Patent ID: 8719963

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion including a hand palmar portion and an opposing hand dorsal portion; a finger portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; a thumb portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; and a cuff portion joined with the hand portion at a junction, wherein the cuff portion includes a first cuff portion and a second cuff portion, separated from one another by a gap, the first cuff portion including a first cuff flap joined with the first cuff portion via a first flexible member, the second cuff portion including a second cuff flap joined with the second cuff portion via a second flexible member, the second cuff portion and the second cuff flap each including a front surface generally facing away from at least one of a user's wrist and hand and a rear surface generally facing toward at least one of a user's wrist and hand, wherein the first cuff flap and second cuff flap extend toward one another in the gap to close at least a portion of the gap so that a wearer's wrist under the gap is protected from blows, wherein the first and second cuff flaps are movable between an unextended mode and an extended mode, wherein the first and second cuff flaps are configured to protect the wearer's wrist from blows in the unextended mode and in the extended mode, wherein the front surface of the second cuff portion extends a first distance away from the at least one of a user's wrist and hand and wherein the front surface of the second cuff flap extends a second distance away from the at least one of a user's wrist and hand when the second cuff flap is in the extended mode, the second distance being greater than the first distance, wherein at least a portion of the first cuff flap and at least a portion of the second cuff flap remain visible through the gap when a viewer views the front surface of the second cuff portion.