Patent ID: 8225426

Claim:
A glove comprising: a base layer of a flexible material which extends along at least a palm-side portion of the glove, wherein the base layer includes a palm area and inner sides of a plurality of finger stalls and a thumb stall; a second layer positioned on the palm-side portion and disposed on the base layer, wherein the second layer defines: a plurality of contact areas, wherein each contact area has a center and a peripheral edge; and a contact surface; a plurality of siping grooves defined in the contact surface, wherein the siping grooves conduct liquid away from the contact surface; and a plurality of channels defined between portions of the second layer, wherein the channels direct liquid away from the contact areas, wherein the contact areas of the second layer are raised and each contact area exhibits a curved sloped cross section that varies in thickness across its respective area such that the contact area is convex and slopes such that the center of the contact area has a greater thickness than the peripheral edge of the contact area, wherein the contact surface is the top of the raised contact areas, wherein a width of each of the channels is greater than a width of the siping grooves.