Patent ID: 8966663
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
1. A protective sports glove comprising: a hand portion including a hand palmar portion and an opposing hand dorsal portion having a longitudinal axis; 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 wrist guard joined with at least one of the hand portion and the cuff portion adjacent the junction; a vent opening defined by the hand dorsal portion, the vent opening extending laterally across the hand dorsal portion and extending longitudinally along the longitudinal axis; a breathable material disposed across the vent opening so that air can circulate toward and away from a user's hand when the hand is disposed in the glove, a panel joined with the hand dorsal portion, the panel having a first end, a second end distal from the first end, and first and second opposing sides, wherein the first end of the panel is fixedly secured to the hand dorsal portion adjacent the finger portion with at least one of a first stitching, glue, a weld, a molded part, an elastic coupler and combinations thereof, wherein the second end of the panel is fixedly secured to the hand dorsal portion adjacent at least one of the cuff portion and the wrist guard with at least one of a second stitching, glue, a weld, a molded part, an elastic coupler and combinations thereof, wherein the panel is of an arch shape and is positioned over the vent opening and the breathable material so as to provide an open void above the breathable material so that air can generally freely enter and exit the vent opening, flowing under the panel, wherein the panel is configured to flex upwardly, away from the breathable material, when the user's hand flexes rearward toward a wrist of the user.