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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
James M. Kleinert, Louisville, KY (US);
James M. Kleinert, Louisville, KY (US);
Hillerich & Bradsby Co., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A protective glove, particularly useful for automobile mechanic work and other types of working environments or sports which brings the dorsal side of the hand in contact with hard objects or the like which may result in injuries to the knuckles of the fingers, thumb and dorsal side of the hand is provided with protective padding positioned to circumscribe the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the fingers and the thumb. The protective pad covers the distal ends of the metacarpals and the proximal ends of the proximal phalanxes of the fingers with padding being absent at the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the fingers.