BASEBALL GLOVE WITH VENTILATIVE GUSSET

GANT DE BASEBALL MUNI D'UN SOUFFLET DE VENTILATION

English Abstract

A baseball glove has ventilative gusset arranged on the position
between the two contiguous fingers so as to increase the elasticity
of the glove for easy folding and prevent the problem of over
thickness of the glove. The speed for sweat evaporation and heat
dissipation of users' hand is also improved.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. A baseball glove with ventilative gusset comprising
a shell back, a shell palm, a lining, a gusset, leather accessories and
leather lacings; when being assembled, the bottom of the shell back
corresponds to the top of the shell palm, and then being sewed
together on edges while an opening is left, then a layer of glue is
painted on the surface of the lining for attaching the lining inside
the glove; a web and a adjustable band of the leather accessories are
set on the proper position of the glove while the facings are inserted
into each of insertion holes; the present invention is characterized
in that the gusset is made of ventilative material and is cut into
proper size for being sewed on the position between the two
contiguous fingers of the shell back and the shell palm.
2. The baseball glove with ventilative gusset as claimed in claim 1,
wherein said gusset is made of ventilative material such as
Neoprene.
3. The baseball glove with ventilative gusset as claimed in claim 1,
wherein a plurality of ventilative pores is disposed on said
lining.
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Description

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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a baseball glove, more particularly,
to a baseball glove with l;ussets made of ventilative material and
disposed on the position between two contiguous fi:n.gers for fast
heat dissipation and easy folding.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Refer to Fig.l, a conventirnal baseball glove is corn.posed of a shell
back (a), a shell palm (b), both made of leather, a linia~g and leather
facings. A piece of leather is c~zt to finger-style pieces for making
1 ~ shell back (a) and a shell palm (b) respectively. The liming includes
an inner layer of leather with a soft layer of sponge or soft material:
At first, the shell back (a) corresponds the shell helm (b), and
sewed together so as to form a glove while an openit~g is left. The
surface of the lining is painted with glue and is attached on the
inner side of the glove. The leather facings are used for binding
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some leather accessories ors the glove for enhancing the strength. In
addition, during the sewing process of the shell bacl~ (a) and the
shell pallrn (b), a piece of leather gusset (c) is disposed
therebetween for increasing the strength of the glove. ~iowever, this
brings the disadvantage of the hardness of the glove so that it's
difficult for users to fold the big toe and other (angers, and is also
difficult f~r catching balls. Moreover, the glove covers users' hand
so that the sweat caused by the stifling glove makes users
uncomfortable.
SITIVIl~i~I~~~ F 'fI3IIdTVE11T7~'I N
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide
a baseball glove with ventilative gusset that is convenient for the
movement of user's fingers and is easy foldable.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a baseball
glove with ventilative gusset that can dissipate the heat generating
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The gusset not only improves the elasticity of tl:m finger part of the
glove but also make the glove more foldable, easily receiving the
ball. 'The gusset increase the air permeability so that the heat
energy coming from the palm can be dissipated fast, make users
more comfortable.
D12IF DESCI2ITI I~T F TgID Ai~V'~1S
The accorriplishment of tl~e above-mentioned object of the present
invention will become apparent from the following description and
its accompanying drawings which disclose illustrative an
embodiment of the present invention, end are as follows:
Fig.l is a. partial cross-sectional view of a glove of a prior art;
Fig.2 is an explosive view of the present invention;
Fig.3A is a schematic view of the assembling of the present
invention;
Fig.3B is a schematic view of assembling gussets with the present
invention?
Fig.4 is a further embodiment of a Lining in accordance with the
present invention.
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ILE ESC .I'I'I lit E l~ h~RIZ
IMO ~'I'
Refer to F'ig.2 ~ Fig.3A, tl~e present invention includes a shell back
1~0, a shill palm 20, a lining 30, a plurality of gussets 40, leather
accessories 54 and leather facings 60. The shell back 10 is in
finger-type shape with a plurality of insertion holes 1 ~ on the front
side and the peripheral sides of five fingers thereof. '~'he shell palm
20 is also in fingerlike shape with a plurality of insertion holes 11
on the front side, the lateral sides of five fingers and the palra~
thereof. '1-'he lining 30 is composed of a lining palm 31 having a soft
lining 3 1 a made of spongy: or soft material, sewed together with a
palm-shaped lining leather 31b, a lining finger 3~ made of soft
lining 32a located on the position of five fingers, and a plurality of
insertion holes 33. The lining 30 is used to increase the thickness of
the palm of the glove so as to redoes the injury caused by the
impulse of the ball. The insertion holes 33 are :f'or the insertion of
the facings 60 to modify the appearance or increase the strength.
The gussets 40 made of special materia,i such as i~Teoprene is cut to
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proper size and is sewed on the position between the two
contiguoa~ s fingers of the shell back 10. The leather accessories 50
include a web 51 between the thumb and the first finger for
receiving balls; an adjustable band 52 for adjusting the fitness of
the wrist. The facings 60 are made by cutting the leather into slips
and are iriserted through the insertion holes 11, 21:, 33 on the lateral
side of tlac glove for beautification and strength enhancement.
'When being assembled, the bottom of the shell back 10 corresponds
to the top of the shell palm 20, and then being sewed together on
edges while an opening is left. Then a layer of glue is painted on
the surface of the lining 30 for attaching it inside the glove. Later
the web 51 and the adjustable band 52 are set on the proper p~s~tlon
of the glove while the lac7:ngs 60 insert into each of the insertion
holes 13, 21, 33.
Refer to Fig. 3~, the outer edge of the gusset ~0 is sewed on
position between the two contiguous fingers of the shell back 1 C~
first and then the inner edge of the gusset 40 is corresponding and
sewed to the position between the two contiguous ringers of the
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shell palrr~ 20.
Refer to ~ig.4, this is a further embodiment of vlhe lining in
accordance with the presE;nt inventioa~. A plurality of ventilative
pores 34 end a plurality of insertion holes 33 are disposed on the
soft inner layer 31 a and the; lining leather 31 b of the lining palm 31.
Then the lining palm 31 is assembled with other parts of the glove
in the sarr~e way mentione~ abo~re.
The structure mentioned shove has following advantages:
1. A plurality of insertion holes is d_~sposed on each part of the
glove for insertion of the facings, so as to modify the appearance
and enhance strength.
2. The ad3ustable band can adjust the fitness of the user's wrist
with the glove.
3. A plurality of ventilative pores on the top of the leather can
increase the air permeability and the grabbing force. The glove
is easier to be folded.
It should be noted that the above description and accompanying
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drawings are only used ~eo illustrate some embodi~rnents of the
present invention, not iW:ended to limit the scope thereof. Any
modification of the embodiments should fall within tho scope of the
present invention.

Representative Drawing