Protective glove

Abstract

A glove for protecting a user from contact injuries that is flexible and functional enough for simple, daily use. More specifically, a protective glove having a fleece body, an elastic wrist extension, polyethylene foam segments attached to the fleece body on the back of the hand, finger portions, and thumb portions of the protective glove, and a nylon strip attached to the fleece body across the palm portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective glove comprising:
 a fabric body that covers a back portion, a palm portion, four finger portions, and a thumb portion of the protective glove;   an elastic wrist extension that covers a user's wrist and is connected to the fabric body;   a plurality of polyethylene foam segments attached to the fabric body, wherein:
 the plurality of polyethylene foam segments have a density between 1.5 and 2 pounds per cubic foot; 
 the plurality of polyethylene foam segments includes a plurality of wide polyethylene foam segments, a plurality of narrow polyethylene foam segments, a wedge-shaped segment, a roughly trapezoid-shaped segment, and a roughly rectangular-shaped segment having a rounded tip; 
 at least four wide polyethylene foam segments cover the back portion of the protective glove; 
 each of the four finger portions of the protective glove are covered by at least three narrow polyethylene foam segments; 
 the wedge-shaped segment covers a base of the thumb portion of the protective glove; 
 the roughly trapezoid-shaped segment covers a middle part of the thumb portion of the protective glove; and 
 the roughly rectangular-shaped segment having a rounded tip covers a top part of the thumb portion of the protective glove; and 
   a nylon strip attached to the fabric body and located on the palm of the protective glove between the four finger portions and the thumb portion.   
     
     
         2 . The protective glove of  claim 1 , wherein one of the wide polyethylene foam segments is a decorative segment that is removably attached to the protective glove. 
     
     
         3 . The protective glove of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric body is water resistant. 
     
     
         4 . The protective glove of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric body is made of fleece. 
     
     
         5 . The protective glove of  claim 4 , wherein the fabric body has two layers of fleece. 
     
     
         6 . The protective glove of  claim 5 , wherein a waterproof layer is located between the two layers of fleece. 
     
     
         7 . The protective glove of  claim 5 , wherein insulation is located between the two layers of fleece. 
     
     
         8 . A protective glove comprising:
 a fabric body that covers a back portion, a palm portion, four finger portions, and a thumb portion of the protective glove; and   a plurality of polyethylene foam segments attached to the fabric body, wherein:
 the plurality of polyethylene foam segments includes at least one wide polyethylene foam segment, a plurality of narrow polyethylene foam segments, a wedge-shaped segment, and a longer segment having two long sides, a rounded tip, and a flat base; 
 the at least one wide polyethylene foam segment covers the back portion of the protective glove; 
 each of the four finger portions of the protective glove are covered by at least one narrow polyethylene foam segment; 
 the wedge-shaped segment covers a base of the thumb portion of the protective glove; and 
 the longer segment covers a top part of the thumb portion of the protective glove and the flat base of the longer segment aligns with the wedge-shaped segment. 
   
     
     
         9 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , further comprising a nylon strip attached to the fabric body and located on the palm of the protective glove between the four finger portions and the thumb portion. 
     
     
         10 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , further comprising an elastic wrist extension that covers a user's wrist and is connected to the fabric body. 
     
     
         11 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of polyethylene foam segments have a density between 1.5 and 2 pounds per cubic foot. 
     
     
         12 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein at least four wide polyethylene foam segments cover the back portion of the protective glove and each of the four finger portions of the protective glove are covered by at least three narrow polyethylene foam segments. 
     
     
         13 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein the longer segment is comprised of a roughly trapezoid-shaped polyethylene foam segment that covers a middle part of the thumb portion of the protective glove and a roughly rectangular-shaped segment having a rounded tip that covers a top part of the thumb portion of the protective glove. 
     
     
         14 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein one of the wide polyethylene foam segments is a decorative segment that is removably attached to the protective glove. 
     
     
         15 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein the fabric body is water resistant. 
     
     
         16 . The protective glove of  claim 8 , wherein the fabric body is made of fleece. 
     
     
         17 . The protective glove of  claim 16 , wherein the fabric body has two layers of fleece and a waterproof layer is located between the two layers of fleece. 
     
     
         18 . The protective glove of  claim 16 , wherein the fabric body has two layers of fleece and a layer of insulation is located between the two layers of fleece. 
     
     
         19 . A protective mitten comprising:
 a fabric body that covers a back portion, a palm portion, a finger portion, and a thumb portion of the protective mitten;   an elastic wrist extension that covers a user's wrist and is connected to the fabric body; and   a plurality of polyethylene foam segments attached to the fabric body, wherein:
 the plurality of polyethylene foam segments have a density between 1.5 and 2 pounds per cubic foot; 
 the plurality of polyethylene foam segments includes a plurality of wide polyethylene foam segments, a plurality of narrow polyethylene foam segments, a wedge-shaped segment, a roughly trapezoid-shaped segment, and a roughly rectangular-shaped segment having a rounded tip; 
 at least four wide polyethylene foam segments cover the back portion of the protective glove; 
 at least four rows of narrow polyethylene foam segments cover the finger portion of the protective glove, wherein each row contains three narrow polyethylene foam segments; 
 the wedge-shaped segment covers a base of the thumb portion of the protective glove; 
 the roughly trapezoid-shaped segment covers a middle part of the thumb portion of the protective glove; and 
 the roughly rectangular-shaped segment having a rounded tip covers a top part of the thumb portion of the protective glove. 
   
     
     
         20 . The protective mitten of  19 , further comprising a nylon strip attached to the fabric body and located on the palm of the protective glove between the four finger portions and the thumb portion.