IP Library Granted Patent US 12,521,620
Granted Patent B2
US 12,521,620 · App. 18/742,218 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Football player's hand-covering

Inventor: Christopher Vandamia (Washington, PA)
A63B71/141A41D19/0006A41D19/0068A41D19/01582A41D19/01588
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,521,620
App. No.
18/742,218
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A football player's hand-covering that stop a player's fingers from grabbing a football or another player during play and solves the problem of being penalized in a football game for holding and/or pass interference. The football training gloves each include a base glove having a plurality of elongated finger and thumb compartments, a top surfacing, and a bottom surfacing and a planar mitt disposed on the bottom surfacing of the base glove. The football player's hand-covering is made of carbon black materials and is made via a 3D printing process.

Claims (19)

1 . A football player's hand-covering, comprising:

a base glove having a plurality of elongated finger and thumb compartments, a top surfacing, and a bottom surfacing; and

a planar mitt disposed on the bottom surfacing of the base glove;

wherein the base glove is configured and placed over a hand of a football player;

wherein the planar mitt prevents the football player from being penalized in the football game for a holding and/or a pass interference penalty;

wherein the planar mitt is a planar handshape in a relaxed position;

wherein the top surfacing of the base glove includes a lightweight planar piece sewn into the top surfacing of the base glove adapted to stop the football player's hand from bending around a football or another football player, while providing support to the football player's hand; and

wherein the top surfacing of the base glove includes a plurality of additional lightweight planar pieces sewn into the top surfacing of the base glove over the football player's knuckles and fingers for further support.

2 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , further comprising a fastener that includes a strap having a hook and loop fastener to secure the base glove configured to secure the base glove around the football player's hand.

3 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of fingertips and thumb pads disposed over the fingertips and thumb of the football player on an end of the elongated finger and thumb compartments of the base glove.

4 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the bottom surfacing includes a first horizontal raised pad to protect a bottom portion of a football player's palms and a second horizontal raised pad over a football player's hand calluses.

5 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 4 , wherein the first horizontal raised pad, the second horizontal raised pad, and the fingertips and thumb pads are sewn into the bottom surfacing and the elongated finger and thumb compartments of the glove.

6 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the planar mitt is configured to stop the football player's hand from bending around the football or another football player.

7 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the planar mitt is made of a lightweight hard material.

8 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of padding sewn into the top surfacing over a football player's knuckles and fingers for protection of the football player's knuckles and fingers.

9 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 8 , wherein the top surfacing of the base glove is entirely covered in the padding to protect a top portion of the football player's hands.

10 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the football player's hand-covering is specifically for a receiver that catches the football during the football game.

11 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the football player's hand-covering is specifically for an adult football lineman during the football game.

12 . The football player's hand-covering of claim 1 , wherein the football player's hand-covering is made of carbon black materials.

Continuity (1)
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