Golf Finger Sleeves

Abstract

A protective device for a wearer's digit features a flexible sleeve wearable with a distal end of the digit projecting out from the tubular sleeve and the wearer's palm unobstructed by the sleeve. The tubular sleeve has a dorsal face defined by a multi-way stretchable material to be worn on a dorsum side of the digit, and a palmar face defined by a second less stretchable material to be worn on a palm side of the digit. Each end of the tubular sleeve is shaped to form an inwardly curved end of the palmar face that curves inwardly along the axis toward a centerline of the palmar face from opposite sides thereof. This beveled configuration of the sleeve ends avoids bunching of material in joint crevices. In longer sleeves, the first material spans uninterruptedly over a full length of the sleeve to fully cover a joint of the digit.

1 . A protective device for protection of a wearer's digit, the protective device comprising a flexible sleeve closing around an axis passing therethrough and sized to be wearable around a wearer's digit between joints thereof with a distal end of the digit projecting out from the tubular sleeve and the wearer's palm unobstructed by the sleeve, the tubular sleeve having a palmar face to be worn on a palm side of the digit and a dorsal face to be worn on a dorsum side of the digit, wherein each end of the tubular sleeve is shaped to form an inwardly curved end of the palmar face that curves inwardly along the axis toward a centerline of the palmar face from opposite sides thereof. 
     
     
         2 . The protective device of  claim 1  wherein comprising a stretchable first material at the dorsal face and a different less stretchable material distinct from the first material at the palmar face. 
     
     
         3 . The protective device of  claim 2  wherein the different material spans at least half of a circumference of the sleeve around the axis. 
     
     
         4 . The protective device of  claim 2  wherein the different material spans more than half of the circumference of the sleeve around the axis. 
     
     
         5 . The protective device of  claim 2  wherein the different material defines at least as much of the sleeve as the first material. 
     
     
         6 . The protective device of  claim 2  wherein the different material defines more of the sleeve than the first material. 
     
     
         7 . A protective device for protection of a wearer's digit, the protective device comprising a flexible sleeve closing around an axis passing therethrough and sized to be wearable around a wearer's digit between joints thereof with a distal end of the digit projecting out from the tubular sleeve and the wearer's palm unobstructed by the sleeve, the tubular sleeve having a palmar face to be worn on a palm side of the digit and a dorsal face to be worn on a dorsum side of the digit, wherein the sleeve comprises a first stretchable material at the dorsal face and a different less stretchable material distinct from the first material at the palmar face, and the different material spans at least half of a circumference of the sleeve around the axis. 
     
     
         8 . The protective device of  claim 7  wherein the different material spans more than half of the circumference of the sleeve around the axis. 
     
     
         9 . The protective device of  claim 7  wherein the different material defines at least as much of the sleeve as the mesh material. 
     
     
         10 . The protective device of  claim 9  wherein the different material defines more of the sleeve than the first material. 
     
     
         11 . The protective device of  claim 2  wherein an axial length of the sleeve between the ends thereof is sufficient to span from adjacent one joint of a golfer's finger past a next joint of the golfer's finger, and the first material spans uninterrupted from adjacent one end of the sleeve to adjacent the other end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         12 . A protective device for protection of a wearer's finger, the protective device comprising a flexible sleeve closing around an axis passing therethrough and sized to be wearable around a wearer's finger between joints thereof with a distal end of the finger projecting out from the tubular sleeve and the wearer's palm unobstructed by the sleeve, the tubular sleeve having a palmar face to be worn on a palm side of the finger and a dorsal face to be worn on a dorsum side of the finger, wherein the sleeve comprises a first stretchable material at the dorsal face and a different less stretchable distinct from the mesh material at the palmar face, and wherein an axial length of the sleeve between the ends thereof is sufficient to span from adjacent one joint of the wearer's finger past a next joint of the wearer's finger, and the first material spans uninterrupted from adjacent one end of the sleeve to adjacent the other end of the sleeve. 
     
     
         13 . The protective device of  claim 1  comprising at least one ribbed end the sleeve that exceeds an intermediate portion of the sleeve in thickness. 
     
     
         14 . The protective device of  claim 1  wherein opposing ends of the sleeve are each ribbed to exceed an intermediate portion of the sleeve between said opposing ends in thickness. 
     
     
         15 . The protective device of  claim 13  wherein each ribbed end of the sleeve comprises a folded over end portion of the sleeve. 
     
     
         16 . The protective device of  claim 13  wherein each ribbed end of the sleeve comprises a hemmed end portion of the sleeve. 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled)