Patent ID: 7530120

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a padded outer glove having a hand portion, said hand portion comprising an inner palm portion and an opposing backside portion, said inner palm portion including a lower palm region having a lower border and said opposing backside portion including a plurality of pads disposed thereon, said inner palm portion defining a hole therein, said hole aligned with the palm of a wearer's hand; a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's fingers therein, each of said plurality of finger portions including a finger palm portion and an opposing padded finger portion; a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's thumb therein, said thumb portion including a thumb palm portion and an opposing padded thumb portion; and a selectively removable inner glove coupled within said padded outer glove, said inner glove having a palm portion, said palm portion covering a wearer's palm and underlying said hole in said inner palm portion of said outer glove so that said palm portion of said inner glove is exposed through said hole in said outer glove, whereby said inner glove provides protection for the wearer's palm.