Sports glove with padding
AssigneeImpact Innovative Products, LLC
InventorJohn M. Matechen
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Abstract
A vibration dissipating sports glove for use in holding a bat while hitting a baseball having an energy-absorbing front pad between the index finger and the thumb. The glove also has a back padding covering the metacarpal portion of the hand and may furthermore have knuckle padding for covering the middle knuckle of each of the fingers. By using padding in a discriminate fashion, only in areas of the hand most vulnerable to impact and vibration, the glove maintains adequate flexibility and feel while, at the same time, protects the batter from bat-induced vibration and, furthermore, from pitched balls which may hit the batter's hand. Additionally, the front pad conforms between the batter's hand and the bat to provide to the batter a more secure grip upon the bat.
Claims40
A vibration dissipating sports glove for use in holding a bat while hitting a baseball, wherein portions of the glove correspond to bones in a wearer's hand to which the glove is intended to cover, comprising:
- a) a palm portion of the glove, for covering the inner surface of the wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- b) a back portion of the glove for covering the outer surface of a wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- c) a thumb portion of the glove for covering the wearer's thumb, wherein the thumb portion is coupled to the palm portion;
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- d) a vibration dissipating front pad in the palm portion extending only over and between the proximal knuckles of the thumb, index finger and middle finger and along adjacent portions of the metacarpal bones and proximal phalanges of each of these thumb and fingers, respectively, leaving the remainder of the palm portion unpadded, wherein the energy of the vibration that may be transmitted to the wearer's hand at the time of impact of a baseball with a baseball bat is dissipated by the pad.
A vibration reducing sports glove for use in holding a bat while hitting a baseball, wherein portions of the glove correspond to bones in a wearer's hand to which the glove is intended to cover, comprising:
- a) a palm portion of the glove, for covering the inner surface of the wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- b) a back portion of the glove for covering the outer surface of a wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- c) a thumb portion of the glove for covering the wearer's thumb, wherein the thumb portion is coupled to the palm portion;
- d) back padding at the back portion of the glove covering the region defined by the metacarpal bones of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and small finger;
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- e) a vibration dissipating front pad in the palm portion extending only over and between the proximal knuckles of the thumb, index finger and middle finger and along adjacent portions of the metacarpal bones and proximal phalanges of each of these thumb and fingers, respectively, leaving the remainder of the palm portion unpadded, wherein the energy of the vibration that may be transmitted to the wearer's hand at the time of impact of a baseball with a baseball bat is dissipated by the pad.
A vibration dissipating sports glove for use in holding a bat while hitting a baseball, wherein portions of the glove correspond to bones in a wearer's hand to which the glove is intended to cover, comprising:
- a) a palm portion of the glove, for covering the inner surface of the wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- b) a back portion of the glove for covering the outer surface of a wearer's hand, exclusive of the thumb;
- c) a thumb portion of the glove for covering the wearer's thumb, wherein the thumb portion is coupled to the palm portion;
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- d) a front pad in the palm portion extending only over and between the proximal knuckles of the thumb, index finger and middle finger and along adjacent portions of the metacarpal bones and proximal phalanges of each of these thumb and fingers, respectively, leaving the remainder of the palm portion unpadded, wherein the front pad is comprised of a conformable media which conforms between the bat and the batter's hand to provide to the batter a more secure grip.
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