Sports glove having finger knuckle protection system
AssigneeWarrior Sports, Inc.
InventorMatthew M. Winningham
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Abstract
A protective sports glove having a protective finger knuckle system introduced to the back portion of the finger portions to cover the die cut regions of the pads corresponding to the knuckles of the fingers. The protective finger knuckle system includes a pair of cap portions each having a pair of side flanges that have a pair of slots, with the cap portions coupled together via a middle portion. A strap is feathered through the pair of slots on each of the pair of side flanges and beneath the cap portion and is secured to the glove. The middle portion span the gaps between the protective portions of the fingers and the thumb and thus provide protection to the knuckles of the wearer where the fingers or thumb are flexed.
Claims20
A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a hand portion comprising an inner palm portion and an opposing backside portion;
- a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's thumb therein, said thumb portion including a thumb palm portion and an opposing padded thumb portion;
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- a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's fingers therein, each of said plurality of finger portions including a finger palm portion and an opposing padded finger portion;
- a protective knuckle feature coupled to at least one of said finger portions and positioned above a gap defined between first and second protective portions on said padded finger portion, said protective knuckle feature comprising at least two caps separated by a distance but coupled together with a middle portion, the middle portion allowing a wearer to manipulate their fingers in the protective sports glove into flexed and unflexed positions, the middle portion covering at least a portion of the gap in the flexed and unflexed positions to protect the wearer's fingers from blows directed toward the gap.
A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a hand portion comprising an inner palm portion and an opposing backside portion;
- a digit portion joined with said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's digit therein, the digit portion including a digit palm portion and an opposing padded digit portion;
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- a protective knuckle feature joined with said digit portion and positioned above a gap defined between protective portions on said padded digit portion, said protective knuckle feature including a first cap and a second cap distal from said first cap, said first cap joined with said second cap via a flexible middle portion;
- wherein said first and second caps are movable with respect to said digit portion and said protective portions when a wearer manipulates the wearer's digit between flexed and unflexed positions, wherein said middle portion covers at least a portion of said gap when the wearer's digit is in said flexed position to protect said wearer's digit from a blow imparted to the wearer's digit over the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.