Patent ID: 8490217
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A glove for protecting a hand, the glove comprising: a top panel for covering a back of the hand; a bottom panel for covering a palm of the hand, the top and bottom panels being connected to form a main glove body; fingers, including an index finger and other fingers, extending from the main glove body, each of the fingers having a top side and a bottom side corresponding with the top panel and bottom panels of the main glove body; a thumb extending from the main glove body; a region at a juncture of the index finger and the main glove body on or adjacent the top panel; and an insulating pad covering a portion of the region and partially positioned on the index finger, partially positioned on the main glove body, and not extending over a medial phalange of a user's hand when the glove is worn; and thermoplastic or molded rubber protective ridges extending upwardly from the top panel of each of the other fingers, but excluding the index finger which does not include such a protective ridge.