Baseball glove and method for using the same
OwnerJoseph M. Barberainventor
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Abstract
A baseball glove including a hand covering having a palm portion, a thumb portion, four finger portions, a webbed portion extending between said thumb portion and the nearest finger portion, and a flap portion attached to the palm portion which has at least one strap for a finger to be inserted therein is disclosed. The flap portion forms a pocket with the palm portion when a finger is placed within the finger gripping means so that a baseball may be caught within the pocket. In an alternative embodiment, the baseball glove may have three finger straps.
Claims4
A baseball glove comprising:
- a hand covering having a palm portion, a thumb portion, and four finger portions;
- a webbed portion extending between said thumb portion and the nearest finger portion;
- a flap portion attached to said palm portion having a rear side facing said palm portion and a front side facing away from said covering, said flap portion being large enough to cover a substantial part of said palm portion;
- and
- finger gripping means on said front side of said flap portion which includes at least one strap.
A method of training a baseball player to use two hands when catching a baseball comprising the steps of:
- providing a baseball glove with a hand covering having a palm portion, a thumb portion, and four finger portions;
- a webbed portion extending between said thumb portion and the nearest finger portion;
- and a flap portion attached to said palm portion having a rear side facing said palm portion and a front side facing away from said covering, said front side having finger gripping means which includes at least one strap;
- inserting one hand into said glove and inserting a finger of the other hand into said finger gripping means;
- moving said flap portion away from said palm portion so that said flap portion forms a pocket with said palm portion;
- catching a ball within said pocket;
- and
- covering said ball with said flap portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.