Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Shigeaki Aso

Brian A Sullivano

Patrick J Udelhofen

A ball glove for catching the ball includes a front glove portion, a back glove portion coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity having a thumb stall. The thumb stall has a back side and a palm side. A metacarpal sling extends within the hand cavity. The sling extends from a thumb side of the back glove portion to a pinky side of the back glove portion and continuing along the back side of the thumb stall to the palm side of the thumb stall so as to support the first metacarpal on a person's hand when the person's hand is positioned within the hand cavity.

First metacarpal sling for ball glove

A ball glove including a front glove portion, a back glove portion and a webbing. The back glove portion is coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls and a thumb stall. Each finger stall includes a distal region and a proximal region. At least one through-stall opening is formed into the distal region of at least one of the finger stalls. The through-stall opening having a size of at least 0.25 square inches. The webbing is coupled to, and positioned between, the first finger stall and the thumb stall.

Ball glove having openings and improved weight balance

A ball glove including a front glove portion, a back glove portion, at least one abrasion resistant segment, and a webbing. The back glove portion is coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls and a thumb stall. Each finger stall includes a distal region, a proximal region, and a central region positioned between the distal and proximal regions. The abrasion resistant segment is coupled to the distal region of at least one of the finger stalls. The webbing is coupled to, and positioned between, the first finger stall and the thumb stall.

Ball glove formed with abrasion resistant material

A ball glove including front and back glove portions, first, second and third elongate reinforcing members, and a webbing. The front glove portion is coupled to the back glove portion to define a hand cavity and to form first, second, third and fourth finger stalls and a thumb stall. Each finger stall includes a front stall portion and a back stall portion, and each back stall portion includes a distal region and a proximal region. The first, second, and third elongate reinforcing members are coupled to the back stall portions of the first, second and third finger stalls, respectively. The first reinforcing member is positioned at the distal region of the back stall portion of the first finger stall, and the second and third members extend along the distal and proximal regions of the back stall portions of the second and third finger stalls, respectively.

Ball glove with reinforced finger stalls and a wrist panel with spaced-apart padding

A ball glove including front and back portions, at least one notch, and at least one elastic strip. The front and back portions have front and back lower edges, respectively. The back portion is coupled to the front portion to form a hand cavity. The front and back portions are separated along the front and back lower edges to define a hand-receiving opening. The notch is formed into the back portion and upwardly extends from the back lower edge. The at least one elastic strip extends across the notch generally parallel with the back lower edge. The strip at least partially fills the notch and is fixedly secured to the back portion. The at least one elastic strip enables the hand-receiving opening to resiliently expand to receive a user's hand and then to generally conform to the user's wrist.

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Hoffman Estates, IL, United States of America

Shigeaki Aso