Patent ID: 7861321

Claim:
A protective sports glove, comprising: a hand portion comprising a palm portion and an opposing backside portion; a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's fingers therein, each of said plurality of finger portions including a finger palm portion and an opposing padded finger portion, said opposing padded finger portion comprising a plurality of finger protective portions each separated by a gap, said gap corresponding to a knuckle of a wearer when the wearer's hand is disposed in an interior of the glove; a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a wearer's thumb therein, said thumb portions including a thumb palm portion and an opposing padded thumb portion; a protective knuckle system coupled to at least one of said plurality of finger portions and coupled to said gap between an adjacent pair of said finger protective portions, said protective knuckle system including a plurality of upwardly protruding portions coupled to and extending from a flexible base section at least partially disposed beneath an outer surface of said plurality of finger protective portions; and a knuckle cap portion attached to an end of at least one of said protruding portions.