Sport Glove

Abstract

A sport glove is such that a notched portion that also serves as hand insertion portion is provided at a lower portion of the back portion in such fashion as to cover neither the radiocarpal joint nor the midcarpal joint of the wearer, a tip end portion of a tightenable strap being removably retained at the back portion, and a base end of the tightenable strap being secured to a side end of the pinky finger sheath portion at the palm portion, in such fashion that neither the radiocarpal joint nor the midcarpal joint is covered by the tightenable strap. Because neither the radiocarpal joint nor the midcarpal joint—these carrying out flexion and extension and lateral bending of the hand of the wearer—is covered, there is no occurrence of sensation of pressure from the back of the glove to these joints.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sport glove comprising:
 a back portion;   a palm portion;   a thumb sheath portion;   an index finger sheath portion;   a middle finger sheath portion;   a ring finger sheath portion;   a pinky finger sheath portion; and   a tightenable strap;   wherein a notched portion that also serves as hand insertion portion is provided at a lower portion of the back portion in such fashion as to cover neither a radiocarpal joint nor a midcarpal joint of a wearer; and   wherein a tip end portion of the tightenable strap is removably retained at the back portion, and a base end of the tightenable strap is secured to a side end of the pinky finger sheath portion at the palm portion, in such fashion that neither the radiocarpal joint nor the midcarpal joint is covered by the tightenable strap.   
     
     
         2 . The sport glove according to  claim 1  wherein a location of a lower end of the palm portion is made to be more toward the midcarpal joint than the radiocarpal joint of the wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The sport glove according to  claim 1  wherein the base end of the tightenable strap is secured in such fashion that a lower end thereof coincides with a bottom edge of the palm portion, and such that an upper end thereof is secured to a portion at which the palm portion and the back portion are secured. 
     
     
         4 . The sport glove according to  claim 2  wherein the base end of the tightenable strap is secured in such fashion that the lower end thereof coincides with a bottom edge of the palm portion, and such that an upper end thereof is secured to a portion at which the palm portion and the back portion are secured.