Protective glove for use with a virtual reality hand controller

Abstract

A protective glove for protecting a hand while using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset. The protective glove includes a plurality of polyurethane foam padding attached to the dorsal side of the glove, in locations corresponding to a human hand's joints, knuckles, metacarpals, and carpals, and gripping elements on the palmer side of the glove at locations corresponding to a human hand's palm and on each fingertip.

1 . A protective glove for utilizing a Virtual Reality (VR) headset, comprising:
 a glove body;   a plurality of padding adhered on a dorsal side of said glove body;   wherein, said padding is configured in positions corresponding to a human hand's joints, knuckles, fingertips, metacarpals, and carpals;   wherein, said padding is a polyurethane foam; and   a material covering said padding;   wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of: faux leather, leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, and spandex; and   gripping elements configured on a palmer side of said glove;   wherein, said gripping elements are configured in positions corresponding to a human hand's palm and fingertips.