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Sports Glove

a technology for gloves and sports, applied in the field of sports gloves, can solve the problems of football players being susceptible to jamming or otherwise injuring their fingers, and achieve the effects of reducing the ability of football players to catch, grip, and cushion the impact of footballs

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-02-24
HARRIS PATRICK J
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Benefits of technology

In one embodiment, the present disclosure could reduce the possibility that a player's finger becomes jammed or otherwise injured when catching a football or soccer ball.
In one embodiment, the present disclosure could increase the ability of a football player to catch, grip, and secure a football once it is thrown to him.
In one embodiment, the present disclosure could cushion the impact of a football with certain portions of a receiver's hands. For example, the teachings of the present disclosure may cushion the impact of a football on a receiver's fingertips and palm when catching a football.

Problems solved by technology

Although, these gloves may allow a football player to secure and control a football, the football player may be susceptible to jamming or otherwise injuring his fingers when catching a thrown football using such conventional sports gloves.

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Referring to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 1, the sports glove 10 comprising the disclosure is shown. The sports glove 10 includes a dual finger-receiving portion 12 that receives both the middle finger and the ring finger of the wearer. The dual finger-receiving portion 12 may comprise a unitary structure. The dual finger-receiving portion 12 may be particularly useful in preventing jamming or other injury that might suffered by the middle or ring finger of the wearer when catching, for example, a football. In certain embodiments, a wearer may go further in reducing the risk of injury to his middle or ring finger by taping them together and then putting on the sports glove 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The sports glove 10 also includes gripping projections 24 located near a fingertip portion of the sports glove 10. Certain embodiments may also include the gripping projections 24 coupled to other portions of the sports glove 10. For example, a dual...

second embodiment

FIG. 2 is a palm-facing view of a left hand of a sports glove 30 according to the present disclosure. In accordance therewith, the sports glove 30 includes a separate receptacle for each of the fingers of the human hand. Similarly to the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1, the sports glove 30 includes an index finger-gripping projection 24b that may be disposed on an index finger-receiving portion 14, a little finger-gripping projection 24c that may be disposed on a little finger-receiving portion 16, and a thumb-gripping projection 24d that may be disposed on a thumb-receiving portion 18. In addition, the sports glove 30 includes a middle finger-receiving portion 32 and a ring finger-receiving portion 34, as opposed to the dual finger-receiving portion 12 of the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1. With respect to the middle finger-receiving portion 32 and the ring finger-receiving portion 34 of the sports glove 30, the gripping projection is split forming a generally half-frame-like featu...

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Abstract

The present disclosure generally provides an athletic or sports glove. The sports glove includes a palm-receiving portion and a thumb-receiving portion extending from the palm-receiving portion. The thumb-receiving portion has a thumb-gripping projection disposed on it. The sports glove also includes an index finger-receiving portion that also extends from the palm-receiving portion. There is an index finger-gripping projection on the index finger-receiving portion. A little finger-receiving portion also extends from the palm-receiving portion and has a little finger-gripping projection on it. The sports glove also includes a dual finger-receiving portion that also extends from the palm-receiving portion, and it is configured to receive a middle finger and a ring finger of a human hand. There is a dual finger-gripping projection disposed on the dual finger-receiving portion.

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TECHNICAL FIELDThe present disclosure generally relates to sports gloves, and more particularly to gloves for catching and holding onto a ball, such as a football or soccer ball.BACKGROUNDGloves used in sports and other athletic competitions are well known in the art. In fact, form-fitting gloves that are designed to enhance a football player's ability to receive a football are available at a variety of sports and athletic equipment retailers. For example, the NFL Equipment Fade WR / RB Gloves are widely available. Although, these gloves may allow a football player to secure and control a football, the football player may be susceptible to jamming or otherwise injuring his fingers when catching a thrown football using such conventional sports gloves.Thus, there is a need for a sports glove that reduces the possibility that a player catching a football or soccer ball will jam or otherwise injure his or her fingers. Moreover, there exists a further need for a glove that accommodates a f...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D19/00
CPCA41D19/01547A41D19/01564A63B2243/007A63B71/148A63B2243/0025A41D19/01582
Inventor HARRIS, PATRICK J.
Owner HARRIS PATRICK J
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