Patent ID: 8002222

Claim:
Protective glove comprising: a hand portion ( 11 ) adapted to cover a hand of a user and made of chain mail fabric of an interweaving of metal rings, said hand portion ( 11 ) comprising a palm portion ( 15 ) adapted to cover a palm of the hand, a back portion ( 14 ) adapted to cover a back of the hand, and glove fingers ( 16 ) extending from said back and palm portions, each of said glove fingers being adapted to cover a respective finger of the hand and having a respective longitudinal axis; a wrist portion adapted to cover a wrist of the user and from which said palm and back portions extend, said wrist portion comprising a closing system; and at least one resilient member ( 17 , 17 ′, 17 ″) integral with the chain mail fabric of said hand portion and distinct from said closing system, wherein said at least one resilient member has a working direction defining a rest state and a tensioned state, wherein said at least one resilient member is fastened to said chain mail fabric so that said working direction is at least substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of at least one of said glove fingers, said at least one resilient member thus being active substantially in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the at least one of said glove fingers to draw the chain mail fabric of the at least one of said glove fingers ( 16 ) in the direction or substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis thereof and toward said wrist portion ( 12 ).