Patent ID: 7784111

Claim:
An athletic glove for supporting and receiving a hand of a wearer, the athletic glove comprising: a) a palmar element, the palmar element including a first and a second wing portion, the palmar element at least substantially covering: 1) a palmar metacarpal area of the hand; 2) a palmar side of a first digit, a second digit, a third digit, a fourth digit, and a fifth digit of the hand; and 3) at least a portion of a dorsal side of the first digit, the second digit, and the fifth digit; and b) a dorsal element opposite the palmar element, the dorsal element connected to the palmar element, the dorsal element comprising a first finger cap and a second finger cap, the first finger cap covering a portion of the dorsal side of the third digit, the second finger cap covering a portion of the dorsal side of the fourth digit, the dorsal element further includes an intermediate material and a stretchable material, the first and the second finger caps connected to the stretchable material and the intermediate material; wherein the first wing portion and the second wing portion overlap the stretchable material, the first wing portion attached to the stretchable material, the second wing portion attached to the first wing portion.