Baseball glove

A baseball glove comprising:

• a) an outer shell, said outer shell comprising a front surface and a back surface shaped to form a finger portion, a thumb portion, and a palm portion, said outer shell having an opening below said palm portion created by an unjoined region of said front surface and said back surface, said finger portion containing two finger holsters within said outer shell, wherein the outermost finger holster is capable of receiving three fingers of a user;
• b) a web portion located between said finger portion and said thumb portion;
• c) two or more finger separators located within said outermost finger holster for the purpose of preventing discomfort and rubbing of a user's fingers;
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• d) a padding strip located within said outer shell, said padding strip substantially surrounding said web portion for the purpose of protecting a user's index finger region and thumb region from contact with a ball
• whereby to use the glove a user inserts a hand into said glove opening placing the pinky, ring, and middle fingers into the outermost finger holster with one finger on each side of or through each finger separator, the index finger into the remaining finger holster, and the thumb into said thumb portion.

A baseball glove comprising:

• a) an outer shell, said outer shell comprising a front surface and a back surface shaped to form a finger portion, a thumb portion, and a palm portion, said outer shell having an opening below said palm portion created by an unjoined region of said front surface and said back surface, said finger portion containing three finger holsters, wherein the outermost finger holster is capable of receiving three fingers of a user;
• b) a web portion located between said finger portion and said thumb portion;
• c) a finger separator located within said outermost finger holster for the purpose of preventing discomfort and rubbing of a user's fingers;
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• d) a padding strip located within said outer shell, said padding strip substantially surrounding said web portion for the purpose of protecting a user's index finger region and thumb region from contact with a ball;
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• e) a web-reinforcement patch fixed over a variable region surrounding the intersection of the lower region of said web portion and said outer shell, for the purpose of protecting against separation of said web portion from the baseball glove
• whereby to use the glove a user inserts a hand into said glove opening placing the pinky and ring fingers into said outermost finger holster with one finger on each side of or through said finger separator, the middle finger into the middle finger holster, the index finger into the innermost finger holster, and the thumb into said thumb portion.

The method of making a baseball glove, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an outer shell comprising a front surface and a back surface shaped to form a finger portion, a thumb portion, and a palm portion, said outer shell having an opening below said palm portion created by an unjoined region of said front surface and said back surface, said finger portion containing three finger holsters, wherein the outermost finger holster is capable of receiving two fingers of a user;
• b) providing a web region to be attached to said outer shell between said finger portion and said thumb portion;
• c) attaching said web region to said outer shell between said thumb region and said finger region;
• d) providing a finger separator for location within said outermost finger holster for the purpose of preventing discomfort and rubbing of a user's fingers;
• e) attaching said finger separator within said outermost finger holster for the purpose of preventing discomfort and rubbing of a user's fingers;
• f) providing a padding strip for location within said outer shell so as to substantially surround said web portion for the purpose of protecting a user's index finger region and thumb region from contact with a ball;
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• g) attaching said padding strip within said outer shell so as to substantially surround said web portion for the purpose of protecting a user's index finger region and thumb region from contact with a ball.