Lacrosse glove

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9352211-B2
Application number	US-201414291470-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 23, 2011
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

The present invention provides a glove comprises a main body adapted to receive a wearer's hand and a wrist cuff suspended over the main body. The main body further comprises a plurality of finger parts and a back hand part. The back hand part comprises a first protective panel hingedly connected at one end to the main body so that the first protective panel is suspend over the main body and slidably overlapped with a second protective panel. As the first protective panel slides over the second protective panel following the bending action of the fingers, a coordinated movement of the hand can be achieved. The second protective panel is also hingedly connected to the main body suspended over the main body and the wrist cuff, which allows for more coordinated rotating movement of the hand and the wrist following the bending action of the fingers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lacrosse glove comprising:
a main body adapted to receive a wearer's hand, the main body comprising finger parts, a thumb part and a back hand part;
a first panel connected at one end to the back hand part of the main body so as to suspend the first panel over the back hand part; and
a second panel disposed over the back hand part of the main body, the second panel being connected to the main body at a location distal from the one end of the first panel,
wherein the first panel is of a V-shaped configuration having a narrowed end,
wherein the second panel defines an opening dimensioned so that the narrowed end of the V-shaped configuration of the first panel slidably engages with and extends into the opening defined by the second panel during backward flexing of the wearer's hand, to facilitate coordinated rotating movement of the wearer's hand and wrist following a bending action of a wearer's fingers,
wherein the back hand part comprises a material disposed under and separated from a lower surface of the first panel,
wherein the first panel is suspended over the material in an arch like manner,
wherein the second panel comprises a concave surface,
wherein the first panel includes a pad constructed from a cushion material disposed within a cover material, the pad extending in the narrowed end so that the pad extends into the opening defined by the second panel during backward flexion of the wearer's hand.

2. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the opening of the second panel is V-shaped and adapted to slidably receive the narrowed end therein.

3. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the second panel is disposed adjacent and is configured to provide protection to a wrist of the wearer,
wherein the second panel includes another pad constructed from a cushion material disposed within the cover material.

4. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the finger parts comprise a plurality of spiked finger pieces attached on a back of the finger parts, wherein said spiked finger pieces are covered by a covered material and comprise a foam structure having a substantially triangular shape in section so as to form a ridgeline.

5. The lacrosse glove of claim 4 wherein spaces between the spiked finger pieces are configured to be positioned over a joint of each fingers of the wearer's hand when the glove is worn.

6. The lacrosse glove of claim 4 wherein the cover material of the spiked finger pieces comprises pad reinforcement at the ridgelines and fingertip portions thereof.

7. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the first panel is joined with the back hand part adjacent the finger parts.

8. The lacrosse glove of claim 7 wherein the thumb part comprises a plurality of protective pieces that spread apart during flexing.

9. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 comprising a pair of side cuff members hingedly connected each other adjacent the main body part.

10. The lacrosse glove of claim 9 wherein each side cuff member has an arch-like shape.

11. The lacrosse glove of claim 10 wherein each side cuff member further comprises a cushioned cuff base stretched across the arch-like shape.

12. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the second panel extends across the back hand part.

13. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the opening of the second panel is of a V-shaped configuration, wherein the narrowed end of the first panel extends through the opening in the second panel when the wearer's hand flexes backward.

14. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the material is breathable, wherein the material spans from the one end of the first panel to the location distal from the one end of the first panel.

15. The lacrosse glove of claim 1 wherein the second panel is of a concave shape.

Assignees

• Warrior Sports Inc

Inventors

• Aoki Akio
• Ventocilla Jocelyn

Classifications

• A63B2102/14

  Lacrosse · CPC title

• A63B71/143 Primary

  Baseball or hockey gloves · CPC title

• A41D19/015

  Protective gloves {(A41D19/0055 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A63B71/141 Primary

  in the form of gloves · CPC title