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Sports glove

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-12-29
NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS
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The present invention is a better sports glove that has finger slings in it that push the fingers forward, making them fit better and feel better. This improves the wearer's ability to grip and control the object being held without making the glove less flexible or comfortable.

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However, due to limitations on the fit of the glove as a result of the need to incorporate significant padding and other protective elements, and the requirement that the glove fit a variety of hand sizes, these sports gloves can often feel loose on the hand, and especially the fingers, and as a result can fail to perform to the requirements of the wearer.

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[0028]The invention described herein is directed towards an athletic glove having an improved internal securing mechanism that optimizes the interaction between the fingers of the wearer and the front surface of the glove and therefore provides improved gripping performance and touch between the hand of the wearer and the object being caught, held, and / or thrown. The invention can be used as athletic gloves for a variety of sports and activities, such as for soccer goalkeeper gloves, baseball gloves, or gloves for ice hockey, field hockey, or lacrosse.

[0029]Given that the relative dimensions (e.g., overall size, finger length, joint length, finger size, palm size, etc.) of athletes' hands vary greatly, traditionally, athletic gloves and, for example, goalkeeper gloves for soccer, must be sized and configured to comfortably fit a wide range of hand and finger sizes and shapes. As a result, regions of the glove, and especially the finger portions of the glove, are often oversized for ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to sports gloves with support elements and systems integrated therein. An example glove includes a base portion and a plurality of finger portions, at least one of the finger portions including a finger engagement element located within the finger portion and adapted to extend over a back portion of the wearer's finger when the glove is being worn to resiliently bias the front of the finger portion against the front of the wearer's finger.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to the field of athletic apparel and, more particularly, to sports gloves with support elements and systems integrated therein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Gloves are utilized in a number of sports to both provide protection for the hands of the wearer and to improve the performance of the athlete. Such gloves are extensively used in sports such as soccer, field and ice hockey, baseball, lacrosse, etc. and are used, for example, by soccer goalkeepers to provide padding and protection for the goalkeepers' hands and to improve the goalkeepers' grip of the soccer ball. However, due to limitations on the fit of the glove as a result of the need to incorporate significant padding and other protective elements, and the requirement that the glove fit a variety of hand sizes, these sports gloves can often feel loose on the hand, and especially the fingers, and as a result can fail to perform to the requirements of the w...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B71/14
CPCA63B71/141A63B71/143A63B2243/0025A63B2102/14A63B2102/18A63B2102/22A63B2102/24A41D19/0034
Inventor WOODHEAD, GARETH
Owner NEW BALANCE ATHLETICS