Patent ID: 9375036
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A41D,A63B

Claim Text:
1. A method of protecting the exposed face, neck and hand skin of a contact sports game contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator when exposed to a violent contact by exposed zippers on a glove of the contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator, during a contact sports game, the glove having a separate joinable front palm portion and a separate back joinable glove portion joinably attachable to said front palm portion by a zipper; wherein when said respective front palm portion and said separate back joinable glove portion are joined, said respective front palm portion and separate back joinable glove portion form respective finger stalls for insertion of fingers therein; the method comprising the steps of: said front palm portion covered by a pivotable cuff portion and said rear back joinable portion having a partially fixed, flexible cuff portion having an open top edge with a distal fastener strip of said pivotable front cuff portion insertable in said open top edge thereof; providing a protective glove with at least one fly cover covering said zipper; extending said at least one fly cover in a continuous peripheral non-linear serpentine line of varying radii over said zipper around each finger stall and side of hand leading toward the cuff on the glove portion and each finger stall and side of hand leading to the cuff on said front palm portion; wherein said at least one fly cover grasps over and closely covers said zipper by friction; providing a physical barrier overlaying the outer surface of the zipper with said fly cover and preventing violent physical contact of said zipper to the exposed face, neck or hand skin of the contact sports game contact sports game participant user, participant player, players, referee, official, coach or spectator; and, tightening said pivotable front cuff portion against said fly cover with a distal fastener strip closely grabbing around said front and rear cuff portion over a beginning of said fly cover near a zipper clasp of said zipper, wherein said distal fastener strip extends around said rear partially fixed, flexible cuff portion into a top edge thereof between said rear cuff portion and said rear of said glove, thereby pulling against and exerting force against said fly cover, making said fly cover grasp and closely cover over said zipper along its length thereof.