Glove shaping and protecting device

A glove forming device configured for forming and shaping a baseball or softball glove into a desired shape, wherein said glove includes a web with an exterior web sidewall and an interior web sidewall, said device comprising:

• an exterior wall conforming to said exterior web sidewall of said glove when said glove is placed in said desired shape;
• an interior wall conforming to said interior web sidewall of said glove when said glove is placed in said desired shape;
• a top wall extending between said exterior wall and said interior wall and connecting said exterior wall and interior wall;
• a void defined between said exterior wall and said interior wall, wherein said exterior wall is spaced apart from said interior wall by a distance approximately equal or greater than a thickness of said web of said glove along at least a portion of a height of said device;
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• an opening defined by one or more edges of said exterior wall and one or more edges of said interior wall, said opening configured for providing access to said void and allowing said glove to be at least partially inserted into said device;
• wherein said void is configured for receiving said glove and holding said glove between said exterior wall and said interior wall, wherein said exterior wall and said interior wall are configured to maintain said glove in said desired shape while said glove is received within said void;
• wherein said interior wall includes a pocket forming region shaped to form a pocket region into said interior web sidewall of said glove;
• wherein said exterior wall has an overall height greater than an overall height of said interior wall and said exterior wall extends beyond said interior wall in the longitudinal direction.

A glove forming device configured for shaping into a desired shape a baseball or softball glove having a web portion with an exterior and an interior, said device comprising:

• an exterior wall conforming to said exterior of said glove;
• an interior wall conforming to said interior of said glove, wherein said interior wall is spaced apart from said exterior wall;
• a top wall connecting said exterior wall and said interior wall along an upper end of said device;
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• a void defined between said exterior wall and said interior wall;
• wherein said void is configured to receive said web of said glove within said device, form said glove into said desired shape and maintain said glove in said desired shape while positioned within said void;
• wherein said exterior wall includes an upper region extending vertically in the longitudinal direction and a lower region extending inward from said upper region at an angle;
• wherein said exterior wall has an overall height greater than an overall height of said interior wall and said exterior wall extends beyond said interior wall in the longitudinal direction.