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A hand covering configured to enclose a human hand, having a dorsal side and a palm side is disclosed. The hand covering comprises a wrist portion and a hand portion. In some embodiments, the hand portion includes at least one digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle. In certain embodiments, an arcua

A hand covering configured to enclose a human hand, having a dorsal side and a palm side is disclosed. The hand covering comprises a wrist portion and a hand portion. In some embodiments, the hand portion includes at least one digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle. In certain embodiments, an arcuate opening may be formed in the dorsal side of the hand covering extending from a lateral portion of the hand covering positioned opposite the thumb receptacle, across the dorsal side of the hand covering, and to the thumb receptacle. A closure fastener may be operably attached to the arcuate opening and configured to open and close the arcuate opening such that a user can remove a thumb and digit from the hand portion without moving the wrist portion.

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1. A hand covering having a dorsal side and a palm side and comprising: a wrist portion for encompassing at least a portion of a wrist of a user;a hand portion comprising a digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle, wherein the thumb receptacle is located on the palm side at or near a thumb side of th

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A hand covering having a dorsal side and a palm side and comprising: a wrist portion for encompassing at least a portion of a wrist of a user;a hand portion comprising a digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle, wherein the thumb receptacle is located on the palm side at or near a thumb side of the hand covering;an arcuate opening extending from at or near a lateral side across the dorsal side and to the thumb receptacle, wherein the lateral side comprises a side of the hand covering opposite the thumb side;a closure fastener operably attached to the arcuate opening and configured to open and close the arcuate opening, wherein, in an open configuration, the user can remove a thumb and one or more digits from the hand portion without removing the wrist portion from a wrist of the user; anda first structural member separate from a structure of the closure fastener enclosed within a first internal channel defined in the hand covering parallel to at least a portion of a first side of the arcuate opening, the first structural member comprising a first elongated strip of material that is more rigid than one or more other areas of the hand covering proximate to the first side of the arcuate opening, the first structural member being configured to structurally maintain a curvature of the first side of the arcuate opening and to enable the user to open and close the arcuate opening without substantially altering the curvature of the first side of the arcuate opening. 2. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the thumb receptacle has a thumb receptacle width and the arcuate opening extends from the lateral side to the thumb receptacle and across substantially an entire width of the thumb receptacle. 3. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the arcuate opening has a curvature corresponding to a natural shape of a user's knuckles. 4. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein, in the open configuration, the palm side comprises a flexible portion configured to allow the hand portion of the hand covering to be flexed relatively to the wrist portion to move away from the user's thumb and digits. 5. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the first elongated strip comprises at least one of a metal material, a plastic material, a rubber material, and a leather material. 6. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the arcuate opening extends from the lateral side to a portion of the thumb receptacle approximately corresponding to a location of a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user. 7. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the arcuate opening extends from the lateral side to a portion of the thumb receptacle approximately corresponding to a location of a carpometacarpal joint of the user. 8. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the arcuate opening extends from the lateral side to a portion of the thumb receptacle, and wherein the arcuate opening extends across the thumb receptacle from a point approximately corresponding to a metacarpophalangeal joint of the user to a point approximately corresponding to a carpometacarpal joint of the user. 9. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the wrist portion further comprises an extended cuff portion, wherein the extended cuff portion extends at least to about a distal radio-ulnar joint of the user. 10. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the wrist portion comprises a frictional material configured to inhibit movement between the wrist portion and protective equipment of the user. 11. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the wrist portion comprises a frictional material configured to inhibit movement between the wrist portion and the wrist of the user. 12. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the closure fastener is selected from a group consisting of a zipper, a magnetic fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, a clasp, a button, a cord, a snap, or an overlapping flap of a hand covering material. 13. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the first elongated strip comprises a material having at least one of a flat profile, a U-shaped profile, a L-shaped profile, a hollow profile, and a partially hollow-profile. 14. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the first structural member comprises at least one flex point. 15. The hand covering of claim 1, wherein the first structural member varies in flexibility along its length. 16. The hand covering of claim 1 further comprising: a second structural member separate from the structure of the closure fastener and enclosed within a second internal channel defined in the hand covering parallel to at least a portion of a second side of the arcuate opening, the second structural member comprising a second elongated strip of material that is more rigid than one or more other areas of the hand covering proximate to the second side of the arcuate opening, the second structural member being configure to structurally maintain a curvature of the second side of the arcuate opening and to enable the user to open and close the arcuate opening without substantially altering the curvature of the second side of the arcuate opening.