US4295229A
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Football gloves
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-02-19
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Granted: 1981-10-20
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Expires: 2000-02-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a padded, flexible football glove which includes a wrist protecting portion and a hand protecting portion. The hand protecting portion is provided with individual elastic finger and thumb receptacles. The finger receptacles are connected via a common restraining strip of material to restrain excessive stretching of the finger receptacles while the thumb receptacle is provided with its own restraining strip. The thumb pad is webbed to the finger pad to limit the movement of the thumb pad. The glove is further provided with a plurality of transverse flexible joints to permit its flexing and securing means at both the hand protecting portion and the wrist protecting portion to secure the glove in position.
Inventors
- 👤 Eugene A. Clark
- 👤 Morris Zubkewych
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:01
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/14; A63B71/141; A63B71/148; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A41D19/01582
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A football glove including an upper pad arrangement comprising a wrist protecting portion and a hand protecting portion integrated with one another with said hand protecting portion being partially open from beneath for palm, finger and thumb exposure below said pad arrangement, said hand protecting portion being provided with finger and thumb pads of a length such that there is at least first phalange finger and thumb coverage from above by said finger and thumb pads, inelastic web means connecting the thumb pad to the finger pads to limit movement of said thumb pad away from said finger pads, individual finger and thumb receptacles beneath said finger and thumb pads, said receptacles being adapted for limited stretching thereof to enable ready finger and thumb manipulation and being provided with restraining means for restraining excessive stretching of said receptacles to reduce finger and thumb injuries, said pad arrangement being provided with a plurality of transverse flexible joints along its length to permit flexing of the glove in said hand protecting portion and between said hand protecting portion and said wrist protecting portion and separate securing means at both said hand protecting portion and said wrist protecting portion to secure said glove in position from beneath said pad arrangement.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A football glove including an upper pad arrangement comprising a wrist protecting portion and a hand protecting portion integrated with one another with said hand protecting portion being partially open from beneath for palm, finger and thumb exposure below said pad arrangement, said hand protecting portion being provided with finger and thumb pads of a length such that there is at least first phalange finger and thumb coverage from above by said finger and thumb pads, inelastic web means connecting the thumb pad to the finger pads to limit movement of said thumb pad away from said finger pads, individual finger and thumb receptacles beneath said finger and thumb pads, said receptacles being adapted for limited stretching thereof to enable ready finger and thumb manipulation and being provided with restraining means for restraining excessive stretching of said receptacles to reduce finger and thumb injuries, said pad arrangement being provided with a plurality of transverse flexible joints along its length to permit flexing of the glove in said hand protecting portion and between said hand protecting portion and said wrist protecting portion and separate securing means at both said hand protecting portion and said wrist protecting portion to secure said glove in position from beneath said pad arrangement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 1 wherein said web means connecting the thumb pad to the finger pad includes upper and lower web portions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 1 wherein said finger and thumb receptacles comprise loops of elastic material hanging down beneath said finger and thumb pads.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 3, wherein said restraining means to restrain excessive stretching of said elastic finger and thumb receptacles comprise strips of inelastic material secured slackly across the loop of material hanging downwardly from said finger pads and thumb pad.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 4 wherein the strip of inelastic material secured slackly across the finger receptacles is common to all of the finger receptacles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 1, wherein both said hand protecting portion and said wrist protecting portion are provided with lower covers, said securing means comprising a tie-string, which is tied over said lower covers and isolated from a hand and a wrist secured in said glove by said lower covers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 1 wherein said glove is provided with a flexible joint between the wrist protecting portion and the hand protecting portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A football glove as claimed in claim 7, wherein said finger and thumb pads are of a length such that there is only last finger and thumb phalange extension beyond the finger and thumb pads and including a second flexible joint along the finger pad.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-10-19 | 1985-04-20 | 1985-10-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-10-19 | 1989-04-20 | 1989-10-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-10-19 | 1993-04-20 | 1993-10-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |