Patent ID: 6668379
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A41D,A63B

Abstract:
A first baseman's mitt comprising:a top wall and a bottom wall secured along each wall's outer periphery to define a mitt body; a top panel member secured to the top wall with an opening therein to receive a human hand, said top panel member sized to cover a back of said hand and in conjunction with said top wall providing a thumb stall and a plurality of finger stalls for receiving a thumb and fingers of said human hand; said mitt body having a first layer of protected padding disposed between said top wall and said bottom wall and a second layer of padding disposed between said first layer of padding and said top wall; said first layer and said second layer of protective padding attached at selected areas thereof, said selected areas being defined by the location of anatomical parts of the human hand when inserted into said mitt, said first and said second layer of padding including a first area adapted to be above and a second area adapted to be below the center axis of rotation of a metacarpalphalangeal joint of an index finger, said center axis of rotation of said metacarpalphalangeal joint of said index finger being absent of said first and said second layer of padding.