Claims
- 1. A protective sport glove comprising a hand receiving portion connected to a wrist receiving portion, said hand receiving portion having a plurality of finger sheath portions for receiving the fingers of a hand, a thumb sheath portion for receiving the thumb of a hand, a metacarpus sheath portion for receiving the part of the hand that connects the wrist to the fingers wherein said wrist receiving portion and said sheath portions are so arranged that they define a shape essentially corresponding to the natural position N taken by a player's hand and wrist when holding the proximal end portion of a sport stick in a generally standard playing position.
- 2. A protective sport glove according to claim 1, wherein said wrist receiving portion and said hand receiving portion are connected together so that a substantially central and longitudinal axis H—H, which projects from the metacarpus portion of said hand receiving portion and which is substantially parallel to the plane defined by said wrist receiving portion, and a substantially central and longitudinal axis A—A of said wrist receiving portion define at their intersection a given angle X, said angle being measured in a plane substantially corresponding to the plane defined by said wrist receiving portion.
- 3. A protective sport glove according to claim 2, further comprising a wrist portion having a pivoting axis W—W and wherein said wrist receiving portion and said hand receiving portion are connected together so that a substantially central and longitudinal axis H—H of said hand receiving portion and a substantially central and longitudinal axis A—A of said wrist receiving portion define at their intersection a given angle Y, said angle being measured in a plane substantially corresponding to the plane defined by the pivoting movement of the hand on the pivoting axis W—W of the wrist portion of said glove.
- 4. A protective sport glove according to claim 2, wherein said angle is between 100 and 175 degrees and preferably between 120 and 160 degrees.
- 5. A protective sport glove according to claim 3, wherein said axis W—W substantially corresponds to a wrist pivoting axis W′—W′ of a wearer's hand.
- 6. A protective sport glove according to claim 4, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said hand receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said hand receiving portion.
- 7. A protective sport glove according to claim 4, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said wrist receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said wrist receiving portion.
- 8. A protective sport glove according to claim 4, further comprising at least one flexion zone.
- 9. A protecting sport glove according to claim 2, wherein said axis H—H corresponds to substantially central and longitudinal axis H′—H′ of the metacarpus portion of a wearer's hand and said axis A—A corresponds to substantially central and longitudinal axis A′—A′ of the wearer's arm, the arm being adapted to wear said glove.
- 10. A protective sport glove according to claim 9, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said hand receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said hand receiving portion.
- 11. A protective sport glove according to claim 9, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said wrist receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said wrist receiving portion.
- 12. A protective sport glove according to claim 9, further comprising at least one flexion zone.
- 13. A protective sport glove according to claim 3, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said hand receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said hand receiving portion.
- 14. A protective sport glove according to claim 3, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said wrist receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said protective pad elements protecting the dorsal portion of said wrist receiving portion.
- 15. A protective sport glove according to claim 3, further comprising at least one flexion zone.
- 16. A protective sport glove according to claim 1, wherein said protective sport glove is a hockey glove, said sport stick is a hockey stick, and said generally standard playing position corresponds to the position of a hockey player holding the hockey stick with a first hand holding the free end portion of the stick and the second hand holding the intermediate portion of the stick.
- 17. A protective sport glove comprising a hand receiving portion connected to a wrist receiving portion, said hand receiving portion having a plurality of finger sheath portions for receiving the fingers of a hand, a thumb sheath portion for receiving the thumb of a hand, a metacarpus sheath portion for receiving the part of the hand that connects the wrist to the fingers wherein said wrist receiving portion and said sheath portions are so arranged that they define a shape essentially corresponding to the natural position N taken by a player's hand and wrist when holding the intermediate portion of a sport stick in a generally standard playing position.
- 18. A protective sport glove according to claim 17, further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said wrist receiving portion has an inner portion, said protective pad elements protecting the inner portion of said wrist receiving portion.
- 19. A protective sport glove according to claim 18, further comprising at least one flexion zone.
- 20. A protective sport glove according to claim 17, further comprising a ventilation zone and wherein said hand receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said ventilation zone provided in the dorsal portion of said hand receiving portion.
- 21. A pair of protective sport gloves, said pair including:(a) a first glove having a hand receiving portion connected to a wrist receiving portion, said hand receiving portion having a plurality of finger sheath portions for receiving the fingers of a hand, a thumb sheath portion for receiving the thumb of a hand, a metacarpus sheath portion for receiving the part of the hand that connects the wrist to the fingers, wherein said sheath portions are so arranged that they define a shape substantially corresponding to the natural position N taken by a player's hand and wrist when holding the proximal end portion of a sport stick in a generally standard playing position; and (b) a second glove having a hand receiving portion connected to a wrist receiving portion, said hand receiving portion having a plurality of finger sheath portions for receiving the fingers of a hand, a thumb sheath portion for receiving the thumb of a hand, a metacarpus sheath portion for receiving the part of the hand that connects the wrist to the fingers, wherein said sheath portions are so arranged that they define a shape substantially corresponding to the natural position N taken by a player's hand and wrist when holding the intermediate portion of a sport stick in a generally standard playing position.
- 22. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 21, wherein said sport is hockey and said generally standard playing position corresponds to the position of a hockey player holding a hockey stick with a first hand holding the free end portion of said stick and the second hand holding the intermediate portion of said stick.
- 23. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 22, wherein said wrist receiving portion and said hand receiving portion of said first glove are connected together so that a substantially central and longitudinal axis H—H, which projects from the metacarpus portion of said hand receiving portion and which is substantially parallel to the plane defined by said wrist receiving portion, and a substantially central and longitudinal axis A—A of said wrist receiving portion define at their intersection a given angle X, said angle being measured in a plane substantially corresponding to the plane defined by said wrist receiving portion.
- 24. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, wherein said angle is between 100 and 175 degrees and preferably between 120 and 160 degrees.
- 25. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, wherein said axis H—H corresponds to substantially central and longitudinal axis H′—H′ of the metacarpus portion of a wearer's hand and said axis A—A corresponds to substantially central and longitudinal axis A′—A′ of the wearer's arm, the arm being adapted to wear said glove.
- 26. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, wherein said wrist receiving portion, having a pivoting axis W—W, and said hand receiving portion of said first glove are connected together so that a substantially central and longitudinal axis H—H of said hand receiving portion and a substantially central and longitudinal axis A—A of said wrist receiving portion define at their intersection a given angle Y, said angle being measured in a plane substantially corresponding to the plane defined by the pivoting movement of the hand on the pivoting axis W—W of the wrist receiving portion of said glove.
- 27. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 26, wherein said axis W—W substantially corresponds to a wrist pivoting axis W′—W′ of a wearer's hand.
- 28. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, wherein said set of sheaths is formed and angulated to define said shape.
- 29. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, wherein specific portions of the sheaths are stiffened so that the glove is formed and angulated to define said shape.
- 30. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, further comprising inserts formed and angulated to define said shape.
- 31. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 23, further comprising protective pad elements formed and angulated to define said shape.
- 32. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 21, wherein said second glove further comprising protective pad elements and wherein said wrist receiving portion has an inner portion, said protective pad elements protecting the inner portion of said wrist receiving portion.
- 33. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 21, wherein said second glove further comprising a ventilation zone and wherein said hand receiving portion has a dorsal portion, said ventilation zone provided in the dorsal portion of said hand receiving portion.
- 34. A pair of protective sport gloves according to claim 33, wherein said first and second gloves each comprise at least one flexion zone.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of PCT/CA98/00158, filed Feb. 25, 1998.
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