Patent ID: 6721960
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
A batting glove for receiving a hand of a wearer, said glove comprising:a base portion for covering at least a portion of the hand, said base portion having an interior surface facing the hand and an exterior surface facing away from the hand; and a protective portion secured to said interior surface of said base portion and located between said base portion and a palmar area of the hand, said protective portion including: a first section of a shock-absorbing material positioned to cover an area substantially limited to a joint between a second proximal phalanx and a second middle phalanx, and portions of a first digit, and a separate, second section of said shock-absorbing material positioned to cover an area substantially limited to joints between third, fourth, and fifth metacarpals and third, fourth, and fifth proximal phalanges, respectively, portions of a fifth digit, and portions of the fifth metacarpal.