Glove with structural finger reinforcements

Abstract

An assembly is provided for use in a sports glove for use in baseball or softball. The assembly includes finger extension members that align with a wearer's thumb and fingers when worn. The finger extension members are made of a lightweight material such as a polymer and include at least one lattice portion. By including the more lightweight finger extension members, a glove including the assembly may have a lower moment of inertia about the heel to allow a fielder to more easily and quickly move his or her glove during play.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 713,602 filed on Dec. 13, 2019, entitled “Glove with Structural Finger Reinforcements,” currently pending, claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 809,832, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, entitled “Glove with Structural Finger Reinforcements,” the entire disclosures of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to sports equipment and, more particularly, to a glove for batted ball sports such as baseball or softball. The present invention is specifically directed to a lightweight and structurally reinforced glove for baseball or softball.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Conventional gloves for baseball or softball generally comprise a front panel forming the front wall of the glove and a back panel forming the back wall of the glove. The front and back panels are secured together at ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is a lightweight glove for baseball or softball that has finger reinforcements made of lightweight material. This design reduces the overall weight of the glove, making it easier to use. The reduction of weight at the thumb and fingers of the glove and the tips also reduces the glove's moment of inertia about the heel, further improving its ease of use.

Problems solved by technology

Gloves constructed in conventional fashion are heavy, have a high moment of inertia about the heel, and lack adequate structural reinforcements.

It is those portions of thumb and fingers that comprise the extra or superfluous material, especially at the distal portions of the glove, which increases the glove's weight and limits the ease of use of such gloves.

Such additional material further increases the glove's weight and moment of inertia about the heel, and limits the ease of use of such gloves.

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