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US 7,114,193 B2Granted
Trigger finger protective glove
AssigneeWarrior Lacrosse, Inc.
InventorMatthew Winningham
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Abstract
A protective glove for protecting a wearer's hand includes a thumb pocket and an index finger pocket. The glove is designed to receive the wearer's thumb in the thumb pocket and the wearer's index finger in the index finger pocket, while leaving the user's other fingers exposed. The thumb pocket and the index finger pocket are attached to an adjustable wrist strap. Further, the thumb pocket and the index finger pocket are attached to each other.
Claims8
A protective glove for a wearer's hand, comprising:
- a wrist strap;
- a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap for receiving a wearer's thumb;
- an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap and said thumb pocket for receiving a wearer's index finger, wherein said index finger pocket includes a palm portion and a back portion, and wherein said index finger pocket has a first index finger strap and a second index finger strap secured thereto to assist in retaining the glove on the wearer's hand;
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- a back portion having protective padding therein to protect a back of the wearer's hand;
- a thumb strap extending from said palm portion of said thumb pocket to said back portion of said thumb pocket to assist in retaining the glove on the wearer's hand, wherein said thumb strap is attached to said index finger palm portion, said second index finger strap and said index finger front portion;
- wherein at least two of the wearer's fingers remain uncovered and at least two other open areas are defined in the glove by said thumb pocket and said index finger pocket;
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- wherein said thumb pocket palm portion, said thumb pocket strap, said index finger palm portion and said wrist strap define a first open area.
6 more elements
A protective glove for use by a wearer during the sport of lacrosse, the protective glove comprising:
- a wrist strap that generally circumscribes a wearer's hand for securing the protective glove to the wearer's hand;
- an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap for receiving a wearer's index finger, wherein said index finger pocket includes a palm portion attached to said wrist strap, a back portion attached to said wrist strap, an index finger strap, and a second index finger strap, wherein said second index finger strap extends from said back portion of said index finger pocket to said wrist strap, and said index finger strap extends from said palm portion of said index finger pocket around the wearer's hand to said second index finger strap;
- a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap for receiving a wearer's thumb, wherein said thumb pocket includes a palm portion attached to said wrist strap, a back portion attached to said wrist strap, and a thumb strap extending from said palm portion of said thumb pocket around the wearer's hand to said back portion of said thumb pocket and is attached to said second index finger strap and said index finger front portion;
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- wherein the remainder of the wearer's fingers remain uncovered.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.