Partial Fingered Gloves for Football or Golf Play

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 a football quarterback's throwing hand and on golfers dominant hand, for example.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A sports glove having dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, and dorsal and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;
 said glove including a glove body having a back portion covering the back of the hand, and a front portion covering substantially all of the palm of the hand;   said glove body including one finger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive a finger or thumb, respectively, therein;   wherein said glove body further comprises of three separate openings or ringlets on said distal ends;   wherein said ringlets are designed such that a user's ring finger, pinkie finger and middle finger individually extend through said glove;   wherein said glove body is configured such that the glove thumb and forefinger digital segments fully enclose the user's thumb and forefinger, including enclosing the fingertips;   wherein said glove body is thereby designed to leave completely uncovered the ring finger of the user's hand;   wherein said glove body is thereby designed to leave completely uncovered the pinkie finger of the user's hand;   wherein said glove body is thereby designed to leave completely uncovered the middle finger of the user's hand; and   wherein said glove further comprises of at least one shock absorbing member on the dorsal portion of said glove, thereby providing the user with added protection from the abrasion along the back of the user's hand.   
     
     
         2 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said palmar portion further comprises a grip enhancing means; wherein said grip enhancing means overlays at least a portion or portions of any thumb and finger stalls, along any portion of any metacarpophalangeal joints, 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 combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said shock-absorbing member comprises a cloth, a foam, or a cotton; wherein said shock-absorbing member is at least ¼ inch in thickness. 
     
     
         4 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said dorsal portion has one or a plurality of discrete protrusions. 
     
     
         5 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove body further comprising of a wrist portion;
 wherein said wrist portion is designed to surround a wrist of the user; and,   wherein wrist portion is expansible so as to hold securely to the user's wrist; and,   wherein said wrist portion further comprises of a shock absorbing member that is adapted to overlay a wrist of a user's hand.   
     
     
         6 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove further comprises a grip enhancing coating that is adapted to overlay the entire palmar portion of said glove body; wherein said grip enhancing coating consists of a latex coating, a nitrile coating, a rubber coating, a vinyl coating, a neoprene coating or a PVC coating; and
 wherein said shock absorbing member is located along the dorsal portion of the thumb stall and is adapted to overlay the user's thumb.   
     
     
         7 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove further comprises of a liner or inner membrane. 
     
     
         8 . A sports glove having a glove body with dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, and dorsal and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends;
 wherein said glove body dorsal portion covers the back of a user's hand, and wherein said palmar portion covers the palm of the user's hand;   wherein said glove body further includes a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;   wherein said plurality of digital stalls includes at least one finger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive a finger or thumb, respectively, therein;   wherein said at least one finger stall is adapted to fully enclose a finger of a user's hand, and wherein said thumb stall is adapted to fully enclose a thumb of the user; and   wherein said glove further comprises of at least one shock absorbing member;   wherein said shock absorbing member is configured to overlay at least a portion of the user's palm, thumb or forefinger, thereby providing added protection of said areas from abrasion from sports activities; and   wherein said shock absorbing member is configured such that it does not overlay any portion of the user's middle finger, ring finger or pinkie finger, thereby providing said fingers with necessary flexibility when engaging in active sports activities.   
     
     
         9 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said glove palmar portion further comprises of a grip enhancing means thereby provides a higher coefficient of friction on said glove portions than on the rest of the glove body; and wherein said grip enhancing means provides a Shore A Durometer Coefficient of Friction of at least 3.0, thereby providing added gripping capabilities along areas where a football generally touches a quarterback's hand by providing a higher coefficient of friction on said glove portions. 
     
     
         10 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said at least one shock absorbing member comprises of a plurality of discreet shock absorbing protective protrusions. 
     
     
         11 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , 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. 
     
     
         12 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to overlay said at least one finger stall; and
 wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to extend circumferentially along the side of said at least one finger stall and overlays the side of a finger of the user; and   wherein said shock absorbing member does not extend onto the palmar surface of the at least one finger stall.   
     
     
         13 . The claim as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said glove dorsal portion comprises of a shock absorbing member that is configured to overlay the metacarpals of the user's four fingers; wherein said shock absorbing member consists of an elongated pad. 
     
     
         14 . The claim as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said shock-absorbing member or members are integrally formed on the dorsal segment of said glove; said glove further comprising a liner; and wherein said glove further comprises an expandable opening means at a wrist end adapted to receive a user's hand. 
     
     
         15 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to extend circumferentially along the side of the glove body;
 wherein said shock absorbing member does not extend onto the palmar surface of the glove body.   
     
     
         16 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said at least one shock-absorbing member comprises of one discreet shock-absorbing protective protrusion overlaying the dorsal portion of said glove body;
 wherein said one discreet shock absorbing member is designed to overlay at least one metacarpophalangeal of the back of the user's hand.   
     
     
         17 . The glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said glove further comprises of a grip enhancing means;
 wherein said grip enhancing means is located on the palmar portion of said glove and is designed to overlay a user' pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint;   wherein said grip enhancing means consists of a plurality of projections;   wherein said grip enhancing means consists of at least twenty-one projections.   
     
     
         18 . A sports glove having a glove body with dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, and dorsal and palmar portions having distal and proximal ends;
 wherein said glove body dorsal portion covers the back of a user's hand, and wherein said palmar portion covers the palm of the user's hand;   wherein said glove body further includes a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;   wherein said plurality of digital stalls includes at least one finger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive a finger or thumb, respectively, therein;   wherein said at least one finger stall is adapted to fully enclose a finger of a user's hand, and wherein said thumb stall is adapted to fully enclose a thumb of the user; and   wherein said glove further comprises of at least one shock absorbing member;   wherein said shock absorbing member is configured to overlay at least a portion of the user's palm, thumb or forefinger, thereby providing added protection of said areas from abrasion from sports activities; andwherein said shock absorbing member is configured such that it does not overlay any portion of the user's middle finger, ring finger or pinkie finger, thereby providing said fingers with necessary flexibility when engaging in active sports activities   wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to extend circumferentially along the side of the glove body;   wherein said shock absorbing member does not extend onto the palmar surface of the glove body.   
     
     
         19 . The glove as claimed in  claim 18 , glove body further comprising of a wrist portion;
 wherein said wrist portion is designed to surround a wrist of the user; and,   wherein wrist portion is expansible so as to hold securely to the user's wrist; and,   wherein said shock absorbing member consists of a separate pad segment;   wherein said separate pad segment is adapted to overlay the wrist portion.   
     
     
         20 . The glove as claimed in  claim 18 , glove body further comprising of a wrist portion;
 wherein said wrist portion is designed to surround a wrist of the user; and,   wherein wrist portion is expansible so as to hold securely to the user's wrist; and,   wherein said wrist portion further comprises of a shock absorbing member that is adapted to overlay only said wrist portion.   
     
     
         21 . The glove as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to overlay the forefinger stall;
 wherein said shock absorbing member is adapted to overlay the side of the forefinger stall but not extending onto the palmar surface of the forefinger stall.