Patent 7958568 was granted and assigned to Nike, Inc. on June, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A glove with a support system is disclosed. The support system comprises a number of individual support sections, each of which is comprised of a number of arcuate support segments that encircle a portion of a finger and allow forward flexural movement while helping to reduce hyperextension of the finger. The support system is also designed to help reduce the possibility of the finger jamming.