US 12,274,930 B2
Stitchless dorsal padding for protective sports gloves and other protective gear
David Kucharsky, Baltimore, MD (US); and Patrick M. McKernan, Baltimore, MD (US)
Assigned to Wm. T. Burnett IP, LLC, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed by Wm. T. Burnett IP, LLC, Baltimore, MD (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/681,152.
Application 17/681,152 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/241,454, filed on Jan. 7, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/241,454 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/602,915, filed on Jan. 22, 2015, granted, now 10,201,744, issued on Feb. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/930,311, filed on Jan. 22, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212087 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 71/14 (2006.01); A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A41D 19/015 (2006.01); A63B 102/14 (2015.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 71/141 (2013.01) [A41D 13/0156 (2013.01); A41D 19/01523 (2013.01); A41D 2600/10 (2013.01); A63B 2102/14 (2015.10); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective sports glove having a palmar section configured for covering a wearer's palm, the protective sports glove comprising:
a unitary dorsal panel configured to attach to the palmar section and cover the back of said wearer's hand including at least four fingers, the dorsal panel consisting of an integrally-molded elastomeric member formed with a main section and adjacent finger sections sharing a common zero-elevation surface and a patterned array of foam protective pads each defining an individual island raised from said zero-elevation surface, said patterned array of foam protective pads including a plurality of foam protective pads extending along each finger section, the foam protective pads within each finger section being aligned end-to-end and separated from adjacent foam protective pads by interstitial channels having a width within a range of from 1-4 mm, and a border flange circumscribing said finger sections of said dorsal panel, said border flange protruding outward from said zero-elevation surface around said finger sections, and protruding outward at an acute bevel angle relative to said zero-elevation surface around at least four of said adjacent finger sections.