Trigger finger protective glove
AssigneeWarrior Sports, 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.
Claims30
A protective glove for use during sporting activities to protect a player's hand, said athletic protective glove comprising:
- an adjustable wrist strap for securing the glove on the player's hand;
- a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said thumb pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion, said thumb pocket is intended to receive a player's thumb;
- an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said index finger pocket includes a back portion that is padded substantially over its entire area and an unpadded palm portion, said index finger pocket is intended to receive a player's index finger;
- a first index finger strap attached to said padded back portion of said index finger pocket and said wrist strap, wherein said index finger strap is padded substantially along its entire length;
- and
- wherein at least two of the player's other three fingers remain uncovered.
A protective sports glove for a wearer's hand, comprising:
- a wrist strap;
- a thumb pocket having a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion, said thumb pocket being attached to said wrist strap, said thumb pocket intended for receipt of a wearer's thumb;
- an index finger pocket having a back portion that is padded substantially over its entirety and an unpadded palm portion, said index finger pocket being attached to said wrist strap, said index finger pocket intended for receipt for a wearer's index finger;
- a first index finger strap attached to said index finger pocket and said wrist strap;
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- at least one open area defined on the glove between said thumb pocket and said index finger pocket said at least one open area being defined entirely on a back portion of the glove wherein the junction between said back portion and a palm portion remains covered;
- wherein at least two of the wearer's fingers remain uncovered.
A protective glove for use during sporting activities to protect a player's hand, said athletic glove comprising:
- a wrist strap;
- a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said thumb pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion, said thumb pocket intended to receive a player's thumb;
- an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said index finger pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion, said index finger pocket intended to receive a player's index finger;
- a first index finger strap attached to said index finger pocket and said wrist strap, wherein said index finger strap is padded;
- a first open area defined between said padded portion of said thumb pocket, said first index finger strap, and said wrist guard;
- and
- wherein at least two of other player's three fingers remain uncovered.
A protective glove for use during sporting activities to protect a player's hand, said athletic protective glove comprising:
- a wrist strap;
- a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said thumb pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion;
- an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said index finger pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion;
- a first index finger strap attached to said index finger pocket and said wrist strap, wherein said first index finger strap is padded;
- a second finger pocket attached to said wrist strap, wherein said second finger pocket includes a padded back portion and an unpadded palm portion;
- a second index finger strap attached to said index finger pocket and said wrist strap;
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- a first open area defined between said thumb padded portion of said thumb pocket, said first index finger strap, and said wrist guard;
- wherein the player's other two fingers remain uncovered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.