Soccer Goalkeeper Glove

Abstract

Sports gloves include a multilayer palm section that includes an outer layer and one or more inner layers, at least one of which is a layer of slow rebound, open cell polyurethane to provide a glove with better impact control and protection while also providing a user with better feel for a ball striking the palm.

1 . A sports glove comprising a palm area and in which the palm area comprises an outer layer and one or more inner layers, wherein at least one inner layer comprises slow-rebound foam. 
     
     
         2 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the slow rebound foam is an open-cell polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         3 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the inner layer comprising slow-rebound foam is from about 1 mm to about 7 mm thick. 
     
     
         4 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the durometer of the slow rebound foam is from about 8 to about 18. 
     
     
         5 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the slow-rebound foam's time to recovery to 90% of pre-compression thickness is from about 0.3 to about 0.8 seconds. 
     
     
         6 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the glove is a soccer goalkeeper glove. 
     
     
         7 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , comprising patches or dots of a rubber or polymer material having a kinetic friction coefficient greater than the kinetic friction coefficient of the outer layer when the surface is contacted with a moving thermoplastic polyurethane surface. 
     
     
         8 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises latex foam. 
     
     
         9 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , wherein one or more inner layers comprises an anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, bacteriostatic or microbiostatic material. 
     
     
         10 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , comprising a layer of mesh between the outer layer and the slow rebound foam layer. 
     
     
         11 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , further comprising a layer of mesh backing attached to the slow rebound foam layer on the side opposite the outer layer. 
     
     
         12 . The sports glove of  claim 1 , further defined as a soccer goalkeeper glove, a hockey glove, a lacrosse glove, a football receiver's glove, or a baseball hitter's or fielder's glove. 
     
     
         13 . A sports glove comprising a palm area and in which the palm area comprises an outer layer and one or more inner layers, wherein at least one inner layer comprises a layer of from about 1 mm to about 7 mm thick slow-rebound foam composed of open-cell polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         14 . The sports glove of  claim 13 , wherein the durometer of the slow rebound foam is from about 8 to about 18. 
     
     
         15 . The sports glove of  claim 13 , wherein the slow-rebound foam's time to recovery to 90% of pre-compression thickness is from about 0.3 to about 0.8 seconds. 
     
     
         16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . A sports glove comprising a palm area, wherein the palm area comprises:
 an outer layer of latex foam;   a layer of mesh bonded to the inside of the outer layer of latex foam;   a layer of slow rebound open-cell polyurethane foam bonded to the mesh layer on the side opposite of the outer layer; and   a mesh backing layer bonded to the slow rebound layer.