Patent ID: 8671463
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
1. A glove for use on a motorcycle, said glove comprising a front and a back, the front further comprising: a palm region, said palm region comprising an internal surface proximate a hand during use and an external surface opposite the internal surface; a finger region; a thumb region; separately displaceable finger and thumb covers which fully enclose the user's fingers; and a wrist crease region located above a wrist crease of a hand in use; said glove further comprising a side region; said side region being located between said front and back of said glove at the opposite side of the glove to said thumb region; wherein said palm region comprises an upper portion with an external surface of leather and a lower portion with a first skid tightly secured through one of stitching and adhesion to said external surface and protruding from said external surface and being provided only in a portion of said palm region between said wrist crease region and said thumb region; said skid being of a rigid material; whereby on impact on a road surface the wearer slides on the surface as said skids engage the road surface; wherein region of flexible material is present in the wrist crease region of the glove such that the wearer can freely move his thumb without feeling any restriction from the skid; and wherein said glove further comprises an impact absorbing chamber located beneath said skid.