Patent ID: 7431657

Claim:
Apparatus for the hand of a user, comprising: a. a palm portion sized and configured to cover a portion of the palm of the user's hand and having a first free edge proximate the thumb of the user and leaving the user's thumb uncovered by the apparatus; b. a back portion sized and configured to cover a portion of the back of the user's hand and having a second free edge proximate the thumb of the user and leaving the user's thumb uncovered by the apparatus; c. a middle finger tip portion sized and configured to circumferentially cover a distal portion of the user's middle finger; d. a ring finger tip portion sized and configured to circumferentially cover a distal portion of the user's ring finger; e. a middle finger insertion portion made of a material different from the middle finger tip portion and different from the palm portion, the middle finger insertion portion sized and configured to circumferentially cover the middle knuckle of the user's middle finger, the middle finger insertion portion extending between and connected to both the middle finger tip portion and the palm portion, and the middle finger insertion portion having a third free edge proximate the user's index finger, which is uncovered by the apparatus; and f. a ring finger insertion portion made of a material different from the ring finger tip portion and different from the palm portion, the ring finger insertion portion sized and configured to circumferentially cover the middle knuckle of the user's ring finger, the ring finger insertion portion extending between and connected to both the ring finger tip portion and the palm portion, and the ring finger insertion portion having a fourth free edge proximate the user's little finger, which is uncovered by the apparatus.