Kick boxing glove with flexible inner wrist/forearm padding

Abstract

A kick boxing glove has an extended rear portion attached to a front section having a thumb, finger and palm portion. The extended rear portion has a leather outside layer and fabric inner layer with a molded foam in between for covering; the outer wrist and forearm of a kick boxer. The kick boxer inner wrist is covered with multiply connected flexible sections, each section having a leather outer layer and either a leather or fabric inner layer with a molded foam in between the layers.

Having disclosed that invention, what is claimed follows:  
     
         1 . A protective kick boxing glove adapted for use on an athlete's hand comprising: 
 a finger protective portion;    a thumb protective portion;    a palm protective portion;    a wrist and forearm protective portion;    an inner fabric portion in the finger protective, the thumb protective, above the palm protective, and in the wrist and forearm protective portions;    an outer leather portion connecting the finger protective, the thumb protective, above the palm protective, the wrist and forearm protective portions;    the finger protective, thumb protective and above the palm protective portions having multiple layers of protective molded foam between the inner fabric portion and outer leather portion;    the wrist and forearm protective portion having multiple layers of protective molded foam between the inner fabric portion and outer leather portion covering an outer wrist and forearm portion; and    multiple connected elongated flexible sections covering an inner wrist and forearm portion, each section having an outer leather layer and inner fabric layer with at least one layer of molded foam between the leather and fabric layer.    
     
     
         2 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 1  wherein the wrist and forearm portion has a means for holding the glove in place on the athlete's hand.  
     
     
         3 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 2  wherein the means for holding the glove in place is a hook and corresponding loop material fastened around the outer and inner leather portions of the wrist and forearm portion.  
     
     
         4 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 1  wherein the thumb protective portion and finger protective portion are connected by a strap attached to the outer leather portion of the thumb protective and finger protective portions.  
     
     
         5 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 1  wherein there are three flexibly connected sections covering the inner wrist and forearm portions.  
     
     
         6 . A protective kick boxing glove comprising as an integral unit, 
 a finger protective portion;    a thumb protective portion;    a palm portion containing a grip bar;    a wrist and forearm protective portion;    the finger and thumb portion portions containing multiple layers of a soft foam between a fabric and leather layer;    an outer portion of the wrist and forearm protective portion having an outer layer of leather and an inner layer of the fabric and multiple layers of a soft foam between the leather and fabric layers stitched together; and    an inner portion of the wrist and forearm protective portion having multiple elongated sections containing a hard foam protective layer, the sections flexibly stitched together, a front portion of each section stitched to the palm portion.    
     
     
         7 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 6  wherein there are three elongated sections flexibly stitched together.  
     
     
         8 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 7  wherein a middle elongated section has a hard foam inner layer retained between two layers of leather stitched together.  
     
     
         9 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 7  wherein an elongated section on each side of a middle elongated section has a hard foam layer and a soft foam layer retained between a leather layer stitched to a cloth layer.  
     
     
         10 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 6  wherein the wrist and forearm protective portion is retained on an athlete's forearm by a circular hook and loop material stitched to one of the elongated sections.  
     
     
         11 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 10  wherein one of the hook and loop elements is stitched to the outer portion of the wrist and forearm protective portion and another of the hook and loop element is stitched to one of the elongated sections and adapted to wrap around the wrist and forearm protective portion and engage the hook and loop element stitched to the outer portion of the wrist and forearm protective portion.  
     
     
         12 . A protective kick boxing glove for use by an athlete, the glove comprising: 
 a finger, a thumb, a back of the hand and an outer wrist and forearm protective portions containing multiple layers of a foam material sandwiched between a leather outer layer and cloth inner layer; and    the wrist and forearm protective portion having an inner wrist and forearm portion consisting of multiple elongated sections flexibly stitched together, each elongated section having a hard foam core retained in place by a first leather layer stitched to a second leather layer or a cloth material, a front end of at least two sections stitched to a layer of leather traversing a palm of the glove and a back end of the sections terminating at a rear end of the glove.    
     
     
         13 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 12  wherein there are three elongated sections flexibly stitched together.  
     
     
         14 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 12  wherein the cloth inner layer is nylon taffeta.  
     
     
         15 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 12  wherein a hook and loop material attached to the wrist and forearm portion retains the glove on the athlete.  
     
     
         16 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 13  wherein a middle section is stitched to one side section and another side section is stitched to an outer leather side of the outer wrist and forearm protective portion.  
     
     
         17 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 13  wherein a middle elongated section contains a layer of hard foam retained in place between two layers of leather stitched together.  
     
     
         18 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 13  wherein an elongated section on each side of a middle elongated section has a layer of hard foam and a layer of soft foam sandwiched between a leather layer and a cloth layer stitched together.  
     
     
         19 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 17  wherein a hook or loop material is stitched to the outer wrist and forearm protective portion and a corresponding hook or loop material is attached at one end to a side of the middle elongated section and is adapted to be wrapped around the wrist and forearm portion to engage the hook or loop material stitched to the outer wrist and forearm protective portion.  
     
     
         20 . The protective kick boxing glove according to  claim 18  wherein an opposed side of each elongated side sections is stitched to a flap having a leather side and a cloth side.