Sports glove
OwnerDonmardel E. Mustininventor
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Abstract
A sports glove including a body portion designed to fit in the palm, a thumb engaging portion, a plurality of different finger engaging portions, and a flexible wrist band are affixed to the body portion. A ball holding suction cup defining a semi-spherical depression positioned to open outwardly from the palm is affixed to a centrally located opening in the body portion. The body portion, thumb engaging portion, plurality of finger engaging portions, and the wrist band cooperate to position the ball holding suction cup firmly in the palm so as to operate as a ball holding suction cup with the hand slightly closed and to release suction in the suction cup with the hand extended.
Claims16
A sports glove comprising:
- a body portion designed to fit in a palm of a human hand;
- a thumb engaging portion including a thumb tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a thumb encircling ring attached to an outer end of the thumb tab, and a plurality of different finger engaging portions affixed to the body portion;
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- a resilient depressed area positioned in the body portion to operate as a ball holding suction cup, the resilient depressed area includes a piece of resilient material defining a semi-spherical depression, the resilient material including one of rubber or plastic, with the piece being affixed to a centrally located opening in the body portion.
A sports glove as claimed in claim wherein the thumb tab is formed of an elastic material.
A sports glove comprising:
- a body portion designed to fit in a palm of a human hand;
- a thumb engaging portion and a plurality of different finger engaging portions affixed to the body portion, each of the plurality of different finger engaging portions includes a finger tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a finger encircling ring attached to an outer end of the finger tab;
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- a resilient depressed area positioned in the body portion to operate as a ball holding suction cup.
A sports glove comprising:
- a body portion designed to fit in a palm of a human hand, the body portion is formed of a flexible, soft material including one of leather, cloth, and plastic;
- a thumb engaging portion including an elastic thumb tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a thumb encircling ring attached to an outer end of the thumb tab, and a plurality of different finger engaging portions affixed to the body portion, each of the plurality of different finger engaging portions includes an elastic finger tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a finger encircling ring attached to an outer end of the finger tab;
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- a ball holding suction cup affixed to the body portion and positioned to define a centrally located opening in the body portion, the ball holding suction cup including a piece of resilient material defining a semi-spherical depression positioned to open outwardly from the palm.
A sports glove comprising:
- a body portion designed to fit in a palm of a human hand, and formed of a flexible, soft material including one of leather, cloth, and plastic;
- a thumb engaging portion including an elastic thumb tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a thumb encircling ring attached to an outer end of the thumb tab, and a plurality of different finger engaging portions affixed to the body portion, each of the plurality of different finger engaging portions includes an elastic finger tab extending outwardly from the body portion and a finger encircling ring attached to an outer end of the finger tab;
- a ball holding suction cup affixed to the body portion and positioned to define a centrally located opening in the body portion, the ball holding suction cup including a piece of resilient material defining a semi-spherical depression positioned to open outwardly from the palm;
- a flexible wrist band attached to the body portion;
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- the body portion, thumb engaging portion, plurality of finger engaging portions and the wrist band cooperating to position the ball holding suction cup firmly in the palm so as to operate as a ball holding suction cup with the hand slightly closed and to release suction in the suction cup with the hand extended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.