Patent ID: 7841023

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion comprising an inner palm portion and an opposing backside 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 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 protective knuckle feature coupled to at least one of said finger portions and positioned above a gap defined between first and second protective portions on said padded finger portion, said protective knuckle feature comprising at least two caps separated by a distance but coupled together with a middle portion, the middle portion allowing a wearer to manipulate their fingers in the protective sports glove into flexed and unflexed positions, the middle portion covering at least a portion of the gap in the flexed and unflexed positions to protect the wearer's fingers from blows directed toward the gap.