Patent ID: 7370373

Claim:
A protective glove comprising: a backing material defining a back hand opening; a back hand elastic substrate attached to the backing material and spanning the back hand opening, the back hand elastic substrate comprising a continuous piece of material; a first back hand pad segment attached to the back hand elastic substrate; and a second back hand pad segment attached to the back hand elastic substrate independently from the first back hand pad segment, the first back hand pad segment and the second back hand pad segment disposed over the back hand opening and spaced apart a distance from each other on the back hand elastic substrate, and the back hand elastic substrate being stretchable such that the distance between the first back hand pad segment and the second back hand segment can vary, the backing material further defining a thumb opening, and the protective glove further comprising: a thumb elastic substrate attached to the backing material and spanning the thumb opening; a first thumb pad segment attached to the thumb elastic substrate; and a second thumb pad segment attached to the thumb elastic substrate independently from the first thumb pad segment.