Anti-shock batting gloves

Abstract

An anti-shock batting glove adapted to receive a thumb and forefingers of a hand, including: a dorsal side for covering a dorsal side of the hand, and a palmar side for covering a palm of a hand. The palmar side comprises a plurality of detached finger pads adapted to limit shock to a batter's hand encountered during batting. The plurality of detached finger pads comprise a palm pad configured to cover a lower portion of a palm of the hand, a first finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal of a pinky finger, a second finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal and a phalange of a ring finger, a third finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal, a proximal phalange, and an intermediate phalange of a middle finger, and a fourth finger pad configured to cover an area between a thumb and an index finger. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and discussed.

1 . An anti-shock batting glove adapted to receive the thumb and forefingers of a hand, comprising:
 a dorsal side for covering a dorsal side of the hand; and   a palmar side for covering a palm of a hand, wherein the palmar side comprises a plurality of detached finger pads adapted to limit shock encountered in batting.   
     
     
         2 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of detached finger pads comprise:
 a palm pad configured to cover a lower portion of a palm of the hand;   a first finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal of a pinky finger;   a second finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal and a proximal phalange of a ring finger;   a third finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal, a proximal phalange, and an intermediate phalange of a middle finger; and   a fourth finger pad configured to cover an area between a thumb and an index finger.   
     
     
         3 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the first finger pad is substantially diamond shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the second finger pad is comprised of a top segment and a bottom segment that are continuously connected. 
     
     
         5 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 4 , wherein the top segment and bottom segment are substantially diamond shaped. 
     
     
         6 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the third finger pad is comprised of a bottom segment, a middle segment, and a top segment that are continuously connected. 
     
     
         7 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 6 , wherein the bottom segment, the middle segment, and the top segment are substantially diamond shaped. 
     
     
         8 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the fourth finger pad is shaped to cooperate with a curvature between the thumb and the index finger. 
     
     
         9 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of detached finger pads are made of Bio Gel Foam. 
     
     
         10 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the palm pad, the first finger pad, the second finger pad, and the third finger pad are approximately 3 mm thick. 
     
     
         11 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 2 , wherein the fourth finger pad is approximately 5 mm thick. 
     
     
         12 . The anti-shock batting glove of  claim 1 , wherein the dorsal side comprises one or more fasteners adapted to securely adjust over a batter's hand. 
     
     
         13 . An anti-shock batting glove adapted to receive the thumb and forefingers of a hand, comprising:
 a dorsal side for covering a dorsal side of the hand; and   a palmar side for covering a palm of a hand, wherein the palmar side comprises
 a palm pad configured to cover a lower portion of a palm of the hand; 
 a first finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal of a pinky finger; 
 a second finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal and a proximal phalange of a ring finger; 
 a third finger pad configured to cover a metacarpal, a proximal phalange, and an intermediate phalange of a middle finger; and 
 a fourth finger pad configured to cover an area between a thumb and an index finger. 
   
     
     
         14 . A method of manufacturing an anti-shock batting glove, comprising:
 providing a dorsal side of the glove;   providing a palmar side of the glove;   attaching the dorsal side of the glove to the palmar side of the glove; and   disposing a plurality of detached finger pads on the palmar side of the glove.   
     
     
         15 . The method of manufacturing an anti-shock batting glove in  claim 14 , wherein disposing the plurality of detached finger pads on the palmar side of the glove comprises:
 disposing a palm pad such that it covers a lower portion of a palm of the hand;   disposing a first finger pad such that it covers a metacarpal of a pinky finger;   disposing a second finger pad such that it covers a metacarpal and a proximal phalange of a ring finger;   disposing a third finger pad such that it covers a metacarpal, a proximal phalange, and an intermediate phalange of a middle finger; and   disposing a fourth finger pad such that it covers an area between a thumb and an index finger.