Sports glove

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11058940-B2
Application number	US-201815914298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2018
Priority date	Aug 6, 2013
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

A sports glove includes a wrist portion defining an opening, a palm portion having a palm side and a backside, a thumb stall and a plurality of finger stalls extending from the palm portion. The palm side comprises a fabric layer bordering an interior of the glove, and a resilient polymer layer on an outer surface of the fabric layer. At least first and second grooves are formed into the polymer layer. The finger stalls include an index finger stall, a middle stall, a ring finger stall and a pinky stall. The first groove forms a thumb base bending line extending from at or adjacent to the opening along the palm portion to a juncture of the thumb stall and the index finger stall. The second groove forms an upper mid-palm bending line extending across the palm portion adjacent at least the pinky finger stall and the ring finger stall.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sports glove for covering a hand and at least a portion of a wrist of a player, the glove comprising:
a wrist portion defining an opening for receiving the hand of the player and for extending over at least a portion of the wrist of the player's wrist;
a palm portion having a palm side and a backside, the palm side of the glove comprises at least a fabric layer bordering an interior of the glove to contact the received hand of the player, and a resilient rubber-like polymer layer on an outer surface of the fabric layer extending substantially over the entire palm side of the glove, the resilient rubber-like polymer layer including at least first and second grooves for facilitating bending of the glove;
a thumb stall extending from the palm portion; and
a plurality of finger stalls extending from the palm portion, the plurality of finger stalls including an index finger stall, a middle finger stall, a ring finger stall and a pinky finger stall, the first groove forming a thumb base bending line extending from at or adjacent to the opening of the wrist portion along the palm portion to a juncture of the thumb stall and the index finger stall, the second groove forming an upper mid-palm bending line extending across the palm portion adjacent at least the pinky finger stall and the ring finger stall, the first and second grooves being entirely spaced apart from each other.

2. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the fabric layer comprises one of elastane and nylon.

3. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the resilient rubber-like polymer layer comprises silicone.

4. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the resilient rubber-like polymer layer includes a plurality of spaced apart perforations extending entirely through the polymer layer.

5. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms a pinky side bending line extending from at or near the opening of the wrist portion along the palm side of the palm portion to a pinky stall side of the palm side, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

6. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms a finger base bending line extending along the palm side of the palm portion at the base of the finger stalls, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

7. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms a lower mid-palm bending line extending along the palm side of the palm portion between the first and second grooves, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

8. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the palm portion includes a plurality of different performance zones on the palm side of the glove, and wherein the plurality of different performance zones comprises a first performance zone having a first surface characteristic extending over a first set of the finger stalls and over at least a portion of the palm side, and a second performance zone having a second surface characteristic that is different than the first surface characteristic and extends over at least a portion of a second set of the finger stalls and over at least a portion of the palm side.

9. The glove of claim 8 , wherein the first surface characteristic has a first grip ability and wherein the second surface characteristic has a second grip ability that is less than the first grip ability.

10. The glove of claim 8 , wherein the second surface characteristic comprises an array of raised gripping projections.

11. The glove of claim 1 , wherein the resilient rubber-like polymer layer comprises at least one raised elongate rib.

12. A sports glove for covering a hand and at least a portion of a wrist of a player, the glove comprising:
a wrist portion defining an opening for receiving the hand of the player and for extending over at least a portion of the wrist of the player's wrist;
a palm portion having a palm side and a backside, the palm side of the glove comprises one or more layers of material including a fabric layer bordering an interior of the glove to contact the received hand of the player, and a resilient rubber-like polymer layer on an outer surface of the fabric layer extending substantially over the entire palm side of the glove, the resilient rubber-like polymer layer including at least first and second grooves for facilitating bending of the glove;
a thumb stall extending from the palm portion; and
a plurality of finger stalls extending from the palm portion, the plurality of finger stalls including an index finger stall, a middle finger stall, a ring finger stall and a pinky finger stall, the first groove forming a thumb base bending line extending from at or adjacent to the opening of the wrist portion along the palm portion to a juncture of the thumb stall and the index finger stall, the second groove forming a pinky side bending line extending from at or near the opening of the wrist portion along the palm side of the palm portion to a pinky stall side of the palm side, the first and second grooves being entirely spaced apart from each other.

13. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the fabric layer comprises one of elastane and nylon.

14. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the resilient rubber-like polymer layer comprises silicone.

15. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms an upper mid-palm bending line extending across the palm portion adjacent at least the pinky finger stall and the ring finger stall, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

16. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms a finger base bending line extending along the palm side of the palm portion at the base of the finger stalls, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

17. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the at least first and second grooves further includes a third groove, wherein the third groove forms a lower mid-palm bending line extending along the palm side of the palm portion between the first and second grooves, and wherein the third groove is entirely spaced apart from the first and second grooves.

18. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the palm portion includes a plurality of different performance zones on the palm side of the glove, and wherein the plurality of different performance zones comprises a first performance zone having a first surface characteristic extending over at least a portion of a first set of the finger stalls and over at least a portion of the palm side, and a second performance zone having a second surface characteristic different than the first surface characteristic and extending over at least a portion of a second set of the finger stalls and over at least a portion of the palm side.

19. The glove of claim 18 , wherein the first surface characteristic has a first grip ability and wherein the second surface characteristic has a second grip ability less than the first grip ability.

20. The glove of claim 12 , wherein the resilient rubber-like polymer layer includes a plurality of spaced apart perforations extending entirely through the polymer layer.

Assignees

• Wilson Sporting Goods

Inventors

• Gilday Shaun P
• Wagner Allen G
• Gaff Bradley L
• Corpuz Rey C

Classifications

• A63B2209/00

  Characteristics of used materials · CPC title

• A41D2600/10

  for sport activities · CPC title

• A63B2243/007

  American football · CPC title

• A63B71/148 Primary

  Gloves for bowling and other ball games · CPC title

• A41D19/01523

  absorbing shocks or vibrations · CPC title