Baseball glove

a glove and baseball technology, applied in the field of sports equipment, can solve the problems of further discomfort, discomfort and awkwardness, and reduce the quickness and strength available to the wearer for closing the glove, and achieve the effect of reducing pain and discomfor
US20060218689A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-05BROWN TIMOTHY E
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
BROWN TIMOTHY E
Publication Date
2006-10-05
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a new and improved baseball glove. The glove includes an outer shell that contains a finger portion, a thumb portion, and a palm portion. The finger portion comprises two or three finger holsters, the outermost holster accommodates two or three fingers, the remaining finger holster(s) accommodates one or two fingers. One or more finger separator(s) reside within the outermost finger holster to prevent discomfort of the fingers. A web portion is attached between the finger portion and the thumb portion. A protective padding strip is located within the surrounding area immediately adjacent to the web portion. The finger portion and thumb portion are spaced apart to minimize the impact of a caught ball with the user's hand. A web-reinforcement patch is located over a variable region surrounding the intersection of the lower region of the web portion and the outer shell.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] This invention relates to the field of sports equipment. More specifically, this patent deals with a new and improved baseball glove designed to minimize the pain and discomfort caused by the impact of a baseball with the user's hand, and to provide the user with a stronger and more controlled closing action of the glove. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The game of baseball has become more advanced since its inception. In the last several decades alone, improvements in the design of the bats and baseballs combined with the more rigorous strength and conditioning programs undertaken by the players has significantly elevated the level of competition. Today's athletes from all levels of play—high school, college, semi-professional, and professional baseball—not only hit the ball harder and farther, but also throw the ball with more velocity than in years past. This evolution in the game can also be recognized in the changes that have manifested in the d...

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