Patent ID: 7779487

Claim:
A glove for roping comprising: (a) a front side for covering a palm and a palm side of a wearer's fingers; (b) a back side for covering a back of wearer's hand and a back of a wearer's fingers; (c) means for joining the front side and back side of the glove; and (d) wherein the front side consists of a textile material having (i) an outer layer consisting of aramid fiber, (ii) an inner fiber layer consisting of polyester, (iii) glue for joining the inner layer and outer layer; and wherein the textile material has a weight of from 195 gm/m 2 to 295 gm/m 2 of material, wherein the outer layer of the front side of the glove is 1 to 1½ mm in thickness, wherein the inner layer of the front side of the glove is 1 to 1½ mm in thickness, and wherein at least one half of a side of the palm as well as at least one half of each side of each finger are comprised of the textile material used on the palm side of the glove.