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US 6,584,615 B1Granted
Asymmetrical hockey glove system with articulated locking thumb
AssigneeMission Hockey Company
InventorsThomas V. Wilder, Craig Johnson, Jocelyn Poulin
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AssigneeMission Hockey Company
InventorsThomas V. Wilder, Craig Johnson, Jocelyn Poulin
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A hockey glove system is disclosed having asymmetrical upper and lower hockey gloves, each being optimized for its particular role and position. The lower glove has only three finger gussets and is adapted for the last two fingers of the wearer's hand to be together in one gusset in order to maximize power and control. The upper glove has four finger gussets and is adapted to maximize the player's grasp on the hockey stick and enable a stable pivot point. Each glove has padding adapted and arranged to protect the portions of the wearer's hands most vulnerable in their respective positions. Each glove further has an articulated thumb skeleton disposed in the thumb member. The thumb skeleton comprises a plurality of sections pivotably joined together to enable the thumb to articulate between open and closed positions. A locking mechanism is provided for preventing the thumb skeleton sections from bending backwards, thereby preventing hyperextension of the wearer's thumb.
A hockey glove system comprising an upper and a lower glove, each glove comprising a palm and a protective back extending over said palm, the protective back having at least one foam segment adapted to provide padding for a wearer's hand disposed within the glove, and the upper and lower gloves having asymmetrical construction relative to each other, the lower glove including means for grasping a hockey stick in a manner to emphasize enhancement of stick control.
A pair of hockey gloves comprising a first glove and a second glove, each of the gloves comprising a palm, a protective back extending over said palm and having at least one foam segment adapted to provide padding for a wearer's hand disposed within the glove, a thumb portion having a base communicating with the palm and the back, and a plurality of finger gussets adapted to accommodate the wearer's fingers, wherein at least one finger gusset of the first hockey glove is adapted to accommodate more than one finger.
A hockey glove system comprising an upper glove and a lower glove, each glove comprising a palm, a protective back extending over the palm, the protective back having at least one foam segment adapted to provide padding for a wearer's hand disposed within the glove, a plurality of finger gussets adapted to accommodate the wearer's fingers, and a thumb portion having a base communicating with the palm and the back, the thumb portion being movable independent of the finger gussets so that movement of the thumb is unconstrained by the finger gussets, wherein the upper and lower gloves have asymmetrical construction relative to each other.
A pair of protective sports gloves comprising a first glove and a second glove, each of the gloves comprising a palm, a protective back extending over said palm and having at least one foam segment adapted to provide padding for a wearer's hand disposed within the glove, a thumb portion having a base communicating with the palm and the back, and a plurality of finger gussets adapted to accommodate the wearer's fingers, wherein the first and second gloves are configured to enable a wearer to grasp a sport stick, and wherein more padding is provided at or adjacent the back of the first glove than is provided at or adjacent the back of the second glove.
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