Athletic glove
An athletic glove includes a hand portion and a cuff portion. The hand portion includes a palm area and a plurality of digits. The palmar face of the glove further includes a grip enhancing surface disposed on one or more digits and/or the palm portion. The grip enhancing layer is positioned below the wrist and/or within the lower portion of the forearm to provide an extended contact surface to the wearer during gameplay.
1. An athletic receiving glove comprising:
a glove body including:
a hand portion configured to cover a hand of a wearer, the hand portion of the glove comprising a plurality of digit sheaths, each digit sheath of the plurality of digit sheaths being configured to receive a finger or a thumb of a hand, and
a cuff portion disposed below the hand portion, wherein the cuff portion defines a 360° rotational angle, and the cuff portion applies a biasing force that changes along arcs of the rotational angle; and
a grip-enhancing layer disposed on the glove body, the grip-enhancing layer extends continuously from the plurality of digit sheaths to the cuff portion, wherein the grip-enhancing layer comprises a multilayer structure including a base layer, a graphics layer, and a tacky layer.
2. The athletic glove according to claim 1 , wherein:
the glove body defines a dorsal side and a volar side; and
the grip-enhancing layer is positioned on only the volar side of the glove.
3. The athletic glove according to claim 1 , wherein the cuff portion is configured to extend over the wrist and arm of the wearer and to position the grip-enhancing surface over a volar portion of a forearm.
4. The athletic glove according to claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of digit sheaths include a first sheath configured to receive a thumb and a second sheath configured to receive a finger; and
each of the first sheath and second sheath includes a non-stretch material.
5. The athletic glove according to claim 1 , wherein the grip-enhancing layer extends from a volar side of the second sheath to a dorsal side of the second sheath.
6. The athletic glove according to claim 1 , wherein:
the cuff portion is formed from a fabric material that includes areas that vary an amount of compression force applied by the cuff portion along selected arcs of the rotational angle so as to vary the biasing force applied by the cuff portion along the rotational angle.
7. An athletic receiving glove for wearing on a hand, the athletic glove comprising:
a glove body defining a volar side and a dorsal side, the glove body further including: a hand portion including a plurality of the digit sheaths, the plurality including a plurality of finger sheaths, each finger sheath of the plurality being configured to receive a finger of the hand, and a thumb sheath configured to receive a thumb of the hand, wherein the volar side of the glove body includes a palm section of the glove body, and wherein the dorsal side of the glove body includes a medial section operable to restrict motion and a lateral section operable to permit free movement;
a cuff portion disposed below the hand portion, the cuff portion being configured to cover wrist and arm portions, wherein the cuff portion defines a 360° rotational angle, and the cuff portion applies a biasing force that changes along arcs of the rotational angle; and
a grip-enhancing layer coupled to the volar side of the glove body, the grip-enhancing layer extending continuously from the plurality of finger sheaths to the cuff portion, wherein the grip-enhancing layer comprises a multilayer structure including an interior base layer and an exterior tacky layer.
8. The athletic receiving glove according to claim 7 , wherein the tacky layer is continuous layer completely covering the base layer.
9. The athletic receiving glove according to claim 7 , wherein:
the cuff portion extends from the palm section on the volar side and the medial and lateral sections on the dorsal side, is configured to cross carpal bones of the wrist portion, and is configured to terminate within the arm portion; and
the grip-enhancing layer is disposed within the cuff portion such that it is configured to be positioned within the arm portion.
10. The athletic receiving glove according to claim 7 , wherein the grip-enhancing layer further extends from a volar side to a dorsal side of a finger sheath.
11. The athletic receiving glove according to claim 7 , wherein the grip-enhancing layer tapers within the cuff portion such that the grip enhancing layer narrows in a transverse dimension.
12. The athletic receiving glove according to claim 7 , wherein the cuff portion includes a mechanical fastener operable to secure the glove to the wearer.
13. The athletic glove according to claim 7 , wherein:
the cuff portion defines a 360° rotational angle; and
the cuff portion is formed from a fabric material that includes areas that vary an amount of compression force applied by the cuff portion along selected arcs of the rotational angle so as to vary the biasing force applied by the cuff portion along the rotational angle.