Padded sports glove having improved flexibility and breathability

US 20070017002A1
Filed: 09/14/2006
Published: 01/25/2007
Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
Status: Active Grant

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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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10. A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a cuff portion for engaging at least a portion of a user'"'"'s forearm;
  
  a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back portion having a plurality of protective portions secured thereon;
  
  a plurality of finger portions secured to and extending from said hand portion for receipt of a user'"'"'s fingers therein, said plurality of finger portions each having a palm portion and a protective back portion;
  
  a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion, said thumb portion having a palm portion and a protective back portion;
  
  said palm portion being primarily comprised of a first material and having at least one opening formed therein, wherein said at least one opening includes a second material disposed therein, said second material having different properties than said first material and intended to substantially preventing bunching of said first material as the sports glove is flexed.
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- - 11. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said first material comprises a durable material.
  - 12. The protective glove of claim 11, wherein said second material comprises mesh.
  - 13. The protective glove of claim 10, wherein said at least one opening is formed in a location that is not intended to primarily contact a lacrosse handle during usage.
  - 14. The protective glove of claim 10, further comprising:
    - a plurality of openings, wherein each of said plurality of openings includes said second material disposed therein.
  - 15. The protective sports glove of claim 10, wherein said cuff portion comprises a first portion and a second portion, with a portion of said first portion overlying said second portion.
  - 16. The protective sports glove of claim 10, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions has a rear padded portion, an opposing palm portion, and a pair of substantially mesh side portions extending between said rear padded portion and said opposing palm portion.
  - 17. The protective sports glove of claim 10, wherein said at least one opening is located at a junction between said plurality of finger portions and said hand portion on said palm portion.
  - 18. The protective sports glove of claim 10, wherein said at least one opening is located at a junction between said thumb portion and said hand portion on said palm portion.
  - 19. The protective sports glove of claim 10, wherein said back portion of said hand portion has a vertical cut portion that extends generally from a base of said hand portion to said finger portions.
  - 20. The protective sports glove of claim 10, further comprising:
    - a plurality of vent openings formed in said back portion of said hand portion.

21. A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a cuff portion;
  
  a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back side portion with protective padding formed thereon, said palm portion being comprised of a first material with at least one opening formed therein, said first material having wear resistant properties;
  
  a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion;
  
  a second material that is of different properties than said first material located in said at least one opening formed in said wear-resistant material to substantially prevent bunching of said first material in said palm portion when the protective glove is flexed.
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- - 22. The protective glove of claim 21, wherein said first material comprises a durable material.
  - 23. The protective glove of claim 22, wherein said second material comprises mesh.
  - 24. The glove of claim 21, wherein said at least one opening is formed in said first material in a location that is not intended to primarily engage a lacrosse handle.
  - 25. The glove of claim 21, wherein said at least one opening is formed in said first material adjacent a junction between said plurality of finger portions and said palm portion.

26. A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a cuff portion;
  
  a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a palm portion and an opposing back side portion with protective padding formed thereon, said palm portion being comprised of a first durable material and having a plurality of openings formed thereon;
  
  a second material that is of different properties than said first durable material secured within each of said plurality of openings, wherein said second material allows said palm portion of the glove to flex at said openings and thereby minimize bunching of said wear-resistant material when the protective sports glove;
  
  a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion; and
  
  a thumb portion extending from said hand portion.
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- - 27. The protective glove of claim 26, wherein said second material comprises mesh.
  - 28. The glove of claim 26, wherein said palm portion comprises an inner finger portion, an inner thumb portion, and an inner hand portion.
  - 29. The glove of claim 26, wherein at least one of said plurality of openings including said second material is located in said inner finger portion.
  - 30. The glove of claim 26, wherein at least one of said plurality of openings including said second material is located in said inner thumb portion
  - 31. The glove of claim 26, wherein at least one of said plurality of openings including said second material is located in said inner hand portion.

32. A protective sports glove, comprising:
- a cuff portion;
  
  a hand portion coupled to said cuff portion, said hand portion having a back side portion with a plurality of protective pads disposed thereon;
  
  a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion, each of said plurality of finger portions having at least one protective pad disposed on a back side portion thereof;
  
  a thumb portion secured to and extending from said hand portion;
  
  a first palm portion generally underlying said back side portion of said hand portion;
  
  a second palm portion generally underlying said back side portion of said plurality of finger portions;
  
  said first palm portion and said second palm portion being comprised of a first material;
  
  wherein said second palm portion is comprised of a first material having at least one opening formed therein with a second material that is of different properties than said first material disposed in said at least one opening to prevent bunching of said first material in a wearer'"'"'s fingers when said wearer'"'"'s fingers are flexed.
- View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
- - 33. The protective glove of claim 32, wherein said first material comprising a durable material.
  - 34. The protective glove of claim 33, wherein said second material comprises mesh.
  - 35. The glove of claim 32, wherein said first palm portion has at least one opening formed therein with a second material that is of different properties than said first material disposed in said at least one opening to prevent bunching of said first material in a wearer'"'"'s palm.
  - 36. The glove of claim 32, wherein said second palm portion has at least one opening formed in each of said plurality of finger portions and wherein a second material that is of different properties than said first material is disposed in each of said at least one openings in each of said plurality of finger portions to prevent bunching of said first material in a wearer'"'"'s fingers.
  - 37. The glove of claim 32, wherein said second palm portion has a plurality of openings formed in each of said plurality of finger portions.
  - 38. The glove of claim 37, wherein said first palm portion has a plurality of openings formed therein with a second material that is of different properties than said first material disposed in each of said plurality of openings.

39. A protective sports glove comprising:
- a cuff portion;
  
  a hand portion in communication with said cuff portion, said hand portion having a hand palm portion and an opposing back side portion with a plurality of protective pads disposed therein;
  
  a plurality of finger portions extending from said hand portion, each of said plurality of finger portions having a finger palm portion and an opposing back side portion with at least one protective pad disposed on said back side portion thereof;
  
  a thumb portion extending from said hand portion, said thumb portion having a thumb palm portion and an opposing back side portion with at least one protective pad formed on said back side portion thereof;
  
  a first side portion extending generally between said hand palm portion and said back side portion of said hand portion;
  
  a second side portion extending generally between said thumb palm portion and said back side portion of said thumb portion;
  
  said hand palm portion having a lower edge adjacent said cuff portion, an upper edge adjacent said plurality of finger portions, a first edge adjacent said first side portion, and a second side edge adjacent said thumb palm portion;
  
  said hand palm portion having a first material disposed substantially along a length of said lower edge;
  
  at least one opening formed in one of said hand palm portion, said finger palm portion, or said thumb palm portion, each of said at least one openings including a second material coupled therein to prevent bunching of said first material when the protective glove flexes.
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- - 40. The protective glove of claim 39, wherein said first material comprising a durable material.
  - 41. The protective glove of claim 40, wherein said second material comprises mesh.
  - 42. The glove of claim 39, wherein said hand palm portion includes said first material disposed substantially along a length of said first side portion.
  - 43. The glove of claim 39, wherein said hand palm portion includes said first material disposed along a length from said first side to said thumb palm portion adjacent a junction between said hand palm portion and said finger palm portion.
  - 44. The glove of claim 39, wherein said hand palm portion includes said first material disposed substantially along a length of a junction between said hand palm portion and said thumb palm portion.
  - 45. The glove of claim 39, wherein said thumb palm portion includes said first material disposed substantially along a length of said second side edge.
  - 46. The glove of claim 39, wherein each of said plurality of finger portions have a pair of opposing side portions that extend between said backside portion and said finger palm portion;
    - and wherein said first material connects to each of said pair of opposing side portions along substantially their lengths and wherein side material comprising said pair of opposing side portions is a mesh.

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Current Assignee
Warrior Sports Incorporated (Warrior Lacrosse Incorporated)
Original Assignee
Warrior Sports Incorporated (Warrior Lacrosse Incorporated)
Inventors
Morrow, David

Granted Patent

US 7,318,241 B2
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US Class Current

2/161.100
CPC Class Codes

A63B 2102/14   Lacrosse

A63B 2102/22   Field hockey

A63B 2102/24   Ice hockey

A63B 71/141   in the form of gloves

A63B 71/143   Baseball or hockey gloves

Padded sports glove having improved flexibility and breathability

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