Patent ID: 8549663

Claim:
A method of reinforcing a finger portion of a glove, the finger portion comprising a dorsal side and a palmar side, and a proximal direction and a distal direction along its longitudinal axis, the method comprising: affixing one or more dorsal reinforcements to said dorsal surface of said glove; affixing one or more palmar reinforcements to said palmar surface of said glove; and attaching an edge of said dorsal surface of said glove to an edge of said palmar surface of said glove to form at least one X-shaped pattern when projected on a plane of motion of an interphalangeal joint, wherein a first of said dorsal or palmar reinforcements crosses connectedly from said proximal palmar side to said distal dorsal side of said finger portion, and a second of said dorsal or palmar reinforcements crosses connectedly from said proximal dorsal side to said distal palmar side of said finger portion to form said at least one X-shaped pattern, wherein said X-shaped pattern is substantially orthogonal to a bending axis of a finger joint of a wearer of said glove, and wherein said X-shaped pattern is substantially centered along said bending axis of said finger joint.