Wrist protection element for hockey glove

Abstract

An improved hockey glove has a body portion and a cuff portion attached to and extending outwardly from the body portion. The hockey glove has a standard interior for receiving a hand by means of insertion into the glove. The improvement to the glove comprises an additional wrist protection element having a perimeter, shape, and thickness attached within the interior of the glove along a portion of the perimeter of the wrist protection element for the purpose of protecting the upper part of the wrist when the hand is inserted into the glove. The wrist protection element may be attached to the body portion or the cuff portion of the glove. In a preferred embodiment of a hockey glove having two side slits, the wrist protection element is attached to the interior of the lower cuff portion.

1 . In a hockey glove having a body portion and cuff portion attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said hockey glove having an opening for insertion of a hand and an interior for receiving said hand, the improvement comprising a wrist protection element having a perimeter, shape and thickness attached within the interior of said glove by attachment means between a portion of said interior and a portion of said perimeter.  
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said shape of said wrist protection element extends into the interior of said glove.  
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 2 , wherein said attachment is at two spaced apart locations along said perimeter.  
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 3 , wherein said wrist protection element is attached to said cuff portion of said glove.  
     
     
         5 . The glove of  claim 4 , wherein said cuff portion is hingedly attached to said body portion of said glove  
     
     
         6 . The glove of  claim 5 , wherein said attachment means includes a length of elastic material having opposite ends, each said opposite end respectively attached to said interior of said glove and said perimeter of said wrist protection element.  
     
     
         7 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein said attachment means consists of stitching.  
     
     
         8 . The glove of  claim 6 , wherein said attachment means consists of an adhesive.  
     
     
         9 . In a hockey glove having a body portion and cuff portion attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said hockey glove having an opening for insertion of a hand and an interior for receiving said hand, the improvement comprising a wrist protection element having a perimeter, shape and thickness attached to the interior of said cuff portion of said glove.  
     
     
         10 . The glove of  claim 9 , wherein said wrist protection element is attached at two spaced apart locations along said perimeter.  
     
     
         11 . The glove of  claim 10 , wherein said cuff portion is hingedly attached to said body portion of said glove  
     
     
         12 . In a hockey glove having a body portion and a cuff portion hingedly attached thereto and extending outwardly therefrom, said hockey glove having an opening for insertion of a hand and an interior for receiving said hand, the improvement comprising a wrist protection element having a perimeter, shape and thickness attached to the interior of said cuff portion at two spaced apart locations along said perimeter.