Patent ID: 6715152
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A41D,E05Y

Abstract:
Motorcycling glove comprising:a palm portion, a back portion, thumb finger, index finger, middle finger, ring finger and pinky finger portions, a plurality of finger portions each including a plurality of protrusions extending lengthwise along the length of each finger portion of said plurality, wherein each finger portion of said plurality includes one protrusion located at an upper back finger region and one protrusion located at a lower back finger region, said protrusions adapted to lie over the back knuckle region of a wearer's hand in combination with a removable element made from flexible material overlying and attached to the glove, said element including a plurality of apertures, wherein when the element is attached to the glove, the apertures are positioned to receive the protrusions of the glove, the element is applied to at least two adjacent finger portions along a part of their lengths in order to prevent rotation of the finger portions of the glove with respect to the fingers of the wearer's hand, at least a portion of the element attached at a distant point from the protrusions so as to allow small relative movements between one finger and the other, wherein the element is a bridging element with one or more strips formed as connecting portions between aperture pairs, and an appendix extending along an edge of the glove from the pinky finger towards the wrist, providing the distant attachment point.