Goalkeeper's glove and method for making same

A glove for goalkeepers which includes:

• a) an inner hand part, which substantially covers at least the inner side of a hand, including the index and middle fingers;
• b) at least one outer hand part which at least substantially covers the outside of the hand, including the index and middle fingers;
• c) wherein the inner hand part is of one-piece;
• d) wherein the inner hand part has a thumb area which encloses the thumb;
• e) wherein the inner hand part possesses an extension which projects from the thumb area, and which said extension covers an area behind the thumb area;
• and
• f) wherein the inner hand part and the outer hand part are stitched together by means of a single continuous and peripherally-running seam, which said seam is preferably essentially in one plane, which seam extends itself also over the said edge of the extension and connects the extension with the outer hand part of the side piece respectively.

A process for the manufacture of a goalkeeper's glove, wherein said process has the following steps:

• a) the making available or the manufacture of an outer hand part;
• b) the making available or the manufacture of an inner hand part, which is designed as a flat, one-piece item having pre-finger areas, a palm area and a thumb area contingent with the said palm area, which said thumb area includes an inner thumb area and an outer thumb area connected to the said inner them area by a transition area;
• c) the making of a closed thumb area from the inner hand part by uniting of the inner thumb area and outer thumb area on their edges which lie outside of the transition area;
• d) wherein the inner thumb area and the outer thumb area, prior to the binding or connecting or the stitching, are bent over in the transition area or bent, and are overlapped or laid one upon the other;
• and
• e) wherein the inner hand part is additionally provided with an extension, wherein the extension, upon the production of the closed thumb area, on one hand side is stitched at an edge with the inner hand part underneath the index finger area, and on the other hand side, the said extension is stitched at a contiguous edge with the outer hand part or the side part.