Protective device for the arm and hand useful in operating an open vehicle

Claim 1

A flexible, unitarily molded, protective device for wearing on and protecting the arm and hand of a driver of an open vehicle comprising casing means having resilient foam means disposed therein and having a generally tubular configuration open at both ends and adapted to extend between the elbow and hand of the wearer, one open elbow end comprising contoured portions adapted to cradle the wearer's elbow and to permit movement of the upper part of the wearer's arm therein and to accommodate bending of the elbow, the second open hand end comprising a contoured portion adapted to permit movement of the wrist of the wearer, a flat extension of said second open end normally angled substantially inwardly and terminating in a inwardly extending portion, said extension adapted to cover the back of the hand and curved fingers of the wearer, with the sides of the hand left uncovered a plane through said elbow portion bisecting said contoured portions thereof being disposed at about a 90°angle with respect to a plane through said open hand end bisecting said contoured portion thereof and said flat extension, and securing means disposed in said flat extension for retaining said device on said fingers whereby the wearer's fingers can hold the device in position with the wearer's thumb being unattached.