Patent ID: 7114193

Claim:
A protective glove for a wearer's hand, comprising: a wrist strap; a thumb pocket attached to said wrist strap for receiving a wearer's thumb; an index finger pocket attached to said wrist strap and said thumb pocket for receiving a wearer's index finger, wherein said index finger pocket includes a palm portion and a back portion, and wherein said index finger pocket has a first index finger strap and a second index finger strap secured thereto to assist in retaining the glove on the wearer's hand; and a back portion having protective padding therein to protect a back of the wearer's hand; a thumb strap extending from said palm portion of said thumb pocket to said back portion of said thumb pocket to assist in retaining the glove on the wearer's hand, wherein said thumb strap is attached to said index finger palm portion, said second index finger strap and said index finger front portion; wherein at least two of the wearer's fingers remain uncovered and at least two other open areas are defined in the glove by said thumb pocket and said index finger pocket; and wherein said thumb pocket palm portion, said thumb pocket strap, said index finger palm portion and said wrist strap define a first open area.