Partial Fingered Glove

Abstract

According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves and the use of said gloves, intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to football and golf. Because of its unique finger configurations, grip enhancers, and/or its hand protective properties, the present invention makes a glove now operable on for football quarterback's throwing hand and golfers, for example.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sports glove comprising
 a palmar portion, a dorsal portion and a distal lateral edge, wherein the palmar portion and the dorsal portion meet at the distal lateral edge;   said sports glove including a glove body having a dorsal portion designed to cover a back of a user's hand, and a palmar portion designed to cover an entire palm of a user's hand;   a plurality of digital stall projections from the distal lateral edge of the body, the plurality of digital stalls comprising a first digital stall, a second digital stall, and a third digital stall,   wherein said first digital stall is designed to enclose an entire thumb of a user's hand,   wherein said second digital stall is designed to enclose an entire forefinger of a user's hand,   wherein said third digital stall covers at least a portion of a middle finger of a user's hand,   wherein said distal lateral edge does not provide a digital stall for a ring finger and does not provide a digital stall for a pinkie finger of a user's hand; and   wherein said glove body provides a terminal edge at said distal lateral edge of said glove body,   wherein said terminal edge has two separate openings or apertures designed such that only one finger may extend through each aperture,   whereby said first aperture is positioned along said terminal edge such that said first aperture allows the ring finger of a user's hand to naturally extend past said terminal edge to completely expose said ring finger when the glove is worn;   whereby said second aperture is positioned along said terminal edge such that said second aperture allows the pinkie finger of a user's hand to naturally extend past said terminal edge to completely expose a pinkie finger when the glove is worn;   wherein said first aperture has a circumference whereby only a ring finger of a user's hand is able to extend through said first aperture;   wherein said second aperture has a circumference whereby only a pinkie finger of a user's hand is able to extend through said second aperture; and   wherein said glove further comprises of a grip enhancing means on at least a portion or portions of the surface area of the palmar portion of said glove body.   
     
     
         2 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said third digital stall fully encloses the user's middle finger. 
     
     
         3 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a grip-enhancing means along any portion of the palmar surface of said glove, any portion overlaying any area on or between the thumb and forefinger area, generally defined by the metacarpal of the forefinger and extending up along the metacarpal of the thumb, and therebetween, or any portion of any existing finger stalls, or any portion overlaying any of the metacarpophalangeal joints, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said dorsal segment has one or a plurality of discrete protrusions. 
     
     
         5 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein any portion of the metacarpal of any of the four fingers or the thumb, and therebetween, or any portion of the thumb or any existing finger stalls further comprises a shock-absorbing member or members, in part or in their entirety. 
     
     
         6 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a shock-absorbing member or members overlays any portion of the wrist area, any of the carpometacarpal joints, extending up to as much as about five inches along the carpal bone of the wrist, in part or in its entirety. 
     
     
         7 . A sports glove comprising
 a glove body having a dorsal portion designed to cover an entire back of a user's hand, and a palmar portion designed to cover an entire palm of the user's hand including all five metacarpals of said user's hand and including all five metacarpophalangeal joints of said user's hand;   wherein said dorsal portion and palmar portion have distal and proximal ends with   a plurality of digital stalls projecting from the distal ends of the glove body,   the plurality of digital stalls comprising only of a first digital stall, a second digital stall, and a third digital stall;   wherein said first digital stall and said second digital stall are designed to enclose a thumb and a forefinger of a user's hand, respectively;   wherein said third digital stall encloses a middle finger of a user's hand; and   wherein said glove is designed without digital stalls for a ring finger or a pinkie finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove body dorsal and palmar distal ends further comprises of two separate openings or apertures,   wherein said first aperture is designed to have a circumference whereby only the ring finger of the user's hand is able to extend through said first aperture;   wherein said first aperture is further designed to be positioned along said distal ends such that the ring finger digital segment of the user's hand extends through said first aperture to completely expose a distal phalanx, middle phalanx and proximal phalanx of the ring finger when the glove is worn;   wherein said second aperture is designed to have a circumference whereby only the pinkie finger of the user's hand is able to extend through said second aperture; and   wherein said second aperture is further designed to be positioned along said distal ends such that the pinkie finger digital segment of the user's hand extends through said second aperture to completely expose a distal phalanx, middle phalanx and proximal phalanx of the pinkie finger digital segment when the glove is worn, thereby providing a sport glove that increases the user's grip along the thumb, forefinger, middle finger and palm of the user's hand while simultaneously allowing heightened tactile sensitivities along the middle finger, ring finger and pinkie finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove further comprises of a grip enhancing means;   wherein said grip enhancing means is designed to create a higher coefficient of friction than the surrounding palmar portion of the glove.   
     
     
         8 . The glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said third digital stall fully encloses the middle finger of the user's hand; and
 wherein said grip enhancing means is designed to overlay a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's pinkie finger.   
     
     
         9 . The glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a plurality of depressions. 
     
     
         10 . The glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said grip enhancing means is designed to overlay the palmar side of said first digital stall or said second digital stall, or both, and thereby create a higher coefficient of friction along the user's thumb or forefinger, or both, and increase the user's grip of a sports device or sports ball when said glove is used. 
     
     
         11 . The glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a plurality of projections. 
     
     
         12 . The glove as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a grip enhancing coating;
 wherein said grip enhancing means is designed to overlay a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's pinkie finger.   
     
     
         13 . A sports glove comprising
 a glove body having a dorsal portion designed to cover an entire back of a user's hand, and a palmar portion designed to cover an entire palm of the user's hand including all five metacarpals of said user's hand and including all five metacarpophalangeal joints of said user's hand;   wherein said dorsal portion and palmar portion have distal and proximal ends with   a plurality of digital stalls projecting from the distal ends of the glove body,   the plurality of digital stalls comprising only of a first digital stall, a second digital stall, and a third digital stall;   wherein said first digital stall and said second digital stall are designed to enclose a thumb and a forefinger of the user's hand, respectively;   wherein said third digital stall is designed to enclose a middle finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove is designed without digital stalls for a ring finger or a pinkie finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove body dorsal and palmar distal ends further comprises of two separate openings or apertures,   wherein said first aperture is designed to have a circumference whereby only the ring finger of the user's hand is able to extend through said first aperture;   wherein said first aperture is further designed to be positioned along said distal ends such that the ring finger digital segment of the user's hand extends through said first aperture to completely expose a distal phalanx, middle phalanx and proximal phalanx of the ring finger when the glove is worn;   wherein said second aperture is designed to have a circumference whereby only the pinkie finger of the user's hand is able to extend through said second aperture; and   wherein said second aperture is further designed to be positioned along said distal ends such that the pinkie finger digital segment of the user's hand extends through said second aperture to completely expose a distal phalanx, middle phalanx and proximal phalanx of the pinkie finger digital segment when the glove is worn, thereby providing a sport glove that increases the user's grip along the thumb, forefinger, middle finger and palm of the user's hand while simultaneously allowing heightened tactile sensitivities along the middle finger, ring finger and pinkie finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove further comprises of a panel;   wherein said panel is affixed to the palmar portion of said glove; and   wherein said panel is designed to create a higher coefficient of friction than the surrounding palmar portion of the glove.   
     
     
         14 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a grip enhancing means is formed on said panel. 
     
     
         15 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a grip enhancing means is formed on said panel; wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a plurality of projections. 
     
     
         16 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a grip enhancing means is formed on said panel; wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a plurality of depressions. 
     
     
         17 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein a grip enhancing means is formed on said panel; wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a grip enhancing non-slip coating, a latex coating, a nitrile coating, or a PVC coating. 
     
     
         18 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said panel is designed to overlay a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's pinkie finger. 
     
     
         19 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said panel is designed to overlay a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's ring finger. 
     
     
         20 . The glove as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein said panel is designed to overlay the metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's pinkie finger; and
 wherein said glove further comprises of an expandable opening means at a wrist end that is adapted to receive the user's hand.