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US 2020/0268075 A1Published application
Glove with elastic backfinger
AssigneeRawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.
InventorsRobert Newman, Anton Sutovsky
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Abstract
The present invention provides a lightweight glove for baseball or softball that may include an elastic backfinger to provide a conforming fit to the wearer's hand. In general, the elastic backfinger may replace existing, often leather backfingers, the back panel, the liner, and/or other elements of traditional gloves glove with the elastic material, combination of elastic materials, or combination of elastic and inelastic materials.
Claims20
A glove comprising:
- a backfinger;
- a thumb stall defined by the backfinger;
- and
- a plurality of finger stalls defined by the backfinger;
- wherein the backfinger comprises an elastic material;
- and
- wherein the backfinger is adapted to compressingly secure a hand received by the thumb stall and the plurality of finger stalls.
4 more elements
A glove comprising:
- a front panel and a back panel, the front panel and the back panel each having a top portion and first and second side portions, the front panel and the back panel being affixed to each other by a fastener at their respective top portions, first side portions, and said second side portions, said front panel and back panel not being connected at respective bottom portions thereof, forming an opening there between;
- and
- wherein the back panel includes an elastic backfinger so as to compressingly secure a hand received in the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.