Performance glove having flexible wrist support

Abstract

A performance glove 100 comprises a glove body 111 including a palm portion 110 joined to a back portion 132 for fitting about an individual's hand. Finger portions 112 - 118 and a thumb portion 120 are joined to glove body 111 for receiving the fingers and thumb. An elastic wrist strap 124 is attached at its proximal end to back portion 132 of glove body 111 adjacent thumb portion 120 at an approximate 45 degree angle to an axis 128 that passes through a conical opening 134 and a middle finger portion 116. Elestic wrist strap 124 extends along its length sufficient to wrap about the wrist exactly once, with distal end of elastic wrist strap 124 removably attached to back portion 132 of glove body 111 adjacent to a pinky finger portion 112 at an approximate 45 degree angle to axis 128.

1 . A performance glove, comprising the combination of:
 a glove body further comprising a palm portion joined with a back portion to form a hand opening, said glove body having finger and thumb portions for receiving fingers and thumb, respectively, and said glove body having a glove axis that passes between said hand opening and a middle finger portion of said glove;   an elastic wrist strap for securing said glove body to said hand by wrapping once around a wrist, said elastic wrist strap having a wrist strap axis extending between a proximate end and a distal end along said length of said elastic wrist strap, said proximate end of said wrist strap is fixed to said back portion of said said glove body, adjacent to said thumb portion, whereas said glove axis is oriented at a substantially forty-five degree angle to said wrist strap axis, thereby giving a conical form to said hand opening; and   means for removably attaching said distal end of said elastic wrist strap to said back portion of said glove body, said means for attaching is located adjacent to a pinky finger portion of said glove, and said means for attaching providing optimal resistance of tension forces along said wrist strap axis when said eleastic wrist strap is wrapped around said wrist.   
   
   
       2 . The performance glove of  claim 1 , wherein said glove body and said finger and thumb portions are constructed of a flexible material. 
   
   
       3 . The performance glove of  claim 1 , wherein said means for attaching said distal end of said elastic wrist strap to said back portion of said glove body comprises a Velcro patch. 
   
   
       4 . The performance glove of  claim 1 , wherein said length of said elastic wrist strap is sufficient to wrap about said wrist exactly once. 
   
   
       5 . A performance glove, comprising:
 a body including a palm portion joined to a back portion for fitting about a hand;   plural cylindrical portions joined to said body for receiving fingers and thumb of said hand; and   an elastic wrist strap having a proximate end and a distal end, said elastic wrist strap attached at its proximal end to said back portion of said body adjacent to said thumb at a substantially forty-five degree angle to an axis that passes through a hand opening and middle finger portion of said body, and in which elastic wrist strap extends along its length sufficient to wrap abound a wrist exactly once, with said distal end of said elastic wrist strap removably attached to said back portion of said body adjacent to a pinky finger at a substantially forty-five degree angle to said axis, thereby giving a conical form to said hand opening.   
   
   
       6 . The performance glove of  claim 2 , wherein said glove body and said finger and thumb portions are constructed of a flexible material. 
   
   
       7 . The performance glove of  claim 2 , wherein said means for attaching said distal end of said elastic wrist strap to said back portion of said glove body comprises a Velcro patch. 
   
   
       8 . The performance glove of  claim 2 , wherein said length of said elastic wrist strap is sufficient to wrap about said wrist exactly once. 
   
   
       9 . A performance glove, comprising the combination of:
 a glove body further comprising a palm portion joined with a back portion, said glove body having finger and thumb portions for receiving fingers and thumb of a hand, said glove body and said finger and thumb portions constructed of a flexible material, and said glove body having a glove axis that passes between a hand opening and middle finger portion of said glove, and said glove body for receiving said hand;   an elastic wrist strap for securing said glove body to said hand by wrapping around a wrist, said elastic wrist strap having a length sufficient for wrapping around said wrist exactly one time, and said elastic wrist strap having a wrist strap axis extending longitudinally from a proximate end to a distal end along said length of said elastic wrist strap, said proximate end of said wrist strap is fixed to said back portion of said said glove body adjacent to said thumb portion, whereas said glove axis is oriented at substantially a forty-five degree angle to said wrist strap axis, thereby giving a conical form to said hand opening; and   means for attaching said distal end of said elastic strap to said back portion of said glove body, said means for attaching comprising a Velcro patch, and said means for attaching is located adjacent to a pinky finger portion of said glove, said means for attaching providing optimal resistance of tension forces along said glove axis when said wrist strap is wrapped around said wrist.