Open Palm Hand Covers & Uses of Said Covers

Abstract

The present invention has a palmar portion with only one large recess of substantial sixe to enable skin contact with the skin exposed by the one opening. The one large opening is positioned along the glove palmar portion and does not expose any of the wearer's five metacarpophalangeal joints as well as the thumb metacarpal when the glove is worn.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A basketball glove comprising: a partial palmless glove, said partial palmless glove having a palmar portion that is adapted to overlay a palm of a wearer's hand, said glove having one large recess extending principally in a middle of the glove body palmar portion and thereby exposing a middle of the wearer's palm when the glove is worn;
 said one large recess having a proximal edge and a distal edge;   wherein said glove body palmar portion has a top portion comprising:
 a material the overlays a forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, a middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, a ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and a pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer's palm when the glove is worn; and, 
   wherein said one large recess proximal edge is adapted to abut but not expose a top portion of the wearer's palm, thereby not exposing the wearer's metacarpophalangeal joints of the wearer's pinkie finger, ring finger, middle finger or forefinger when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         2 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein
 said glove is absent of any digital segments thereby completely exposing a thumb, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and pinkie finger of the wearer's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         3 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one large recess does not extend to expose any portion of a thumb metacarpal when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         4 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove body palmar portion is adapted to overlay a metacarpal of the thumb, a metacarpal of the forefinger, a metacarpal of the middle finger, a metacarpal of the ring finger, and a metacarpal of the pinkie finger when the glove is worn;
 wherein said one large recess is the only recess along the glove body palmar portion of substantial size to touch a basketball.   
     
     
         5 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said
 glove palmar portion comprises of a grip enhancing means that is adapted to overlay a metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer's forefinger, a metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer's ring finger, and a metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer's pinkie finger when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said grip enhancing means is configured to create a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove body material forming the glove body palmar portion.   
     
     
         6 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said
 glove further comprises of a dorsal portion that is adapted to overlay a back of the wearer's hand,   said glove dorsal and palmar portions each having distal and proximal ends;   wherein said basketball glove having distal ends such that the wearer's thumb, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and pinkie finger are each exposed and uncovered by the glove; and,   wherein said glove body palmar and dorsal portions each having a hypothenar eminence section that is adapted to overlay a hypothenar eminence of the wearer's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         7 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove further comprises a grip-enhancing means that is positioned along a top portion of the glove palmar portion and is adapted to increase grip along said top portion than a surrounding palmar portion, thereby allowing the wearer to better control a basketball when the glove is worn by increasing grip along said top portion as compared to the surrounding palmar portion;
 said grip enhancing means comprising of a plurality of projections configured to create a higher coefficient than the surrounding glove body material forming the glove palmar portion.   
     
     
         8 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove palmar portion has a thumb metacarpal portion that is configured to overlay a thumb metacarpal of the wearer's hand. 
     
     
         9 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said one large recess is the only large recess on the glove palmar portion overlaying the wearer's palm; and
 wherein said palmar portion further comprises a grip enhancing means consisting of a plurality of projections.   
     
     
         10 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove palmar portion top portion comprises of a grip-enhancing means that is configured to create a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove palmar portion, thereby increasing the grip capabilities of the wearer along said palmar top portion when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         11 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove palmar portion top portion comprising of a grip-enhancing means that is adapted to create a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove palmar portion, thereby increasing the grip capabilities of the wearer along said palmar top portion when the glove is worn;
 wherein said grip-enhancing means consists of PVC dots.   
     
     
         12 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said one large recess is substantially on the middle of the palm area, having a radius of up to about one inch, thereby defining the boundary of the palm opening substantially on the middle of the wearer's palm. 
     
     
         13 . The basketball glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said one large recess is the only recess along the palmar portion. 
     
     
         14 . A sports glove comprising: a partial palmless glove, said partial palmless glove having a palmar portion that is adapted to overlay a palm of a wearer's hand, said glove having one large recess extending in a middle area of the glove body palmar portion to thereby expose principally only a middle of the wearer's palm when the glove is worn;
 said one large recess having a proximal edge and a distal edge;   wherein said glove body palmar portion has a top portion comprising:
 a material the overlays a forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, a middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, a ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and a pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the wearer's palm when the glove is worn; and, 
   wherein said one large recess proximal edge is adapted to abut but not expose a top portion of the wearer's palm, thereby not exposing the wearer's metacarpophalangeal joints of the wearer's pinkie finger, ring finger, middle finger or forefinger when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said distal edge is adapted to abut but not expose a thumb metacarpal when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said wherein said one large recess is positioned along the glove body palmar portion such that it does not expose a pinkie metacarpal when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said one opening is positioned along the palmar portion such that said opening extends to leave exposed only a shooter's gap region of the wearer's palm, and thereby allowing the wearer to focus attention on maintaining the shooter's gap region from touching the basketball while shooting the basketball, and providing instant feedback if said shooter's gap is breached by the basketball touching an exposed palm portion when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said glove body dorsal portion further comprises of at least one weight adapted to strengthen hand muscles when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said one weight is enclosed in a compartment integral or affixed to the glove body dorsal portion.   
     
     
         15 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said glove palmar top portion comprises of a grip-enhancing means that creates a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove palmar portion, thereby increasing the grip capabilities of the wearer along said palmar top portion when the glove is worn;
 wherein said grip enhancing means is adapted to not extend beyond said glove palmar top portion such that the remaining palmar portion is free of said grip enhancing means.   
     
     
         16 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said glove having open distal ends that are adapted such that the wearer's thumb, forefinger, middle finger, and ring finger are each entirely exposed and uncovered by the glove when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         17 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said glove
 In addition, the embodiment has a highlighted area along the perimeter of the one large recess so that trainers can more easily see if a shooting violation is taking place while she shoots the ball;   whereon a entire perimeter of the one large recess is highlighted with a bright material or coating in order to be capable of being seen from a distance when a basketball is being properly held on the wearer's shooting hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         18 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said basketball glove palmar top portion further comprises of a grip-enhancing means;
 wherein said grip-enhancing means is adapted to increase the grip along the metacarpophalangeal joints of the wearer's palm when gripping a basketball with the shooting hand using a preferred shooting grip;   wherein said grip enhancing means is adapted to create a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove palmar portion material which is free of said grip enhancing means.   
     
     
         19 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said glove has a distal lateral edge;
 wherein the glove body palmar portion and the glove body dorsal portion meet at a distal lateral edge;   wherein a plurality of digital segments project from the distal lateral edge of the body forming a terminal edge, said distal lateral edge creating a plurality of individual digital ringlets such that a finger can extend past the terminal edge to completely expose a finger when the glove is worn;   said terminal edge creating separate ringlets such that a thumb, a forefinger, a middle finger, and a ring finger can each individually extend past the terminal edge to completely expose the thumb, forefinger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinkie finger when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         20 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said one large recess is on the middle of the palm area of the glove; and
 wherein said one opening second lower edge follows a thumb bulge crease of the wearer's hand when the glove is worn; and   wherein said sports glove has open distal ends such that the wearer's thumb, ring finger, forefinger, middle finger, and pinkie finger are each exposed by the glove; and   glove palmar top portion comprises of a grip-enhancing means comprising of a reinforced layer affixed to the glove body top portion;   said reinforced layer being configured to create a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove palmar portion, thereby increasing the grip capabilities of the wearer along said palmar portion when the glove is worn;   wherein said grip enhancing means is adapted to not extend beyond said glove palmar top portion such that the remaining palmar portion is free of said grip enhancing means;   wherein said one large recess extends to leave exposed only the middle of the wearer's palm defining a basketball shooter's gap region, and thereby allowing a wearer to focus attention on maintaining a shooter's gap region while shooting the basketball, and providing immediate feedback if the shooter's gap region is breached by allowing said basketball to touch the exposed shooter's gap region of the wearer's palm when the glove is worn.