Patent ID: 6889389

Claim:
A glove comprising: a glove shell having a dorsal side segment, a palmar side segment, and at least one finger section segment extending outwardly from said dorsal side and said palmar side, said shell having an opening therein opposite said finger section segment; a first shock absorbing pad positioned along the dorsal side of said shell disposed to overlie at least one metacarpal and a proximal portion of the metacarpalphalangeal joint, said first shock absorbing pad having a wrist end and a knuckle end, said first shock absorbing pad having an inner concave surface adjacent a dorsal side of a human hand, said inner surface at said wrist end having a first radius of curvature, said inner surface at said knuckle end having a second radius of curvature, said second radius of curvature being greater than said first radius of curvature.