Patent ID: 8201272

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion including a hand palmar portion and an opposing hand dorsal portion; a finger portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; a thumb portion joined with and extending from the hand portion; a cuff portion joined with the hand portion at a junction; and a contoured wrist cuff including a leading edge generally facing the finger and thumb portions, and a trailing edge rearwardly distal from the leading edge, the contoured wrist cuff including a first segment joined with a second segment, the first segment including a first step contour, the second segment including an first overhang contour, the first overhang contour overlapped over the first step contour, the first overhang contour concealing at least a portion of a gap defined between the first segment and the second segment, the first segment and the second segment being joined with a first elastic element, wherein the first segment and second segment flexibly move relative to one another when a wearer of the glove moves their wrist, wherein the contoured wrist cuff is positioned adjacent the cuff portion and the hand portion so that the contoured cuff substantially conceals the junction between the cuff and the hand portion without impairing at least one of radial deviation and extension of the wearer's wrist.