Patent ID: 8066655
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. A protective glove comprising a glove and a brace element made from a substantially rigid material; wherein the brace element is an element of the glove; wherein the brace element inhibits the movement of a thumb of a user's hand in a manner that reduces at least one of either luxation of the thumb or partial luxation of the thumb; wherein the user's hand can be inserted into the protective glove in a manner that allows the user's fingers and thumb to be inserted into and through the brace element and that allows the user's fingers to be further inserted into a set of fingered portions of the protective glove; and, wherein the brace element further includes a spanning portion that substantially spans across a dorsal side of the user's hand to substantially encircle the metacarpal bones of a set of four fingers of the user's hand.