Padded sports glove having improved flexibility and breathability
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1. A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a cuff portion for engaging at least a portion of a user'"'"'s forearm;
a hand portion elastically coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back portion having a plurality of protective padded portions secured thereon;
a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a user'"'"'s fingers therein;
a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion;
a wrist guard elastically coupled to said hand portion;
a plurality of vent openings formed in said back portion of said hand portion;
said palm portion being primarily comprised of a durable material and having a plurality of mesh portions disposed on said palm portion in areas that are not intended to primarily contact a stick.
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Abstract
A protective sports glove for the game of lacrosse having a cuff portion, a hand portion, a plurality of finger portions, and a thumb portion. The hand portion has a palm portion and a back portion. The back portion has a plurality of protective padded portions disposed thereon. A wrist guard is elastically coupled to the hand portion. A plurality of vent openings are formed in the back portion of the hand portion. A plurality of mesh portions are disposed on the palm portion in areas that are not intended to provide primary contact with a stick.
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1. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion for engaging at least a portion of a user'"'"'s forearm;
a hand portion elastically coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back portion having a plurality of protective padded portions secured thereon;
a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a user'"'"'s fingers therein;
a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion;
a wrist guard elastically coupled to said hand portion;
a plurality of vent openings formed in said back portion of said hand portion;
said palm portion being primarily comprised of a durable material and having a plurality of mesh portions disposed on said palm portion in areas that are not intended to primarily contact a stick. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and a back side portion having protective padding formed thereon and extending between a first side of said back side portion and a second side of said back side portion;
a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion;
at least one generally horizontal seam formed in said padding on said back side portion and extending from said first side of the glove to said second side of the glove;
at least one generally vertical seam formed in said padding on said back side portion; and
at least one vent opening formed along said vertical seam. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
a wrist guard coupled to a back side of the glove to cover any area on a user'"'"'s hand or wrist that can be exposed by relative movement of said cuff portion and said hand portion.
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12. The glove of claim 11, wherein said wrist guard is coupled to said hand portion.
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13. The glove of claim 11, wherein said wrist guard is coupled to said cuff portion.
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14. The glove of claim 11, wherein said wrist guard is permanently coupled to the glove.
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15. The glove of claim 11, wherein said wrist guard is at least partially coupled to the glove by an elastic strap.
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16. The glove of claim 10, wherein said cuff portion comprises a first portion and a second portion which are intended to move relative to each other to accommodate for movement of a player'"'"'s wrist.
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17. The glove of claim 16, wherein said cuff portion is coupled to said hand portion by a plurality of elastic straps.
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18. The glove of claim 10, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions has a rear padded portion and an opposing palm portion, which is constructed of a wear resistant material.
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19. The glove of claim 18, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions includes a substantially mesh side portion extending between said rear padded portion and said opposing palm portion.
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20. The glove of claim 10, further comprising:
a thumb portion extending from said hand portion, said thumb portion having an outer padded portion and a palm portion, which is constructed of a wear resistant material.
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21. The glove of claim 20, wherein at least one vent opening is formed in said thumb portion.
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22. The glove of claim 10, wherein said generally vertical seam extends generally from a base of said hand portion to a base of said plurality of finger portions.
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23. The glove of claim 10, further comprising:
a flap portion secured to the glove and moveable between a position inside the glove to take up any excess space and a position outside the glove.
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24. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and a back side portion having protective padding formed thereon and extending between a first side of said back side portion and a second side of said back side portion;
a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion;
at least one generally horizontal seam formed in said padding on said back side portion and extending from said first side of the glove to said second side of the glove; and
at least one generally vertical seam formed in said padding on said back side portion;
wherein said palm portion is comprised of a wear resistant material with at least one mesh portion that is located in an area that is not intended to be a high use area. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and a back side portion having protective padding formed thereon and extending between a first side of said back side portion and a second side of said back side portion;
a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion;
at least one generally horizontal seam formed in said padding on said back side portion and extending from said first side of the glove to said second side of the glove;
at least one generally vertical seam formed in said padding on said back side portion; and
a pair of diagonal seams formed in said back side portion. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion and having a palm portion and an opposing back portion with a protective padding secured thereto, said palm portion being comprised of a wear resistant material with at least one mesh portion that is located in an area that is not intended to primarily contact a stick handle;
a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a user'"'"'s fingers therein; and
a plurality of seams formed in said back portion of said hand portion separating said protective padding into multiple portions;
wherein at least two of said plurality of seams are aligned in different directions with respect to one another and one of said plurality of seams extends substantially from a first side of said back side to a second side. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
a wrist guard coupled to a back side of the glove to cover any open area exposed between said cuff portion and said hand portion.
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33. The glove of claim 32, wherein said wrist guard is coupled to said hand portion.
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34. The glove of claim 32, wherein said wrist guard is coupled to said cuff portion.
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35. The glove of claim 32, wherein said wrist guard is permanently coupled to the glove.
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36. The glove of claim 32, wherein said wrist guard is at least partially coupled to the glove by an elastic strap.
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37. The glove of claim 29, wherein said cuff portion comprises a first portion and a second portion which are intended to move relative to one another to provide flexibility.
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38. The glove of claim 29, wherein said cuff portion is coupled to said hand portion by a plurality of elastic straps.
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39. The glove of claim 29, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions has a rear padded portion and an opposing palm portion, which is constructed of a wear resistant material.
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40. The glove of claim 29, further comprising:
a thumb portion extending from said hand portion, said thumb portion having an outer padded portion and a palm portion, which is constructed of a wear resistant material.
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41. The glove of claim 40, wherein at least one vent opening is formed in said thumb portion.
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42. The glove of claim 29, wherein said at least one mesh portion is located adjacent a junction between said plurality of finger portions and said palm portion.
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43. The glove of claim 39, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions includes a substantially mesh side portion extending between said rear padded portion and said opposing palm portion.
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44. The glove of claim 29, wherein said at least one mesh portion is located adjacent a junction between a thumb portion and said palm portion.
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45. The glove of claim 29, further comprising one or more vent openings in said back portion.
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46. The glove of claim 29, wherein said plurality of seams includes at least one diagonal seam formed in said back side portion.
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47. The glove of claim 46, wherein said at least one diagonal seam has a vent opening formed therealong.
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48. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion and having a palm portion and an opposing back portion with a protective padding secured thereto;
a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a user'"'"'s fingers therein;
a plurality of seams formed in said back portion of said hand portion separating said protective padding into multiple portions;
wherein at least two of said plurality of seams are aligned in different directions with respect to one another and one of said plurality of seams extends substantially from a first side of said back side to a second side and another of said plurality of seams runs from a base of said hand portion to said plurality of finger portions to divide said protective padding into a pair of side portions which portions are moveable with respect to one another; and
wherein at least one vent opening is formed in said seam that runs from said base of said hand portion to said plurality of finger portions.
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49. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a palm;
a protective back portion extending over said palm, said palm being comprised of a wear resistant material with at least one mesh portion that is located in an area that is not intended to be a high use area;
a cuff flexibly attached to said palm and said back portion;
a plurality of finger portions connected to said palm and said back portion and extending therefrom;
a first seam formed in said back portion and extending from said cuff toward said plurality of finger portions;
a second seam formed in said back portion and extending from a first side of said back portion to a second side of said back portion. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
a wrist guard coupled to said back portion of the glove to cover any area where said cuff is flexibly attached to said back portion.
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53. The glove of claim 49, wherein said cuff portion comprises a first portion and a second portion which are intended to move relative to each other to accommodate for movement of a player'"'"'s wrist.
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54. The glove of claim 49, wherein said cuff portion is coupled to said hand portion by a plurality of elastic straps.
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55. The glove of claim 49, further comprising:
at least one vent opening located in said back portion.
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56. The glove of claim 49, further comprising:
a pair of diagonal seams formed in said back portion.
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57. The glove of claim 56, wherein each of said pair of diagonal seams has a vent opening formed therealong.
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58. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a palm;
a protective back portion extending over said palm;
a cuff flexibly attached to said palm and said back portion;
a plurality of finger portions connected to said palm and said back portion and extending therefrom;
a first seam formed in said back portion and extending from said cuff toward said plurality of finger portions;
a second seam formed in said back portion and extending from a first side of said back portion to a second side of said back portion; and
at least one vent opening located in said back portion, wherein said at least one vent opening is formed at said first seam.
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59. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a palm;
a protective back portion extending over said palm;
a cuff flexibly attached to said palm and said back portion;
a plurality of finger portions connected to said palm and said back portion and extending therefrom;
a first seam formed in said back portion and extending from said cuff toward said plurality of finger portions;
a second seam formed in said back portion and extending from a first side of said back portion to a second side of said back portion; and
at least one vent opening located in said back portion, wherein said at least one vent opening is formed at said second seam.
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60. A protective sports glove, comprising:
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a cuff portion;
a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and a back side portion with protective padding formed thereon, said palm portion being comprised of a wear resistant material with at least one opening formed therein;
a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion;
a mesh portion located in said at least one opening in said wear resistant material to provide ventilation to a wearer'"'"'s hand. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
at least one generally horizontal seam formed in said protective padding on said back side portion, which extends from a first side of said back side portion and a second side of said back side portion.
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67. The glove of claim 66, further comprising:
at least one generally vertical seam formed in said padding on said back side portion.
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68. The glove of claim 67, further comprising:
at least one vent opening formed along said at least one generally vertical seam.
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69. The glove of claim 66, further comprising:
at least one vent opening formed along said at least one generally horizontal seam.
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