GB2576733A - Sports glove - Google Patents
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Abstract
A glove 100 for sporting use, such as boxing, comprises a glove body 112, the glove body comprising a padded insert, at least a part of which is curved 114 for receiving the dorsal surface of a hand in a fist position; and a cover substantially encasing the padded insert. The cover comprises a dorsal cover portion 116; a palmar cover portion 118; at least one thumb-side lateral panel 120; and at least one ulnar lateral panel 122. The thumb-side lateral panel 120 is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion 116 and the palmar cover portion 118 to at least partially define a first side of the glove body 112. The ulnar lateral panel 122 is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion 116 and the palmar cover portion 118 to at least partially define a second side of the glove body 112, substantially opposite the first side of the glove body 112. The thumb-side lateral panel 120 and the ulnar lateral panel 122 are each sized and shaped so as to cover a substantial proportion of the respective lateral width of at least the curved part 114 of the padded insert.
Description
SPORTS GLOVE
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a glove, and in particular to a sports glove, such as a boxing glove or other padded glove.
Background of the Invention
The use of a glove for sporting activities, particularly sparring, boxing or other boxing related exercise or training, is well known. The glove is worn to protect the user’s hand during the activity, allowing stronger punches to be thrown, and it can also reduce superficial injuries on impact of the glove with an opponent’s body or head. The glove comprises padding, particularly covering a significant portion of the back (i.e. dorsum) of the hand on which it is worn, including covering the back of the thumb. The padding is covered by an outer material, typically leather (real or faux) or skin or other relatively thick material, which is joined to the materials forming the palmar side of the glove, typically by stitching. The glove is moulded into a shape during manufacture that will fit a fist during wear, and as a result, the thick cover material will bunch or wrinkle in the regions where it is joined to the palm covering material, particularly at the sides of the glove and around the thumb portion. The wrinkled appearance of the glove is not only aesthetically undesirable, but the uneven distribution of the padding caused by the uneven contraction of the outer material can result in imbalanced punches and a potentially intense force impact on the hand of the wearer, which can lead to an increased likelihood of injury.
Therefore there remains a need for a glove, particularly a boxing glove, which overcomes or alleviates one or more of the above problems.
Summary of the Invention
In accordance with at least some embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a glove for sporting use, comprising: a glove body for receiving a hand of a person, the glove body comprising: a padded insert, at least a part of which is curved for receiving the contoured dorsal surface of a hand in a fist position, the padded insert having a palmar surface and a distal surface and a thickness therebetween that defines the lateral width of the padded insert; and a cover substantially encasing the padded insert, the cover comprising: a dorsal cover portion; a palmar cover portion; at least one
-2thumb-side lateral panel; and at least one ulnar lateral panel; wherein: the thumb-side lateral panel is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion and the palmar cover portion to at least partially define a first side of the glove body; the ulnar lateral panel is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion and the palmar cover portion to at least partially define a second side of the glove body, substantially opposite the first side of the glove body; and the thumb-side lateral panel and the ulnar lateral panel are each sized and shaped so as to cover a substantial proportion of the respective lateral width of at least the curved part of the padded insert.
In some embodiments, therefore, there is provided a glove, such as a boxing glove, in which panels are provided on lateral sides of the glove and that are each sized and shaped so as to cover a substantial proportion of the respective lateral width of at least the curved part of the padded insert, which is moulded inward to make the shape of the fist, and the panels reduce or prevents the wrinkles, ripples or material bunching that normally occurs with traditional gloves. This is advantageous in that it helps provide a smooth lining over the padding across the fist for better shock absorption, compared with traditional gloves with creases, wrinkles, etc., that contract the padding unevenly and the uneven distribution of the padding can result in imbalanced punches and undesired force impact on the wearer’s hand which can lead to an increase in the likelihood of injuries. The resulting compartment for the padding provided by embodiments of the present invention provides an even and balanced filling of the inner compartment for improved cushioning and support of the wearer’s hand.
The panels on the thumb-side and on the ulnar side can be any suitable shape and/or size. For example, the panels may have a generally semi-circular or other arcuate shape where they align with the curved shape of the padded insert that is to receive a fist of the wearer. If the panels extend to other portions of the glove, for example to the parts that encase the lower part of the hand of the wearer, then the panels may be more linear, for example being rectangular or another quadrilateral shape, and may be tapered, etc. The panels are sized and shaped so as to be secured to the material(s) forming the palmar cover portion and the dorsal cover portion and to bridge the gap between these portions so that the material does not bunch, wrinkle, crease or ripple to any significant degree. Typically the panels are secured to the dorsal and palmar portions of the glove body by stitching, but other methods of securement (such as adhesive) could also or alternatively be employed, as is known in the art.
-3Whilst the thumb-side lateral panel may be a separately formed component from the ulnar lateral panel, it is also contemplated that the thumb-side lateral panel could be integrally formed with the ulnar lateral panel by comprising a palmar panel configured to span across the palmar surface of the padded insert between the first and second sides of the glove body. The palmar panel may be located at any suitable position across the palmar surface of the glove, particularly where wrinkles or creases might otherwise occur across the palm in a traditional glove. Thus the palmar portion can further reduce or eliminate any creases, wrinkles, ripples, etc., that might occur on the palmar side of the glove, particularly in regions where the glove is curved or moulded into a curved shape. It would also be possible to provide a dorsal panel on the opposite surface of the glove to aid in reducing or eliminating any creases, wrinkles, ripples, etc., that might occur on the dorsal side of the glove, and any disclosure in relation to the palmar panel may apply also to any dorsal panel.
In some embodiments, the palmar panel spans across the palmar surface of the padded insert in at least a fingertip region of the glove body. This is particularly advantageous because it reduces or eliminates creases, wrinkles, ripples, etc., in a region where traditional gloves typically have a significant amount of creasing and wrinkling, etc., due to the moulding of the padding into a curved shape and the excess material forming the cover over the fingertips bunching in the region where it is typically stitched to the palmar cover. Having a palmer panel configured to eliminate or reduce the creasing and wrinkling, etc., by being suitably sized and shaped, is clearly advantageous.
As discussed above, the palmar panel may be integrally formed with one or both of the lateral panels, or the palmar panel may be configured to span across the palmar surface of the padded insert between the first and second sides of the glove body, the palmar panel being attached to the first and second sides of the glove body by stitching, adhesive, both, or any other suitable method of securing the panels together.
The lateral panels may each be formed from a single piece of material, for example a strip or other cut piece of material. In some embodiments, the thumb-side lateral panel may comprise a plurality of separately provided panels and/or the ulnar lateral panel may comprise a plurality of separately provided panels. It may be advantageous to form one or both of the lateral panels from more than one piece, particularly if the desired shape to reduce or eliminate wrinkling, etc., is such that two or
-4more pieces more easily fit that shape. The separately provided panel portions may be stitched together or otherwise suitably adhered together to form the thumb-side lateral panel and/or the ulnar lateral panel.
It will be evident to the skilled person that the size, shape and location of the lateral panels can be configured according to the design of the glove itself and many different combinations are within the scope of the invention. In some embodiments, it is desirable for the lateral panels to cover a significant proportion of the lateral width of the glove, the lateral width of the glove being defined mostly by the thickness of the padding inside the glove body. For example, the width of one or both of the lateral panel(s) is some embodiments would be the same or greater than the thickness of the padding so as to span the entire spacing between the palmar and dorsal cover portions, resulting in little or no wrinkling, etc., at all at the edges of the panel(s). For example, the thumb-side lateral panel may cover at least about 90 to 100% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side, or at least about 75-90% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side, or at least about 50-75% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side. The ulnar lateral panel may cover at least about 90 to 100% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side, or at least about 75-90% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side, or at least about 50-75% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side. Other coverage amounts are contemplated and within the scope of the invention, such as 25-50%, or 10-25%, etc., and this may depend on the configuration of the glove itself, including the padding thickness, the moulding of the padding, its curvature, the materials used, etc.
As discussed above, lateral panels are advantageous in a glove body for reducing or eliminating wrinkling, creasing, bunching or other undesirable material artefacts that would otherwise occur in a glove with a cover encasing a padded insert. In accordance with some embodiments, additionally provided to further reduce or eliminate wrinkling, etc., particularly where the padded insert further comprises a thumb portion for abutting the dorsal side of a thumb of the hand, are a thumb cover, the thumb cover comprising a dorsal-covering portion, a palmar-covering portion and a thumb-edge panel. Similarly to the lateral panels discussed above, the thumb-edge panel reduces or eliminates wrinkling, creasing, bunching or other undesirable material effects that typically occur around the thumb portion of traditional boxing gloves due to the cover material covering
-5a curved portion of thumb padding. In some embodiments, the thumb-edge panel is located between the dorsal covering portion and the palmar-covering portion of the thumb cover, and is sized and shaped to fill the separation between the covering portions that is caused by the thumb padding and its thickness.
Whilst the thumb-edge panel could be a separately provided panel from the rest of the glove body, in some embodiments, the thumb-edge panel is integrally formed with the thumb-side lateral panel. The panels can be suitably sized and shaped to account for the curvature of the glove on the thumb side and to thereby reduce or eliminate wrinkling, etc., that would otherwise occur. The thumb-edge panel (or panel portion if it is integrally formed with, e.g., the lateral panel) can cover any suitable portion of the glove. For example the thumb-edge panel may extend from a base of the thumb cover to the tip of the thumb cover and to the opposite base of the thumb cover. This arrangement is advantageous in that it reduces or eliminates wrinkles across the whole of the thumb portion. In some arrangements, the thumb-edge panel may extend further than the thumb region of the glove. For example, the thumb-edge panel may be sized and shaped to extend over a portion of the dorsal surface of the padded insert and/or over a portion of the palmar surface of the padded insert. In certain configurations this can further enhance the smooth covering of the glove body and eliminate or reduce wrinkling in other regions of the glove. In some embodiments, the thumb-edge panel is attached to the dorsal cover portion and/or to the palmar cover portion by stitching or other suitable attachment means such as adhesive.
Whilst the above disclosure discusses lateral panels, it is not necessary for the lateral panels to be configured such that they only cover portions of the side of the glove body. In some embodiments, the ulnar lateral panel is sized and shaped to extend over a portion of the dorsal surface of the padded insert and/or over a portion of the palmar surface of the padded insert. The ulnar panel may be attached to the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion by stitching or other suitable attachment means such as adhesive. In some embodiments, the thumb-side lateral panel is sized and shaped to extend over a portion of the dorsal surface of the padded insert and/or over a portion of the palmar surface of the padded insert. The thumb-side lateral panel may be attached to the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion by stitching or other suitable attachment means such as adhesive.
The various cover portions may be formed of any suitable material(s) and some
-6portions may be formed of the same material(s) or some portions may be formed of different material(s). In some embodiments, the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion, and/or the thumb-side lateral panel, and/or the ulnar lateral panel comprise leather, skin or suede. These materials are generally very suitable for use with gloves, particularly boxing gloves, being hard wearing and supple but also being relatively thick and hence prone to wrinkling, creasing, bunching or the like. Therefore the present invention is particularly suited to gloves comprising these materials.
In some embodiments, the padding comprises foam, optionally moulded foam. Foam is a resilient and hard wearing material for the padding of, e.g., boxing gloves but its use in traditional gloves does tend to lead to the cover material surrounding or encasing the padding to bunch, wrinkle, crease or the like. Therefore the present invention is particularly suited to gloves comprising such padding.
It will be appreciated that the glove or gloves of the present invention may be configured in many different ways depending on the desired configuration of the glove or gloves, particularly for boxing gloves. By way of example only, embodiments of the present invention will be described below for illustration purposes.
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Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figures 1 a-1f illustrates a boxing glove, in accordance with embodiments of the invention;
Figures 2a-2d show a completed glove according to Figure 1;
Figures 3a-3c illustrate a prior art boxing glove with wrinkled and bunched materials;
Figures 4a-4f illustrate another boxing glove, in accordance with embodiments of the invention;
Figures 5a-5f illustrate another boxing glove, in accordance with embodiments of the invention; and
Figures 6a-6f illustrate another boxing glove, in accordance with embodiments of the invention.
-7Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiments
Referring to the figures, there are shown several embodiments of a glove, in these figures a boxing glove 100, 200, 300, 400, in accordance with the present invention. Figures 1a to 1f illustrate one embodiment of a boxing glove 100. The boxing glove 100 comprises a glove body 112, comprising a portion 116, 118, 140 for receiving a wearer’s hand and a wrist portion 113 configured to secure the glove 100 around the wearer’s wrist. Figure 1a illustrates the dorsal side of the glove 100; figure 1b illustrates the lateral ulnar side of the glove 100; figure 1c illustrates the palmar side of the glove 100; figure 1d illustrates the lateral thumb side of the glove 100; figure 1e illustrates the glove 100 when viewed from above; and figure 1f illustrates the glove 100 when viewed from beneath and is a perspective view.
As can be seen in figure 1a, the glove body 112 comprises a dorsal cover 116 and a thumb cover 140. The thumb cover 140 comprises a dorsal-covering portion 142, a palmar-covering portion 144 (as shown in figures 1c and 1f) and a thumb-edge panel 146. The opposite surface of the glove 100 is shown in figure 1c, namely the palm side of the glove 100. The thumb-edge panel 146 can more clearly be seen in this figure, being interposed between the dorsal-covering portion 142 of the thumb cover 140 and the palmar-covering portion 144 of the thumb cover 140. The thumb-edge panel 146 in this embodiment comprises a single strip of material that extends from a base of the thumb cover 147 to a tip of the thumb cover 148 and to the opposite base of the thumb cover 149, as best seen in figure 1d. Thus the thumb-edge panel 146 completes the glove body 112 between the dorsal-covering portion 142 of the thumb cover 140 and the palmar-covering portion 144 of the thumb cover 140, compared with a traditional glove 10 in which the dorsal-covering portion 42 of the thumb cover 40 is stitched directly to the palmar-covering portion 44 of the thumb cover 40 and wrinkles and bunching of the thumb cover material occur along all the joints in the thumb region, as shown in figures 3a to 3c, which are images of a traditional boxing glove 10.
Returning to figure 1c, the palmar cover portion 118 of the glove body 112 can be seen and, interposed between the palmar cover portion 118 and the dorsal cover portion 116, are a thumb-side lateral panel 120 and an ulnar lateral panel 122. These lateral panels 120, 122 complete the glove body 112 between the dorsal cover portion 116 of the glove body 112 and the palmar cover portion 144 of the glove body 112, compared with a traditional glove 10 in which the dorsal cover 42 is stitched directly to the palmar
-8cover 44 and wrinkles and bunching of the cover material occur along all the joints between the two, particularly around the fingertip region 30 of the glove 10, as again shown in figures 3a to 3c.
Referring to figure 1f, it can be seen that in this embodiment, the thumb-side lateral panel 120 and the ulnar lateral panel 122 are integrally formed, i.e. are cut from a single piece of material, that spans across the palmar surface of the glove 100 and forms part of the palmar cover 118. This is particularly advantageous because this palmar panel 124 portion of the lateral panels 120, 122 is located in the fingertip region 130 of the glove and, in a traditional glove 10 where the dorsal cover 16 is stitched directly to the palmar cover 18, wrinkles and material bunching occur where the two cover portions 16, 18 are stitched together, as can be seen in figures 3a to 3c, but this does not occur in the embodiment of the present invention as shown in figures 1a to 1f, where the palmar panel 124 bridges the gap between the covers 116, 118 and prevents wrinkling and bunching from occurring.
Referring to figure 1b, it can be seen that the ulnar later panel 122 in this embodiment comprises two sections, an upper section 122a that covers the outer edge of the padding 114 where the padding is arcuate or curved to accommodate a hand in a fist position and a lower section 122b covering the edge of the padding where the main portion of the hand will be accommodated by the glove 100. The upper section 122a is curved to match the curvature of the padding 114 and has a width dimension that is approximately the same as the thickness t of the padding 114 in the curved region. Namely in this embodiment the ulnar lateral panel 122, at least in the upper portion 122a covers at least about 95 to 100% of the lateral width or thickness t of the curved part of the padded insert 114. The lower section 122b is generally more rectangular in shape, but tapers to a narrower width towards the wrist portion 113 of the glove 100. Whilst particular sizes, shapes and numbers of panels are shown in figures 1a to 1f, other arrangements are contemplated within the scope of the invention.
As shown in figure 1d, the thumb-side lateral panel 120 of this embodiment is similarly sized and shaped as the upper section 122a of the ulnar lateral panel 122, with the two lateral panels 120, 122 being integrally formed by comprising a palmar panel 124 as previously discussed.
Therefore figures 1a to 1f exemplify a glove 100 in accordance with an embodiment if the present invention and the skilled person will readily appreciate that the
-9presence and configuration of the lateral panels 120, 122, 124 and the thumb-edge panel 146 provide a glove body 112 that is substantially wrinkle free and has no bunched material, creases or other undesirable material issues, that are seen in prior art gloves 10 such as those illustrated in figures 3a to 3c. Figures 2a to 2d are images of a glove 100 made according to the figure 1a to 1f embodiment and it can be seen from this actual glove 100 how smooth the joints between the dorsal cover 116 and the palmar cover 118 is by virtue of the panels 120, 122 interposed therebetween and likewise the thumb edge panel 146 between the dorsal portion 142 of the thumb cover 140 and the palmar cover 144 thereof.
Figures 4a to 4f illustrate another embodiment of the present invention, which is similar to the embodiment of figures 1a to 1f, with some differences in the configuration of the panels. Only the differences will be discussed as the other features can be understood with reference to the teaching above with regard to figures 1a to 1f and 2a to 2d.
As shown in figure 4a, this embodiment differs from the glove 100 of figure 1a in that the glove 200 of figure 4a comprises lateral panels 220, 222 that are larger than the lateral panels 120, 122 of the glove 100 of figure 1a. The lateral panels 220, 222 of this embodiment extend beyond the sides of the glove 200 and form part of the dorsal cover 216 of the glove 200. Again a smooth surface across the glove 200 and at all joints in the glove 200 is provided by this arrangement, reducing or eliminating wrinkles, bunching, creaking and the like. As can be seen in figures 4b and 4d, the lateral panels 220 and 222 are each formed from two pieces of material in this embodiment. The ulnar lateral panel comprises a main body portion 222a and a tip portion 222b (figure 4b), and the thumb-side lateral panel comprises a main body portion 220a and a tip portion 220b (figure 4d). The tip portions 220b, 222b are integrally formed and further comprise a palmar panel 224 that spans across the palmar surface of the glove 200, in the same manner as the palmar portion 124 discussed in relation to figures 1a to 1f.
Furthermore, as can be appreciated from figure 4d, the main body portion 220a of the thumb-side lateral panel 220 is larger than that of the figure 1d embodiment, and extends to form part of the thumb cover 240 of this embodiment and joins to the thumb edge 246 of this glove 200.
Figures 5a to 5f illustrate yet another embodiment of the present invention, which is similar to the embodiment of figures 1a to 1f, with some differences in the configuration
-10of the panels. Only the differences will be discussed as the other features can be understood with reference to the teaching above with regard to figures 1a to 1f and 2a to 2d.
As shown in figure 5b, this embodiment differs from the glove 100 of figure 1b in that the glove 300 of figure 5b comprises an ulnar lateral panel 322 that is formed from a single piece of material, not two pieces as in figure 1b, and also this panel 322 tapers to a narrower point than the panel 122b of figure 1b. Still further, as can be appreciated from figure 5d, the thumb-side lateral panel 320 of this embodiment is much narrower than the thumb-side lateral panel 120 of the first embodiment in figure 1d and is of a different shape, having a wider central portion at the thickest part of the padding, ti, and narrower portions either side of the thicker part, indicated at thickness t2. Even at its thickest part, the thumb-side lateral panel 320 covers only about 50-70% of the lateral width or thickness ti of the curved part of the padded insert 314.
As can further be seen in figure 5d, the thumb-side lateral panel 320 is integrally formed with a thumb-edge panel 346 of this embodiment, the thumb-edge panel 346 extending from a base of the thumb portion 349, to its tip 348 and to the opposite base of the thumb portion 347. This embodiment also comprises an integrally formed palmar panel 324 as shown in figure 5F and, similar to the figure 1f embodiment.
lateral panels 220, 222 that are larger than the lateral panels 120, 122 of the glove 100 of figure 1a. The lateral panels 220, 222 of this embodiment extend beyond the sides of the glove 200 and form part of the dorsal cover 216 of the glove 200. Again a smooth surface across the glove 200 and at all joints in the glove 200 is provided by this arrangement, reducing or eliminating wrinkles, bunching, creaking and the like. As can be seen in figures 4b and 4d, the lateral panels 220 and 222 are each formed from two pieces of material in this embodiment. The ulnar lateral panel comprises a main body portion 222a and a tip portion 222b (figure 4b), and the thumb-side lateral panel comprises a main body portion 220a and a tip portion 220b (figure 4d). The tip portions 220b, 222b are integrally formed and further comprise a palmar panel 224 that spans across the palmar surface of the glove 200, in the same manner as the palmar portion 124 discussed in relation to figures 1a to 1f.
Furthermore, as can be appreciated from figure 4d, the main body portion 220a of the thumb-side lateral panel 220 is larger than that of the figure 1d embodiment, and extends to form part of the thumb cover 240 of this embodiment and joins to the thumb
-11 edge 246 of this glove 200.
Figures 6a to 6f illustrate yet another embodiment of the present invention, which is similar to the embodiment of figures 1a to 1f and to the embodiment of figures 4a to 4f, with some differences in the configuration of the panels. Only the differences will be discussed as the other features can be understood with reference to the teaching above with regard to figures 1a to 1f, 2a to 2d and 4a to 4f.
Referring to figure 6b compared with figure 1b, it can be seen that the ulnar lateral panel 422 of the glove 400 of this embodiment is formed of only a single piece of material, compared with the two-piece embodiments of figures 1b and 4b, and the panel 422 does not extend as far towards the wrist portion 413 in this embodiment, compared with the embodiment of figures 1b, but is approximately the same size as the two pieces 222a, 222b combined of figure 4b. As shown in figure 6e, the lateral panels 420, 422 of this embodiment are larger than those of figure 4e, extending to the edge 431 of the fingertip portion 430 and underneath the fingertip portion 430 to form a pair of spaced apart palmar portions 424a, 424b on the palm side of the glove 400. A further difference compared with the figure 4a to 4f embodiment can be seen with reference to figure 6d, in which the thumb-side lateral panel 420 is again larger than that of the figure 1d embodiment, and in this embodiment extends to form the entire dorsal part of the thumb cover 440 and joins to the thumb edge 446 of this glove 400 in a different position compared with figure 4d.
As will be appreciated, there are many different configurations that would fall within the embodiments of the present invention and the above embodiments are described by way of example only. Many variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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1. A glove for sporting use, comprising:
a glove body for receiving a hand of a person, the glove body comprising:
a padded insert, at least a part of which is curved for receiving the contoured dorsal surface of a hand in a fist position, the padded insert having a palmar surface and a distal surface and a thickness (t) therebetween that defines the lateral width of the padded insert; and a cover substantially encasing the padded insert, the cover comprising:
a dorsal cover portion;
a palmar cover portion;
at least one thumb-side lateral panel; and at least one ulnar lateral panel;
wherein:
the thumb-side lateral panel is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion and the palmar cover portion to at least partially define a first side of the glove body;
the ulnar lateral panel is separately provided from, and attached between, the dorsal cover portion and the palmar cover portion to at least partially define a second side of the glove body, substantially opposite the first side of the glove body; and the thumb-side lateral panel and the ulnar lateral panel are each sized and shaped so as to cover a substantial proportion of the respective lateral width of at least the curved part of the padded insert.
2. The glove of claim 1, wherein the thumb-side lateral panel is integrally formed with the ulnar lateral panel by comprising a palmar panel configured to span across the palmar surface of the padded insert between the first and second sides of the glove body.
3. The glove of claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises a palmar panel configured to span across the palmar surface of the padded insert between the first and
-13second sides of the glove body, the palmar panel attached to the first and second sides of the glove body, and/or to the thumb-side lateral panel and the ulnar lateral panel, by stitching.
4. The glove of claim 2 or 3, wherein the palmar panel spans across the palmar surface of the padded insert in at least a fingertip region of the glove body.
5. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the thumb-side lateral panel comprises a plurality of separately provided panels and/or wherein the ulnar lateral panel comprises a plurality of separately provided panels.
6. The glove of claim 5, wherein the separately provided panels are stitched together to form the thumb-side lateral panel and/or the ulnar lateral panel.
7. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the thumb-side lateral panel covers at least about 90 to 100% of the lateral width (w) of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side, or at least about 75-90% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side, or at least about 50-75% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the thumb side.
8. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the ulnar lateral panel covers at least about 90 to 100% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side, or at least about 75-90% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side, or at least about 50-75% of the lateral width of the curved part of the padded insert on the ulnar side.
9. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the padded insert further comprises a thumb portion for abutting the dorsal side of a thumb of the hand.
10. The glove of claim 9, wherein the cover further comprises a thumb cover, the thumb cover comprising a dorsal-covering portion, a palmar-covering portion and a thumb-edge panel.
11. The glove of claim 10, wherein the thumb-edge panel is located between the dorsal-covering portion and the palmar-covering portion of the thumb cover.
12. The glove of claim 10 or 11, wherein the thumb-edge panel is integrally formed with the thumb-side lateral panel.
13. The glove of any of claims 10-12, wherein the thumb-edge panel extends from a base of the thumb cover to the tip of the thumb cover and to the opposite base of the thumb cover.
14. The glove of any of claims 10-13, wherein the thumb-edge panel is sized and shaped to extend over a portion of the dorsal surface of the padded insert and/or over a portion of the palmar surface of the padded insert.
15. The glove of any of claims 10-14, wherein the thumb-edge panel is attached to the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion by stitching.
16. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the ulnar lateral panel is sized and shaped to extend over a portion of the dorsal surface of the padded insert and/or over a portion of the palmar surface of the padded insert.
17. The glove of any of claims 10-16, wherein the ulnar panel is attached to the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion by stitching.
18. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the dorsal cover portion and/or the palmar cover portion, and/or the thumb-side lateral panel, and/or the ulnar lateral panel comprise leather, skin or suede.
19. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the padding comprises foam, optionally moulded foam.
20. The glove of any preceding claim, wherein the glove is a boxing glove.
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