Patent ID: 7409724
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A baseball glove having a thumb pocket disposed inside the glove main body, a soft member disposed in the thumb pocket, the soft member being constructed separately from the thumb pocket; the soft member being constructed in a substantially tubular shape so as to cover a thumb; and a thumb catching member disposed in the interior of said thumb pocket, wherein the soft member is formed from a multilayered material comprising a cushioning material sandwiched between two sheet members; the multilayered material is formed into a substantially tubular shape by overlapping both ends of the multilayered material and connecting these ends by stitching or by using an adhesive agent; a thumb is inserted into the soft member so that the thumb does not come into direct contact with the thumb pocket; and the soft member and the thumb catching member are disposed within the thumb pocket so that the internal space of the thumb pocket in relation to the dimension of the soft member in the longitudinal direction is set equal to or longer than the length dimension of the thumb catching member.