Quick Lace Hand Protection System

Abstract

The present invention provides a quick lace hand protection system including a hand protection device, such as a boxing glove, a plurality of quick lace receivers attached thereto, and a lace extending through the quick lace receivers. The received portion of the lace being received within a raised plane associated with the inside surface of the hand protection device.

Having thus described and disclosed the subject matter, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A quick lace hand protection system for protecting individuals during combat sporting contests and combat sport training, the system comprising:
 a hand protection device generally extending distally from a proximal end to a distal end for receiving one of said individual's hands through an aperture located at and opening from said proximal end;   said aperture having a first diameter for communicating said individual's hand therethrough and said aperture having a second diameter for preventing communication of said hand therethrough;   a plurality of quick lace receivers being attached to said hand protection device and each quick lace receiver having a cannula;   a lace having a first end and a second end and extending from said first end to said quick lace receivers through said cannulas to said second end;   said lace having a loose position wherein said aperture presents said first diameter and a tensioned position wherein said aperture presents said second diameter.   
     
     
         2 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said hand protection device including a palm surface corresponding to the inside side of said hand received therein; 
 a first sidewall and a second sidewall extending distally from said aperture and along said palm surface and terminating at an endwall; 
 said first and second sidewalls presenting a sizing separation therebetween; 
 said sizing separation and together with said aperture presenting said first diameter for receiving one of said hands therethrough. 
 
     
     
         3 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 2  wherein said quick lace receivers are attached on said palm surface and proximately along said sizing separation. 
     
     
         4 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 2  wherein said tensioned position moves said first sidewall towards said second sidewall to present said second diameter. 
     
     
         5 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 3  further comprising:
 said quick lace receivers being spaced along said sizing separation such that a plurality of quick lace receiver pairs are presented; 
 each of said pairs including a first quick lace receiver attached proximate to said sizing separation and associated with said first sidewall and further including an opposing quick lace receiver attached proximate to said sizing separation and being associated with said second sidewall. 
 
     
     
         6 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 5  wherein each of said cannula of said first quick lace receivers are aligned to one another. 
     
     
         7 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 5  wherein each of said cannula of said opposing quick lace receivers are aligned to one another. 
     
     
         8 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 5  further comprising:
 an alignment axis that extends between said proximal end and said distal end and being generally aligned with said longitudinal dimension associated with said hand protection device; 
 said cannula of said first quick lace receivers extending in a direction generally parallel to said alignment axis; and 
 said cannula of said opposing quick lace receivers extending in a direction generally parallel to said alignment axis. 
 
     
     
         9 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 8  wherein said sizing separation defined by said first and second sidewalls is generally oriented in the direction said alignment axis extends. 
     
     
         10 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 8  further comprising:
 a plane having a first parallel axis and a second parallel axis and each said axis being generally parallel to said alignment axis; 
 said first parallel axis extending through the center point of each of said cannula of said first quick lace receivers; 
 said second parallel axis extending through the center point of each of said cannula of said opposing quick lace receivers; 
 said lace consisting of a first loose section, a second loose section and a received section, such that said first loose section including that portion of said lace extending from said first end to a first cannula and said second loose section including that portion extending from a first opposing cannula to said second end and said received section including that portion extending between said first loose section and said second loose section; and 
 said received section of said lace being received within said plane. 
 
     
     
         11 . The quick lace hand protection system of  claim 10  wherein said plane is raised outward from said palm surface.