Patent ID: 6964063

Claim:
A sports glove comprising: a body portion comprising a front portion that fits adjacent to a wearer's palm, a back portion that fits adjacent to the back of a wearer's hand, a portion of said front and back portions being joined to each other, and four finger portions and a thumb portion projecting from said front and back portions; and a fastening system comprising: a hook material having two sides and comprising a plurality of hooks extending outwardly on one side of said hook material; and a complementary loop material having two sides and comprising a plurality of loops extending outwardly on one side of said loop material, wherein said hook material is joined to a portion of said body portion and said loop material is joined to another portion of said body portion, wherein said hook material and said loop material comprise components of said fastening system which can be at least partially overlapped to close said fastening system, and at least one of said hook material and said loop material has at least three apertures therein, wherein at least some of said apertures are also formed in at least a portion of said body portion and are substantially coterminous with at least some of said apertures in at least one of said hook material and said loop material so that at least a portion of said fastening system is breathable, wherein said components of said fastening system have a transverse direction that is oriented perpendicular to the finger portions of the glove, and said at least three apertures are disposed in a spaced apart arrangement relative to each other in the transverse direction.