Protective batting glove with hand and forearm guard

Abstract

A protective batting glove that includes a hand component that includes a hand fitted glove having a plurality of padded hand elements disposed along a surface of the hand fitted glove, wherein the padded hand elements are configured to separately protect different finger parts of a hand; and a forearm component coupled to the hand component, wherein the forearm component includes a sleeve configured to wrap around a forearm and having a plurality of transverse pads disposed along an outer surface of the sleeve.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective glove system, comprising:
 a hand component that includes a hand fitted glove having a plurality of padded hand elements disposed along a surface of the hand fitted glove, wherein the padded hand elements are configured to separately protect different finger parts of a hand; and   a forearm component coupled to the hand component, wherein the forearm component includes a sleeve configured to wrap around a forearm and having a plurality of transverse pads disposed along an outer surface of the sleeve.   
     
     
         2 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements are independently glued or sewn to an outer surface of the hand fitted glove. 
     
     
         3 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the transverse pads are independently glued or sewn to an outer surface of the sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the hand fitted glove and sleeve are substantially formed from a unitary piece of material. 
     
     
         5 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements are configured to separately protect a distal phalanx, a middle phalanx, and a proximal phalanx. 
     
     
         6 . The protective glove system of  claim 5 , wherein padded hand elements are further configured to cover at least one edge side and a top side of a thumb. 
     
     
         7 . The protective glove system of  claim 5 , wherein padded hand elements are further configured to cover an edge side and top side of a pinky. 
     
     
         8 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements further comprise a metacarpal pad attached to a surface of the hand fitted glove that covers a metacarpal bone proximate a wrist. 
     
     
         9 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve includes a separatable edge configured to be opened and closed with an upper flap and a lower flap. 
     
     
         10 . The protective glove system of  claim 9 , further comprising a wrist strap coupled to the lower flap, wherein the wrist strap includes a fastener for securing the wrist strap to a top portion of the glove system. 
     
     
         11 . The protective glove system of  claim 9 , wherein the upper flap and lower flap include a hook and loop fastener. 
     
     
         12 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the hand fitted glove comprises one a leather or a synthetic material. 
     
     
         13 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements and transverse pads each include at least one of polyethene, polyurethane, ethylene vinyl acetate or styrene butadiene rubber. 
     
     
         14 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements and transverse pads each include at least one of rubber, foam, plastic, metal, or carbon fiber. 
     
     
         15 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the padded hand elements and transverse pads each have a thickness of between 0.5 and 1.5 inches. 
     
     
         16 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein a palm region of the hand fitted glove is comprised of a material less than 1/10 inch in thickness. 
     
     
         17 . The protective glove system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transverse pads are configured to each separately wrap around a portion of a forearm. 
     
     
         18 . A glove system, comprising:
 a substantially unitary piece of material having a hand fitted glove and a sleeve configured to wrap around a forearm and extend at least half way to an elbow;   a plurality of padded hand elements individually attached to an outer surface of the hand fitted glove, wherein the padded hand elements are configured to separately protect different finger parts of a hand and move independently of each other; and   a plurality of pads independently attached to an outer surface of the sleeve.   
     
     
         19 . The glove system of  claim 18 , wherein the sleeve includes a separatable edge configured to be opened and closed with an upper flap and a lower flap. 
     
     
         20 . The glove system of  claim 19 , further comprising a wrist strap coupled to the lower flap, wherein the wrist strap includes a fastener for securing the wrist strap to a top portion of the glove system.