Patent ID: 7562398

Claim:
A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, index finger, middle finger, third finger and little finger, each finger having palm, dorsal, lateral and medial surfaces, proximate, middle and distal phalanges, one thumb with palm and dorsal surfaces, and a medial side with a C-shaped edge between the thumb and the index finger, said hockey glove comprising: (a) a side finger web for facing the lateral and medial surfaces of each finger, said side finger web having a lower web periphery; (b) a palm sheet for facing the palm of the hand and the palm surface of the fingers and thumb, said palm sheet having a palm periphery with a portion connected to said lower web periphery for defining first, second, third and fourth finger gussets for respectively receiving the four fingers; (c) a side pad for covering at least partially the medial side of the hand, said side pad having a top portion and a side portion with an edge for overlapping the C-shaped edge of the medial side of the hand; and (d) a layer covering at least partially said palm sheet, said layer comprising a portion extending over said side portion of said side pad and said top portion of said side pad, said portion of said layer having a periphery affixed to said top portion of said side pad, said periphery extending along a line that is substantially parallel to a line following the C-shaped edge of the medial side of the hand.