Glove with structural finger reinforcements
OwnerMarc Schmidt, Robert Newman +3inventors
InventorsMarc Schmidt, Robert Newman, Doug Guenther, Anton Sutovsky, Mitch Hinrichsen
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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.
Claims28
A finger extension member for use in a sports glove, the finger extension member comprising:
- an upper end and a lower end;
- a front face and a rear face;
- and
- wherein at least one of the front face and the rear face includes a lattice portion.
A thumb assembly for use in a sports glove, the thumb assembly comprising:
- a thumb pad member;
- a thumb extension member attached to the thumb pad member, the thumb extension member being stiffer than the thumb pad member;
- and
- wherein at least one of the thumb pad member and the thumb extension member includes a lattice portion.
A glove for use in batted ball sports, the glove comprising:
- at least one finger extension member integrated into the glove, wherein the at least one finger extension member is comprised of a polymer.
A glove for use in batted ball sports, the glove comprising:
- a thumb assembly integrated into a thumb portion of the glove;
- three finger extension members integrated into each of an index finger portion, middle finger portion, and ring finger portion of the glove;
- a pinky finger extension member integrated into a pinky finger portion of the glove;
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- wherein each of the thumb assembly, three finger extension members, and the pinky finger extension member are made of a polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.