Sport glove with grip pads based on hand anatomy

Abstract

A sport glove includes grip pads located in key areas of the hand such as the palm, thumb, and fingers to provide enhanced performance in sporting events. The grip pads are patterned based on or mirror the anatomical structure of the hand. The grips pads are located at locations corresponding to places of pressure on the palm side of the hand when the hand is contracted to grip a sport implement. The grip pads have spacing patterns to correspond to creases of the palm side of the hand. The grip pads can be located on the exterior of the palm, fingers, and thumb in direct contact with the sport implement. The sport glove can also include grip pads on the interior of the glove in direct contact with the athlete's hand.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sport glove comprising:
 a base material to form the sport glove in a shape of a hand; and   grip pads of a different material from the base material,
 the grips pads located on the shape of the hand corresponding to locations of pressure points on a palm side of the hand when the hand is contracted to grip a sport implement, 
 the grip pads to reduce the transfer of vibration from the sport implement to the hand, 
 the grip pads having spacing patterns to correspond to creases of the palm side of the hand to reduce bunching of the grip pads at the creases of the palm side of the hand when the hand is contracted to grip the sport implement. 
   
     
     
         2 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the different material comprises silicone rubber. 
     
     
         3 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the different material has a Shore A durometer of approximately 20-30. 
     
     
         4 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip pads include a pattern to mirror a thenar eminence of the hand. 
     
     
         5 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip pads include a pattern to mirror a hypothenar eminence of the hand. 
     
     
         6 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip pads comprise grip pads on an outside of the sport glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the sport implement. 
     
     
         7 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip pads comprise grip pads on an inside of the sport glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the palm of the hand. 
     
     
         8 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the grip pads include grip pads corresponding to a location of one or more fingers of the hand. 
     
     
         9 . The sport glove of  claim 8 , wherein the grip pads corresponding to a location of the one or more fingers comprise grips pads on an inside of the sport glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the palm of the hand. 
     
     
         10 . The sport glove of  claim 8 , wherein the grip pads are non-overlapping of creases of the one or more fingers of the hand. 
     
     
         11 . The sport glove of  claim 8 , wherein the grip pads include at least one grip pad corresponding to a location of a thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         12 . The sport glove of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one grip pad corresponding to a location of the thumb comprises a grip pad on an inside of the sport glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         13 . The sport glove of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one grip pad corresponding to a location of the thumb of the hand comprises a grip pad located corresponding to an area between an interphalangeal joint crease and a metacarpophalangeal joint crease of the thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         14 . The sport glove of  claim 1 , wherein the sport implement comprises a bat, or a club, or a racket. 
     
     
         15 . A glove comprising:
 a base material to form the glove for a hand; and   grip pads of a different material from the base material,
 the grips pads located corresponding to an anatomical structure of the hand, including grip pads over locations of pressure points on a palm side of the hand when the hand is contracted into a grip, and spacing between the grips pads over creases of the hand, 
 the different material to reduce the transfer of vibration from gripped equipment to the hand, 
 the spacing to reduce bunching of the grip pads at the creases of the hand when the hand is contracted into the grip. 
   
     
     
         16 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the grip pads comprise grip pads on an outside of the glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the gripped equipment, and grip pads on an inside of the glove, to be in direct contact between the base material and the palm of the hand. 
     
     
         17 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the grip pads include at least one grip pad located over a thenar eminence of the hand and at least one grip pad located over a hypothenar eminence of the hand. 
     
     
         18 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the spacing includes at least one groove over a thenar crease of the hand, and at least one groove over a proximal palmar crease of the hand. 
     
     
         19 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the grip pads include grip pads over pads of fingers of the hand, and at least one pad over an area between an interphalangeal joint crease and a metacarpophalangeal joint crease of the thumb of the hand. 
     
     
         20 . The glove of  claim 15 , wherein the gripped equipment comprises sports equipment.