Athletic glove with wicking material

Abstract

A protective athletic glove comprises an inner palm side and an opposed outer padded side. The inner palm side has a palm surface covering a majority of the inner palm side and at least one opening defined within the palm surface. A wicking material is disposed at least across the opening. The wicking material is more breathable than the main palm material and has aspiration pores therethrough which actively draw moisture from an inner surface of the wicking material to an outer surface thereof.

1 . A protective athletic glove comprising an inner palm side and an opposed outer padded side, the inner palm side having a palm surface covering a majority of the inner palm side and at least one opening defined within the palm surface, a wicking material being disposed at least across said opening, said wicking material being more breathable than said main palm material and having aspiration pores therethrough which actively draw moisture from an inner surface of said wicking material to an outer surface thereof.  
   
   
       2 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said glove has a thumb portion and finger portions, said palm surface having a central palm portion and digit palm portions extending therefrom, said digit palm portions being defined on inner sides of said thumb portion and said finger portions.  
   
   
       3 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said at least one opening is defined within said central palm portion.  
   
   
       4 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said at least one opening is defined in at least one of the digit palm portions.  
   
   
       5 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of said openings, at least of which being defined within said central palm portion and at least one of which being defined in each of the digit palm portions.  
   
   
       6 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said at least one opening defines a length in a direction extending longitudinally between a cuff of the protective athletic glove and distal tips of said finger portions thereof and a width in a direction transverse to said length that extends laterally across said inner palm side, said width being greater than said length.  
   
   
       7 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said protective athletic glove is a lacrosse glove.  
   
   
       8 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said main palm material defines an outer surface facing away from a user's hand when wearing said protective athletic glove and an inner surface facing towards the user's hand, said wicking material covering a majority of said inner surface of said main palm material.  
   
   
       9 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of ventilation holes are defined through said main palm material, said ventilation holes being disposed outside of said at least one opening.  
   
   
       10 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 2 , wherein each of said finger portions define side gussets extending between said digit palm portions and said opposed outer padded side thereof, said side gussets being ventilated and more breathable than said main palm material.  
   
   
       11 . The protective athletic glove as defined in  claim 10 , wherein said side gussets include a mesh material extending along a full length of said finger portions, from an innermost end to a distal end thereof proximate distal tips of said finger portions.  
   
   
       12 . A lacrosse glove for protecting at least a wearer's hand having a dorsal side, a palm side, four fingers and one thumb, the lacrosse glove comprising: 
 an inner palm surface on said palm side, said inner palm surface having at least one opening defined therein; and    a wicking material disposed at least across said opening, said wicking material being more breathable than said inner palm surface and having moisture aspirating pores therethrough which actively draw moisture from an inner surface of said wicking material to an outer surface thereof.    
   
   
       13 . The lacrosse glove as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said inner palm surface includes a central palm portion and digit palm portions extending therefrom, said digit palm portions being defined on inner sides of said thumb and said fingers.  
   
   
       14 . The lacrosse glove as defined in  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of said openings including at least one palm opening defined within said central palm portion and at least one digit opening defined within each of said digit palm portions.  
   
   
       15 . The lacrosse glove as defined in  claim 14 , wherein said palm opening defines a length relative to a longitudinal axis extending between a cuff of the lacrosse glove and distal tips of said fingers thereof and a width relative to a transverse axis extending laterally across said palm side, said width being greater than said length.  
   
   
       16 . The lacrosse glove as defined in  claim 13 , wherein each of said fingers define side gussets extending between said digit palm portions and a padded dorsal side thereof, said side gussets being ventilated and more breathable than said inner palm surface.  
   
   
       17 . The lacrosse glove as defined in  claim 16 , wherein said side gussets include a mesh material extending along a substantial full length of said fingers from an innermost end to a distal tip thereof.  
   
   
       18 . A protective athletic glove for protecting at least a wearer's hand, the glove having a dorsal side, a palm side, four fingers and one thumb, the glove comprising: 
 an inner palm surface on said palm side, said inner palm surface having at least one opening defined therein; and    a wicking material disposed at least across said opening, said wicking material being more breathable than said inner palm surface and having moisture aspirating pores therethrough which actively draw moisture from an inner surface of said wicking material to an outer surface thereof.