Wristlet and web protector with athletic item engaging pad

Claim 1

In combination, a strap-type device for a hand and wrist primarily for use in sports comprising a flexible elongated straplike body including a thumb-receiving opening at one end thereof, said body being of a configuration adapted to be wrapped consecutively across the palm and wound completely around the wrist of a wearer after disposing the opening about the thumb, said body including an enlarged portion adjacent and inwardly of the thumb receiving opening, a first tab portion extending outwardly from said one end of said body outwardly of said opening, a second tab portion extending from said enlarged portion in opposed relation to said first tab portion substantially inwardly of the other end of said body, said first and second tab portions being substantially parallel with said body and adapted to be disposed at the back of a hand of a wearer across the solid portion thereof below the knuckles, cooperating fastening means secured to said first and second tab portions adapted to be disposed at the back of a hand in securing relation when said device is in use, separate means for holding substantially the remaining portion of said body including said other end to and excluding said enlarged portion firmly positioned in wrapping supporting engagement around a wrist, said first and second tAb portions being adapted to hold said enlarged portion of said body in position across the palm of a hand of a wearer, and a pad secured to and disposed within the enlarged portion of said body adapted for disposition across the palm and wholly below the fingers of a hand of a wearer, said pad being adapted to engage an athletic item in the use of said item.