Patent ID: RE38948

Claim:
A hand and forearm protector comprising: a sleeve for overlying a forearm and a proximal hand portion of a wearer; a primary opening at one end of the sleeve; a single discrete digit opening disposed at another end of the sleeve wherein the sleeve extends past the set of joints of the metacarpals and the phalanges to a point adjacent a first set of joints of the phalanges which are adjacent to the set of joints of the metacarpals and the phalanges of the wearer's fingers leaving the joints of the phalanges exposed all of the wearer's fingers extend therethrough, wherein the sleeve extends to a point adjacent a first set of knuckles of the wearer's fingers, leaving the knuckles exposed ; a discrete thumb opening disposed at another end of the sleeve wherein the sleeve extends beyond the joint of the phalanges and first metacarpal and is adjacent to the joint of the phalanges leaving this joint exposed wherein the sleeve extends to the joint of the thumb closest to the fingertip leaving the joint exposed ; a longintudinal opening along the sleeve extending adjacent from a point that overlies a juncture of the carpal bones and the radius and extending rearwardly towards the primary opening to proximately the end of the sleeve; and a zipper for closing the longitudinal opening to conform the sleeve to the forearm of the wearer, the closure being disposed to overlie a forward site of the forearm.