Patent ID: 7480944

Claim:
A form-fitting athletic glove comprising: a glove body portion including finger members for receiving each of a wearer's four fingers defining a medial side at the thumb end and a lateral side at the fifth finger end, and defining a palm side and a back side; and a wrist portion including a self-closing wrist closure comprising a sleeve extending around said wrist portion and including a slit therealong extending into said glove body portion, the sleeve being made from a fabric, and a stretchable and recoverable member contained in at least a portion of said sleeve and extending from a first anchor point on said wrist portion to a second anchor point on said wrist portion some distance from said first anchor point so that an exposed portion of the stretchable and recoverable member extends across the slit; wherein said wrist closure is adapted to enable a wearer's hand to enter the glove by stretching of the elastic member and spreading of said slit and to cinch the wrist portion around the wearer's hand by recovery of the elastic member and narrowing of said slit to provide a tight fit and secure said glove in place.