Finger guards for sports gloves

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a finger protector for goalkeeper gloves.

[0002] When catching and kicking a football, and also when falling and bracing himself with his hand, the goalkeeper is at increased risk of overextension, especially of the thumb and also of the little finger.

[0003] Goalkeeper gloves with finger protection elements are described in EP 3 756 740 A1 and DE 200 23 139 U1. These finger protection elements contain stiffening strips integrated into the goalkeeper gloves or the finger grips of the gloves, which are pre-curved to a predetermined degree in their longitudinal direction and have areas of increased flexibility.

[0004] Such finger protection elements do not solve the problem of increased finger extension, especially of the thumb or little finger, when struck by a ball shot with great force.

[0005] German patent DE 93 03 144 U1 describes a ski glove with a safety thumb, consisting of an approximately 8 cm long Velcro strap sewn onto the thumb of the ski glove. However, this design does not solve the problem of overextension of the thumb or little finger when a ball strikes the finger with high force.

[0006] In EP 1 033 153 A1 and DE 200 20 398 U1, goalkeeper gloves with a gusset arranged between the thumb and the index finger are described. This solution serves primarily to protect the glove itself and not to protect the thumb from overextension.

[0007] A finger protector for sports gloves described in US 6 783 507 B1 includes a ring that can be slid onto the thumb, to which a fastening strap is attached, which is looped around the index finger and with its end is wrapped around the wrist and the strap section between the thumb and index finger to secure the finger protector.

[0008] US patent 2008 / 0209613 A1 describes a glove containing a narrow strip of material that wraps around the thumb and at least one finger. This strip of material includes an adjustment loop for positioning it.

[0009] US Patent 3,707,730 describes a basketball glove featuring a ring that slides onto the index finger, to which a strap section is attached that wraps at least around the index finger. This glove is designed to position the wearer's hand correctly for shooting, dribbling, and passing a basketball.

[0010] The invention is based on the objective of creating finger protection for goalkeeper gloves in order to reduce or minimize overextension of the thumb and, if necessary, the little finger in the event of impact from a ball shot with great force.

[0011] This problem is solved with a goalkeeper glove with integrated finger protection according to claim 1.

[0012] Preferred embodiments of the invention are discussed in dependent claims 2 to 9.

[0013] According to the invention, the finger protection is integrated into a goalkeeper glove.

[0014] The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the drawing: Figure 1 shows in an expanded view the three individual elements required for the finger guard according to the invention; Figure 2 shows a top view of the finger guard according to the invention; Figure 3 shows two finger guards mounted on one hand.

[0015] The finger guard according to the invention essentially comprises the three components described in the Figures 1 to 3 The elements shown are the rings 1 and 2 or 1' and 2' and a strip of material 3 connecting the two rings.

[0016] The material strip 3 is attached to the edges of the rings adjacent to the palm of a user.

[0017] The rings 1 and 2 or 1' and 2' consist of a preferably at least single-layer wound material strip 3 made of preferably tensile-resistant textile material or preferably of one- or two-sided effective, tensile-resistant Velcro strips for adaptation to different finger sizes.

[0018] The strip of material 3 used to form the two rings 1 and 2 or 1' and 2' has a width of 7 mm to 20 mm, preferably 10 mm to 12 mm, and a thickness of 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.

[0019] The material strip 3 connecting the two rings 1 and 2 consists of a tensile-resistant textile material. The material strip 3 has a width of 10 mm to 20 mm, preferably 12 mm to 15 mm, and a thickness of 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.

[0020] The diameters of rings 1 and 2 are adapted to the diameters of the thumb and index finger of the person using the finger guard according to the invention.

[0021] The length of the material strip 3, and thus the distance between the two rings 1 and 2, is adapted to the hand dimensions of the person using the finger guard.

[0022] The material strip 3 is preferably sewn or double-fastened to the two rings 1 and 2 or 1' and 2'.

[0023] The material strips forming the two rings 1 and 2 and the material strip 3 connecting the two rings 1, 2 are preferably Velcro strips for individual adjustment to finger or hand sizes.

Claims

1. A goalkeeper glove with integrated finger protection, wherein the finger protection has two rings (l, 2; l', 2') wound from a textile material strip and a material strip (3) made of tension-resistant textile material connecting the two rings to each other.

2. The goalkeeper glove according to claim l, characterised in that the material strip (3) is attached to the adjacent edges of the rings (l, 2; 1', 2') assignable to a hand surface of a user.

3. The goalkeeper glove according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the rings (l, 2; 1', 2') consist of a textile belt wrapped in at least one layer.

4. The goalkeeper glove according to claim 3, characterised in that the textile belt has a thickness of 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm.

5. The goalkeeper glove according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that the textile belt has a width of 10 mm to 12 mm.

6. The goalkeeper glove according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the material strip (3) has a width of 10 mm to 20 mm.

7. The goalkeeper glove according to claim 6, characterised in that the material strip (3) has a width of 12 mm to 15 mm.

8. The goalkeeper glove according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the material strip (3) is sewn on or Velcro-fastened to the rings (1, 2; 1' 2').

9. The goalkeeper glove according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the textile belt forming the rings (l, 2; l', 2') and the material strip (3) connecting the rings to each other are Velcro strips that are effective on one or both sides.