Figure skating glove with flexible grip-enhancing padding and textured protective elements

Abstract

The invention relates to figure skating gloves with textured grip-enhancing padding with cut, abrasion, and puncture resistant properties located on certain strategic locations of the glove in an effort to protect the hands of figure skaters from injury.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A figure skating protective glove for a human hand, comprising:
 a glove having a palm side with a palm area, a back side and forms a thumb sleeve, an index finger sleeve, a middle finger sleeve, a ring finger sleeve, and a pinky finger sleeve;   a thumb pad attached to outer surface of the glove on the palm side placed on the thumb sleeve and a portion of the palm area;   a thumb protective patch is also attached to the outer surface of the glove on the palm side and sized to cover the thumb pad, wherein the thumb protective patch includes a plurality of textured shaped elements;   an index finger pad attached to the outer surface of the glove on the palm side placed on the index finger sleeve, wherein the index finger pad is sized to cover the front portion of the index sleeve, the thumb side portion of the index finger sleeve, and an upper portion of the palm area including an area under the middle finger sleeve;   an index finger protective patch is also attached to the outer surface of the glove on the palm side and sized to cover the index finger pad and to cover the palm side of the index finger sleeve and the palm side of the middle finger sleeve, wherein the index finger protective patch includes a plurality of textured shaped elements;   a middle finger patch sized to cover the palm side of the middle finger sleeve, wherein the middle finger protective patch includes a plurality of textured shaped elements;   a ring finger patch sized to cover the palm side of the ring finger sleeve, wherein the ring finger protective patch includes a plurality of textured shaped elements; and   a pinky finger patch sized to cover the palm side of the pinky finger sleeve, wherein the pinky finger protective patch includes a plurality of textured shaped elements.   
     
     
         2 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the thumb patch is made of Styrene Butadiene Rubber. 
     
     
         3 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the thumb pad is a foam pad. 
     
     
         4 . The glove of  claim 1 , wherein the textured shaped elements are triangles.