Patent ID: 7676848

Claim:
A catching tool for baseball or softball having a palm side surface and a back side surface comprising: a front leather having a surface forming a portion of the palm side surface of the tool; a back leather having a surface forming a portion of the back side surface of the tool; a thumb stall for receiving a thumb of a user's hand; a forefinger stall for receiving a forefinger of the user's hand; and a web having a palm side surface and a back side surface disposed between the thumb stall and the forefinger stall, the web comprising an upper portion and a separate lower portion, the upper portion forming a part of the palm side surface of the web above the lower portion, the upper portion of the web disposed proximate the back leather, the lower portion of the web formed from a portion of the front leather, the lower portion of the web forming a portion of the palm side surface of the web, the upper portion of the web formed from a piece of leather separate from the front leather.