Patent ID: 8141175
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion including a hand palmar portion and an opposing hand dorsal portion; a finger portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; a thumb portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; a cuff portion joined with the hand portion at a junction; and a contoured wrist cuff including a leading edge generally facing the finger and thumb portions, the leading edge contoured rearwardly across a dorsal side of a wearer's hand when the glove is on a wearer's hand, the leading edge contoured forwardly adjacent the thumb portion, the leading edge contoured rearwardly across at least a portion of a radial side of a wearer's hand when the glove is on the wearer's hand; wherein the contoured wrist cuff substantially conceals the junction between the cuff and the hand portion without impairing at least one of radial deviation and extension of the wearer's wrist, wherein the contoured wrist cuff includes a trailing edge rearwardly distal from the leading edge, the trailing edge being contoured rearwardly across the dorsal side of at least one of a wearer's hand and wrist when the glove is on a wearer's hand, the trailing edge being contoured forwardly adjacent the thumb portion, the trailing edge being contoured rearwardly across at least a portion of a radial side of a wearer's hand.