Patent ID: 7478440

Claim:
A work glove, comprising: a first section covering a top of one or more fingers of a hand comprising, a first material, said first material being generally pliable, a second material, said second material being more rigid than said first material, said first section covering said top of said one or more fingers of said hand being configured such that said first material and said second material are arranged in alternating bands, said bands generally extend the width of said one or more fingers and include one or more bands of said first material and one or more bands of said second material, one or more edges of said one or more bands of said first material being attached to one or more edges of said one or more bands of said second material, and a second section covering one or more metacarpophalangeal knuckles and a top of said hand, wherein said second section is comprised of said second material, and a third section covering portions of a palm and an underside of said fingers of the hand comprised of a third material, wherein said third material is generally more rigid than said first material.