Patent ID: 7591023
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, a dorsal side, four fingers, each finger having palm and dorsal surfaces, lateral and medial surfaces, a proximate articulation, proximate, middle and distal phalanges with middle and distal articulations therebetween, and one thumb with palm and dorsal surfaces, said hockey glove comprising a hand receiving portion comprising: (a) a palm sheet for facing the palm of the hand and the palm surface of the fingers and thumb, said palm sheet having a palm periphery; (b) a dorsal sheet for covering the dorsal surface of the fingers, said dorsal sheet having a dorsal periphery; (c) a side finger web for facing the lateral and medial surfaces of each finger, said side finger web having an upper web periphery and a lower web periphery, said upper web periphery being connected to said dorsal periphery and said lower web periphery being connected to said palm periphery for defining first, second, third and fourth finger gussets for respectively enclosing the four fingers; and (d) a finger pad for covering at least partially the dorsal surface of one finger, said finger pad having a padding element enclosed in a pocket, said pocket comprising lateral and medial flaps extending downwardly along a portion of a length of said finger pad for connecting said pocket to one of said first, second, third and fourth finger gussets such that there is a void area between said pocket and said finger gusset.