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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1994
Minoru Yamada, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuhiro Kume, Wakayama, JP;
Hideki Tsuruoka, Nara, JP;
Hisanobu Fugahashi, Suita, JP;
Robin Smith, Mill Valley, CA (US);
John E Schulte, Hayward, CA (US);
Robert J Ball, Burlingame, CA (US);
Robert J Ready, Belmont, CA (US);
Mizuno Corporation of America, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a baseball glove having means located on a bottom palm portion for enhancing glove flexibility. The baseball glove includes a thumb stall, at least one finger stall, and a hand receiving opening. The glove includes a notch formed in a lower portion of the glove, and at least one slit formed in a web portion such that the notch and slits increase flexibility of the glove and facilitate opening and closing of the glove.