Patent ID: 7475433

Claim:
A glove comprising: a base, the base including one or more panels which cover at least part of a hand when the glove is worn; at least two non-rigid stiffeners secured to the base, each stiffener having at least one bridge and a pair of arms integral to the bridge and extending independently therefrom, wherein when the glove is worn the stiffeners are positioned on a dorsal side of the base, the stiffeners resist rotation of the wearing hand about its corresponding wrist in a dorsal direction, and the pair of arms of each stiffener extend distally from the wrist and terminate prior to the distal end of at least one of the second through fifth wearing hand metacarpal bones; a first attachment cover having a peripheral edge slightly larger than and surrounding a first of the stiffeners, the first attachment cover securing the first stiffener between the base and the first attachment cover; and a second attachment cover having a peripheral edge slightly larger than and surrounding a second of the stiffeners, the second attachment cover securing the second stiffener between the base and the second attachment cover.