US4677698A
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Hockey glove having a flexible cuff
Assignee: 2870541 CANADA Inc
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Filing: 1986-06-12
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Granted: 1987-07-07
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Expires: 2006-06-12
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to hockey gloves having means to improve wrist movements. Such hockey gloves include a cushioned cuff portion having an opening in the side opposite the thumb defining an upper edge and a lower edge. A triangular shaped segment is defined by one such edge, the end of the glove and a seam joining such end and edge. The cushioned cuff portion can also be provided with a second triangular shaped segment on the opposite edge. The seam acts as a hinge.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Angas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:53
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A63B71/14; A63B71/141; A63B71/143
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An improved hockey glove comprising: a hand portion including a thumb encasing portion; and a cuff portion having a lower edge and an upper edge spaced apart from each other so as to define a longitudinally extending opening distal from said thumb encasing portion of said hand portion; wherein said cuff portion comprises a triangular-shaped segment having first, second and third sides, one of said upper and lower edges defining said first side, an end of said cuff portion distal from said hand portion defining said second side, and a hinge defining said third side, said hinge extending from a first point located on the end of said cuff portion at a certain distance from one end of said one of said upper and lower edges toward a second point located on said one of said upper and lower edges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An improved hockey glove comprising: a hand portion including a thumb encasing portion; and a cuff portion having a lower edge and an upper edge spaced apart from each other so as to define a longitudinally extending opening distal from said thumb encasing portion of said hand portion; wherein said cuff portion comprises a triangular-shaped segment having first, second and third sides, one of said upper and lower edges defining said first side, an end of said cuff portion distal from said hand portion defining said second side, and a hinge defining said third side, said hinge extending from a first point located on the end of said cuff portion at a certain distance from one end of said one of said upper and lower edges toward a second point located on said one of said upper and lower edges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 1, comprising a further triangular-shaped segment defined by the other one of said upper and lower edges, by the end of said cuff portion distal from said hand portion, and by a further hinge extending from a first point located on the end of said cuff portion at a given distance from one end of the other of said upper and lower edges toward a second point located on the other one of said upper and lower edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 2, wherein at least one of said hinge and said further hinge comprises a seam in said cuff portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 1, wherein said hinge comprises a seam in said cuff portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 1, wherein said hand portion and said cuff portion have respective adjacent portions which are connected together, said hockey glove comprising padding means overlying said respective adjacent portions of said hand portion and said cuff portion for providing protection thereto.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 5, wherein said padding means comprises a padding roll extending around said hand portion and said cuff portion from said upper edge to said lower edge.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 1, wherein said third side is angularly oriented with respect to, and forms a given angle with, a center line which defines a common longitudnal axis of said cuff portion and said hand portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 7, wherein said given angle is relatively small, whereby said improved hockey glove provides relatively more flexibility in movement to the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
An improved hockey glove as recited in claim 7, wherein said given angle is relatively large, whereby said improved hockey glove provides relatively less flexibility in movement to the user.
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