second padded member securely attached to an interior of a heel portion of said main body;
- a third padded member securely attached to an interior of said main body at a base of said thumb-receiving portion;
- a fourth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said heel portion of said main body;
- a fifth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said main body along a finger-tip portion thereof;
- and a sixth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said base of said thumb-receiving portion.
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A boxing glove comprising:
- a glove member including a main body having sides, a thumb-receiving portion integrally extending along a length of one of said sides of said main body, said main body having a wrist portion, a bottom end, an opening in said bottom end, said opening being adapted to allow a user's hand to be inserted into said main body and said thumb-receiving portion, said main body also having a slit extending through said bottom end and through said wrist portion;
- a first strap member securely disposed within said main body and being adapted to extend across a users' fingers inserted inside said glove member;
- a string member laced along either side of and across said slit for closing said slit;
- a fastening means securely attached to said wrist portion and being adapted to secure said glove member about a user's wrist;
- a plurality of padded members securely attached to said main body for protecting the user's hand during the use thereof;
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- wherein said padded members includes a first padded member securely attached to an interior of a palm side of said main body;
- a second padded member securely attached to an interior of a heel portion of said main body;
- a third padded member securely attached to an interior of said main body at a base of said thumb-receiving portion;
- a fourth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said heel portion of said main body;
- a fifth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said main body along a finger-tip portion thereof;
- and a sixth padded member securely attached to an exterior of said base of said thumb-receiving portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.