Patent ID: 8839462

Claim:
A protective inner athletic glove to protect the wrist and hand of a wearer in conjunction with an outer baseball or softball glove when catching small, hard balls, comprising a glove closely fitted to said hand, and a plurality of non-springy, shock absorbing cushions attached to said glove and covering portions of said hand and wrist, said cushions comprising: a single radioulnar cushion comprising padding having a first end at the wrist crease and extending in length proximally up the forearm to a second end a distance from one to three inches, and extending in width a distance sufficient to substantially cover the palmar side of said wrist; and a carpal cushion comprising padding having a first end beginning at the wrist crease and extending in length distally to a second edge a distance sufficient to cover the carpometacarpal joint of the hand, and extending in width a distance sufficient to cover the carpometacarpal joint of all five digits of said hand, said carpal cushion further comprising a line of reduced padding extending from said first edge to said second edge thereby predisposing said cushion to fold along said line.