Patent ID: 7469426

Claim:
A glove having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein the glove comprises: a thumb; a forefinger; a thumb crotch positioned between the thumb and the forefinger, and having a region of grip load between the thumb and the forefinger, an element extending from the thumb crotch into the forefinger and the thumb, and having a seam; and a padding comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a foamed material, a gel, a latex material, and a rubber material, wherein the padding is fastened in the region of grip-load of the thumb crotch so that 1) the padding extends though the curvature of the thumb crotch into the dorsal side of the glove; and 2) the padding is positioned on the interior region of the glove such that upon insertion of a hand within the glove the padding is in contact with the hand; and wherein the padding covers the region of the element positioned within the thumb crotch.