Football sports glove

Abstract

A football glove that is both functional and effective. A vinyl rubber pad with finlike grippers is placed over the glove material at each one of the five fingers and at the both heels of the palm on the small finger side and the thumbside. All the knuckles are ribbed only on the circumference of the finger on the palm side which helps the fingers to be in a premature curved position and promotes quicker reaction time.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a sports glove and, more particularly, to a sports glove for catching footballs. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] As is known, gloves have been used for purposes for sports relating to catching balls or objects for many years. In the past, such as in the game of baseball, sports have utilized gloves to enhance catching and have improved the game and for the enjoyable for the players. Other sports such as football, have adopted the use of gloves to protect and help players catch footballs in cold weather or simply for the protection against the elements. As with other sports, technology has improvised the fact that special gloves can enhance the performance of the athlete. Various methods have been used to address these problem and have ranged in a variety of ideas. [0003] The football game consists of a number of players on the field which each player has a different responsibility. One of the responsibilities of some ...

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Benefits of technology

[0016] In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a football glove that is both functional and effective. A rubber vinyl pad with finlike grippers is placed at each one of the five fingers and at the heel of the palm to promote absorbtion and gripping capabilities. All the knuckles have ribbed flexors on the palm side only which helps the fingers to be in a curved position and promotes quicker reaction time.

Problems solved by technology

These throws or passes can range in high rates of speeds and velocities and can promote pain when caught in regular weather but which is amplified in extreme weathers.

In the past, weather protection has been the main feature of football gloves, while gripping and effectiveness has been neglected due to the potential bulkiness of the gloves and the failure to produce such technology.

Further, gloves that did not fit the hand comfortably or were not form fitting failed to be introduced in the market because of inability to be effective for playability of a football player.

The concern of velocity absorption and the promotion to increase the timing of the fingers to close around a football has been a problem for football players at all levels.

Leather also does not promote a soft feel as it is the same as just having skin on skin.

Although these do in fact help in the gripping power especially as work gloves, they are minimal for a football glove as they would lessen the sensitivity and would create a slower reaction time.

Although these gloves might be stretchable to some extent, these gloves also would produce little or no ball absorption and would make it much more difficult to catch a ball.

Velcro is very impractical for football unless there would be a football that has a Velcro receptor to adhere to the gloves, which in college or professional football has not occurred.

In addition, there would be less flexibility with these gloves that would decrease reaction time.

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