Patent ID: 7900275

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back side portion, said back side portion including a plurality of protective portions secured thereon; a plurality of finger portions coupled to said hand; a thumb portion coupled to said hand portion; a cuff portion coupled to said hand portion and overlying at least a portion of a wearer's forearm, said cuff portion defining an interior having an interior surface; a subcuff portion being disposed within said interior and in spaced relation to said interior surface of said cuff portion, said subcuff portion being generally circumferentially disposed around a substantial portion of a wearer's wrist and/or forearm; wherein said subcuff portion is coupled to the glove such that it can move independently of said cuff portion between an unflexed position where an outer surface of said subcuff portion lies generally parallel to said back side portion of said glove and a flexed position where said outer surface of said subcuff portion is disposed at an angle with respect to said back side portion, wherein said subcuff portion includes a front edge facing toward said hand portion and a rear edge spaced away from said front edge, said rear edge facing away from said hand portion, wherein said front edge is free from attachment so as to define a gap adjacent and forward of said front edge.