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 comprising dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, the dorsal and palmar portions comprising distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;
 wherein the proximal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a glove body proximal end, and the distal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a glove body distal end;   said dorsal portion is adapted to cover the back region of the hand, including a thumb metacarpophalangeal joint, a forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, a middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, a ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and a pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the hand, and said palmar portion is adapted to cover the palm region of the hand, including a thumb metacarpophalangeal joint, a forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, a middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, a ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and a pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the hand;   said plurality of digital stalls comprise a forefinger stall and a thumb stall, each adapted to receive a forefinger and a thumb, respectively, therein, each stall comprising a digital stall dorsal portion and a digital stall palmar portion;   said forefinger stall is adapted to enclose said forefinger including a fingertip when the glove is worn and said thumb stall is adapted to fully enclose said thumb, respectively, when the glove is worn;   wherein said glove body comprises at least two separate ringlets that are positioned on said glove body distal end such that when the glove is worn at least a ring finger and a pinkie finger individually extend through respective ringlets of said at least two ringlets;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the ring finger;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the pinkie finger; and,   wherein said sports glove body further comprises a wrist portion that is adapted to overlay a wrist area of the user;   wherein said glove body dorsal portion comprises a strap and hook-and-loop fasteners adapted for mechanically fastening the glove body securely about said wrist area of the user's hand; and,   wherein said sports glove body dorsal portion further comprises a slit adapted to allow the glove to widen when the user engages and disengages said glove;   wherein said strap is positioned along said glove body dorsal portion enabling the user to mechanically overlay said strap and said hook and loop fasteners over said slit; and,   wherein said sports glove body palmar portion comprises a grip enhancing means comprising a non-slip panel that is positioned such that said non-slip panel overlays at least two of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the user's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         2 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel is positioned to occupy at least half of a width of a transverse width and at least half of a length of a transverse length of a palmer portion of the glove body that is adapted to overlay the middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, the ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint and the pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's hand when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         3 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel is positioned such that two of the at least two metacarpophalangeal joints the non-slip panel overlays are the middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint and a forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint when the glove is worn; and,
 wherein said sports glove body further comprises a third ringlet on said glove body distal end, said third ringlet is positioned along the glove body distal end such that said middle finger individually extends through said third ringlet when the glove is worn;   wherein said sport glove is adapted to leave completely uncovered the middle finger of the user's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         4 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said glove body dorsal portion further comprises at least one shock-absorbing member comprising a padded layer positioned along the glove body dorsal portion and is adapted to protect the user from abrasion. 
     
     
         5 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said wrist portion further comprises a padded layer that is adapted to protect the user from abrasion; and,
 wherein said non-slip panel is positioned to overlay at least a middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint and a ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         6 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said disposed non-slip panel is formed of nitrile. 
     
     
         7 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel is adapted to provide a higher coefficient of friction than a surrounding glove body material. 
     
     
         8 . A sports glove comprising a glove body with dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, the dorsal and palmar portions comprising distal and proximal ends with only two digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;
 wherein the proximal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a sports glove body proximal end, and the distal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a sports glove body distal end;   wherein said sports glove body dorsal portion is adapted to cover the back region of a user's hand including all five metacarpophalangeal joints, in their entirety, when the sports glove is worn; and, wherein said palmar portion is adapted to cover the palm region of the user's hand, including all five metacarpophalangeal joints, in their entirety, when the sports glove is worn;   wherein said only two digital stalls consist of a forefinger stall and a thumb stall, each adapted to receive a forefinger and a thumb, respectively, therein, and each digital stall comprising a digital stall dorsal portion and a digital stall palmar portion;   wherein said forefinger stall is adapted to enclose said forefinger, and said thumb stall is adapted to enclose said thumb when the sports glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove body further comprises a middle finger ringlet that is formed and positioned on said sports glove body distal end that is positioned such that when the sports glove is worn the user's middle finger individually extends through said middle finger ringlet when the glove is worn;   wherein said middle finger ringlet is reinforced to prevent the tearing of said middle finger ringlet;   wherein said glove body further comprises a ring finger ringlet that is formed that is positioned on said glove body distal end such that when the glove is worn the user's ring finger individually extends through said ring finger ringlet when the glove is worn;   wherein said ring finger ringlet is reinforced to prevent the tearing of said ring finger ringlet;   wherein said glove body further comprises a pinkie finger ringlet that is formed and positioned on said glove body distal end such that when the glove is worn the user's pinkie finger individually extends through said pinkie finger ringlet when the glove is worn;   wherein said pinkie finger ringlet is reinforced to prevent the tearing of said pinkie finger ringlet;   wherein said middle finger ringlet, ring finger ringlet and pinkie finger ringlet form three separate ringlets that are positioned on said glove body distal end such that when the glove is worn the user's middle finger, ring finger and pinkie finger individually extend through respective said three separate ringlets when the glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the middle finger when the sports glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the ring finger when the sports glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the pinkie finger when the sports glove is worn; and,   wherein said sports glove body comprises a wrist portion that is a adapted to overlay a wrist area of the user;   wherein said glove body dorsal portion further comprises a strap and hook and loop fasteners adapted for mechanically fastening the sports glove body securely about the wrist area; and,   wherein said sports glove body dorsal portion further comprises a slit adapted to allow the sports glove to widen when the user engages and disengages said sports glove;   wherein said strap is positioned along said glove dorsal portion enabling the user to mechanically overlay said strap means over said slit to engage the hook and loop fastening structure; and,   wherein said sports glove dorsal portion further comprises an elastic fiber that is adapted to enable increased elasticity than a surrounding sports glove dorsal portion material;   wherein said elastic fiber is of substantial size to overlay at least three metacarpophalangeal joints of the user's hand when the glove is worn;   wherein said elastic fiber is positioned over at least three metacarpophalangeal joints of the user's hand thereby creating increased flexibility along said metacarpophalangeal joints when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         9 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said glove body dorsal portion is adapted to cover all five metacarpophalangeal joints of the user's hand when the glove is worn; and,
 wherein elastic fiber is positioned and of sufficient size to overlay the forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, the middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and the ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the user's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         10 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said glove body dorsal portion further comprises a shock-absorbing member formed of a padded layer and is positioned to occupy at least half of a width of a transverse width and at least half of a length of a transverse length of a dorsal portion of the glove body that is adapted to overlay the forefinger metacarpal joint, the middle finger metacarpal joint and the ring finger metacarpal joint of the user's hand when the glove is worn, thereby providing added protection of the back of the user's wrist hand area from abrasion during sport activities. 
     
     
         11 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said elastic fiber is formed of a polyurethane yarn. 
     
     
         12 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said elastic fiber is a nylon material; and,
 wherein said middle finger ringlet comprises stitches along said middle finger ringlet and is adapted to prevent the tearing of said middle finger ringlet; and   wherein said ring finger ringlet comprises stitches to reinforce said ring finger ringlet from tearing of said ring finger ringlet; and   wherein said pinkie finger ringlet comprises stitches to reinforce said pinkie finger ringlet from tearing of said pinkie finger ringlet.   
     
     
         13 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said thumb stall dorsal portion further comprises a padded layer that is adapted to overlay a majority of a proximal phalanx of a back of the user's thumb when the glove is worn; and,
 wherein said forefinger stall dorsal portion further comprises a padded layer that is adapted to overlay a majority of a proximal phalanx of a back of the user's forefinger when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         14 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein a majority of the sports glove body is formed of a leather or synthetic leather material adapted for golf play; and
 wherein elastic fiber is positioned and of sufficient size to overlay the forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, the middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, the ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and the pinkie finger of the user's hand when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         15 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel is formed of a tackified material. 
     
     
         16 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel comprises a PVC coating. 
     
     
         17 . The glove as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said non-slip panel is positioned to overlay the forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, the middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, the ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and the pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint when the glove is worn. 
     
     
         18 . A sports glove comprising a glove body with dorsal and palmar portions for overlaying respective back and palm regions of a human hand, the dorsal and palmar portions comprising distal and proximal ends with a plurality of digital stalls projecting from said distal ends;
 wherein the proximal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a glove body proximal end, and the distal ends of the dorsal and palmar portions collectively define a glove body distal end;   said glove sports body dorsal portion is adapted to cover the back region of a user's hand, including an entire thumb metacarpophalangeal joint, an entire forefinger metacarpophalangeal joint, an entire middle finger metacarpophalangeal joint, an entire ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint, and an entire pinkie finger metacarpophalangeal joint of the hand,   and said sports glove body palmar portion is adapted to cover the palm region of the user's hand;   wherein said plurality of digital stalls comprises a forefinger stall and a thumb stall each adapted to receive and enclose a forefinger and thumb, respectively, therein; and   wherein said sports glove body further comprises three separate ringlets on said sports glove body distal end that are positioned such that when the sports glove is worn a middle finger, a ring finger a pinkie finger individually extend through respective ringlets of said three ringlets;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the middle finger when the glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the ring finger when the glove is worn;   wherein said sports glove is adapted to leave essentially completely uncovered the pinkie finger when the glove is worn; and,   wherein said sports glove further comprises a wrist portion that is adapted to overlay a wrist area of the user;   wherein said glove dorsal portion comprises a strap and hook and loop fastening structure adapted for mechanically fastening the sports glove body securely about the wrist area of the user's hand; and,   wherein said sports glove body dorsal portion comprises a slit adapted to allow the sports glove to widen when the user engages and disengages said sports glove;   wherein said strap is positioned along said glove body dorsal portion enabling the user to mechanically overlay said strap over said slit to engage the hook and loop fastening structure; and,   wherein each of said three ringlets are each reinforced by stitching to minimize tearing along each ringlet   wherein said wrist dorsal portion further comprises at least one shock-absorbing member comprising a padded layer positioned along the glove body dorsal portion that is adapted to protect the user from abrasion when the glove is worn.   
     
     
         19 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 18 , said sports glove wrist portion further comprising of a shock absorbing member. 
     
     
         20 . The sports glove as claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said glove body dorsal portion further comprises an elastic fiber that is positioned below the forefinger stall and above the strap;
 wherein said elastic fiber is adapted to overlay at least two metacarpophalangeal joints of the user's hand enabling increased flexibility along the user's knuckles than a surrounding glove body material.