Patent ID: 6654964
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
An athletic glove for protecting and receiving a hand of a wearer, said glove comprising a base portion connected to a protective portion, said protective portion having a palmar element and a dorsal element:said palmar element being formed of a first shock-absorbing material and being located to substantially cover: a palmar metacarpal area of the hand, and a palmar side of a first digit, a second digit, a third digit, a fourth digit, and a fifth digit of the hand, and having an additional second digit section that wraps around the second digit to cover at least a portion of a dorsal side of the second digit and an additional fifth digit section that wraps around the fifth digit to cover at least a portion of a dorsal side of the fifth digit, said additional second digit section and said additional fifth digit section providing a configuration wherein a portion of the palmar side and a lateral side of the second digit and a portion of the palmar side and a medial side of the fifth digit are covered by portions of said palmar element having a seamless surface; and said dorsal element being located opposite said palmar element and substantially covering: a dorsal metacarpal area of the hand, and a dorsal side of the third digit and the fourth digit.