Impact-resistant safety gloves and associated assemblies

Abstract

A safety glove is described, in which steel or hardened plastic or resin caps attach to the underlying glove and provide crush, cut, and bend resistance to the fingers of the wearer. The protective caps cover at least the fingers and thumb of the wearer, and can extend up to the back of the users hand, and attach to the underlying glove via readily adaptable attachment means, such as straps or snaps. The underlying glove may be made of cloth, leather, synthetic materials, or for waterproof purposes, plastic or rubber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective hand assembly, comprising:
 A first formed protective cover sized to cover a thumb of a user;   A second formed protective cover sized to cover a two or more fingers of a human hand;   An underlayment glove attachable to the formed protective cover,   Wherein both the first and second protective covers comprise oppositely spaced top and bottom faces, and oppositely spaced side walls, the faces and side walls being at approximately 90 degree angles to each other; and   Wherein the side walls of each of the first and second protective cover follow the radius of curvature of the human hand, the fingers of the human hand, or the thumb of the human hand, as appropriate.   
     
     
         2 . The protective assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the protective cover is made of metal or a polymeric material. 
     
     
         3 . The protective assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the top face of the protective cover extends from the second knuckle of the fingers to wrist of the hand, including the general middle regions of the back of the hand.