Football glove for quarterbacks

Abstract

The invention is a glove for football quarterbacks. It protects the quarterbacks's fingers against impact injuries, and improves his ability to grip and throw a football with distance and accuracy, especially in inclement weather. The glove is made of a thin, supple, leather-like material which fits tightly to the player's hand. The four fingers of the glove each contain a hollow contoured fingertip insert made from elastomer material. These inserts enclose the player's four fingers from the tip up to, but not above, the first knuckle, and have small drain holes to prevent perspiration build-up. The inserts slightly increase the effective length of the wearer's fingers without decreasing their bending flexibility, and are contoured to conform to the rounded shape of a football so that the player's fingers can make full contact with its surface. The gloves thus enable the quarterback to put firm gripping pressure on the football, while also protecting his fingers against impact injuries.

1 . A glove for football players, particularly quarterbacks, which is constructed of thin supple leather or synthetic leather-like material selected to conform tightly to the hand of a football player in a manner similar to the close fit of a golf glove to the hand of a golfer; said glove containing hollow contoured elastomer fingertip inserts in each of the four fingers (the index, middle, ring, and little fingers, but excluding the thumb) of said glove, which completely enclose, support, and protect the glove wearer's four fingers from the tip of each finger up to, but not above, the first knuckle of each finger; and which said fingertip inserts contain one or more small perspiration drain holes; and which said fingertip inserts increase the effective length of each finger of the glove wearer by a predetermined amount without reducing the bending flexibility of the fingers; and which said fingertip inserts are shaped so that the wearer's gloved fingers make contact, indirectly through the fingertip insert and the glove material, with the rounded surface of a football, so that when wearing said glove the football player is able to grip and throw a football even under inclement weather conditions. 
   
   
       2 . Hollow contoured fingertip inserts made of elastomer material which are designed to be inserted into each of the four fingers (the index, middle, ring, and little fingers, but excluding the thumb) of a football player's glove, and which completely enclose, support, and protect the glove wearer's four fingers from the tip of each finger up to, but not above, the first knuckle of each finger; and which said fingertip inserts contain one or more small perspiration drain holes; and which said fingertip inserts increase the effective length of each finger by a predetermined amount without reducing the bending flexibility of the fingers; and which said fingertip inserts are contoured so that the wearer's gloved fingers make contact, indirectly through the fingertip inserts and the glove material, with the rounded surface of a football, so that when wearing a glove containing said fingertip inserts a football player is able to grip and throw the football even under inclement weather conditions.