Claims
- 1. A glove for baseball comprising a thumb holder, an index finger holder, a palm portion and a back portion, wherein:a semi-rigid protective member is camed by a base poron between said thumb and said index finger holder; said semi-rigid protective member includes a bent portion extending from said base portion toward said palm portion and bent along said base portion and a flat portion extending from said base portion toward said back portion and has a substantially L-shaped section; said bent portion being arcuate in the direction from said base portion toward a central portion of said palm portion; and said flat portion includes at least one rib extending therefrom.
- 2. The glove according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said semi-rigid protective member is largest at a central portion of said bent portion on a position corresponding to a corner of said L-shaped section and reduced toward a peripheral portion.
- 3. The glove according to claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid protective member extends from a portion on the base of said thumb holder to a portion on the base of said index finger holder.
- 4. The glove according to claim 1, wherein a central portion of said bent portion in a direction along said base portion has a shape corresponding to an outer periphery of a grip of a baseball bat.
- 5. The glove according to claim 1, whereina central portion of said bent portion in a direction along said base portion has a radius of curvature substantially identical to an outer diameter of a grip of a baseball bat; and the radius of curvature of said bent portion increases toward an end of said bent portion in a direction along said base portion.
- 6. The glove according to claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid protective member has a cornher on said base portion, said corner is bent along said base portion, and said corner is thicker than a peripheral portion of said semi-rigid protective member.
- 7. The glove according to claim 1, wherein a leather pad is sewn to cover a surface of said semi-rigid protective member.
- 8. The glove according to claim 1, wherein a shock absorbing member is held between said semi-rigid protective member and a base portion of said glove.
- 9. The glove according to claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid protective member has a hardness between 40 and 50 as measured using a Shore A hardness scale.
- 10. The glove according to claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid protective member has a hardness between 30 and 80 as measured using a Shore A hardness scale.
- 11. The glove according to claim 1, wherein said semi-rigid protective member comprises a material selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, thermoplastic urethane elastomer, polyester elastomer, and TPE elastomer.
Parent Case Info
This patent application claims priority to International Application No. PCT/JP99/05625 having an international filing date of Oct. 12, 1999 entitled “Glove for Baseball.” This International Application was not published in English.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
Country |
Kind |
PCT/JP99/05625 |
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WO |
00 |
Publishing Document |
Publishing Date |
Country |
Kind |
WO01/26754 |
4/19/2001 |
WO |
A |
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