Abstract: A ball glove has a hollow zone at a ball impact zone. The hollow zone accommodates a drop-in assembly to provide adequate protection to the wearer of the ball glove without imparting stiffness to the crotch area or the ball impact zone of the ball glove. The ball glove opens/closes easily so as to provide control which players are seeking and creates a game-day-ready pocket based on the individual player's ball catching habits in a short period of time.

Abstract: A glove comprising a palm-side outer skin, a back-side outer skin, and a back-side inner skin, wherein a finger inserting space part into which a finger can be inserted between an inner surface of the back-side inner skin and an inner surface of the palm-side outer skin is constituted by sewing the back-side inner skin on an inner surface of the palm-side outer skin.

Abstract: A ball catching apparatus according to the present invention comprises a main body in which a back-of-hand-side inner skin and a palm-side inner skin are respectively securely fitted to a back-of-hand-side outer skin and a palm-side outer skin, wherein a hand can be inserted into between the back-of-hand-side inner skin and the palm-side inner skin, an intermediate layer secured to one or both of the palm-side outer skin and the palm-side inner skin is interposed between the palm-side outer skin and the palm-side inner skin, and an air layer is formed between the intermediate layer and the palm-side outer skin and between the intermediate layer and the palm-side inner skin.

Abstract: A glove according to the present invention comprises a main body wearable with respect to a hand, the main body comprising finger parts, a back-of-hand part connected to the finger parts, a wrist part connected to the back-of-hand part and serving to protect a wrist, and impact alleviating members for alleviating an impact provided in the finger parts and the back-of-hand part and on a back-of-hand side of the wrist part, wherein the impact alleviating members provided in the finger parts continuously extend from base parts of the fingers through fingertips and has such a flexibility that can follow a bending action of the fingers.

Abstract: A basket web comprising a front web in which a plurality of slits are laterally formed in a substantially central part excluding a peripheral part thereof and stripes are formed between these slits; a back web in which a plurality of slits are formed from an upper side to a lower part in a substantially central part thereof and stripes are formed between these slits, and by passing these stripes through the slits of the front web to be woven, the back web is superposed on the front back and both are fixed; and a reinforcing member in which a plurality of slits are formed and by passing the stripes of the front web through these slits, the reinforcing member is superposed on the front web and the back web to be woven.

Abstract: Enhanced lace tightening system including a plurality of apertures extending through the main body of a shoelace and smoothly finished end caps allowing unimpeded passage therethrough. A process includes a finishing step whereby end caps are generated without frayed edges to facilitate passage of the same through apertures to position appropriate aspects of the laces rapidly in a position from whence little tension loss occurs when properly disposed. Products by the process incorporate silicone, metallic elements, and related enhancements providing specifically improved shoelaces for any number of applications for a stated goal of drawing and fixing together two opposite edges.

Abstract: A ball-catching apparatus includes a main body; a first piece attached to the main body via a first inner leather piece near a thumb pocket of the main body; a second piece attached to the main body via a second inner leather piece for wrapping the little finger and the ring finger; a first band member attached at its one end to the first piece and being free at the other end; and a second band member attached at its one end to the second piece and being free at the other end. The first band member and the second band member are connectable and disconnectable to each other for fastening the thumb inserted into the thumb pocket and for exerting and releasing pressing force on the little and ring fingers.

Abstract: A ball catching tool including a joint outer leather portion for blocking and jointing an outer leather portion on a hand inserting side and a main outer leather portion on a finger side, wherein the joint outer leather portion includes a plurality of strip-like outer leather pieces with longitudinal directions of the respective pieces being aligned to extend from the main outer leather portion on the finger side to the outer leather portion on the hand inserting inlet side to be entirely aligned in width directions of the hand and with respective outer leather pieces being fixed at both ends in longitudinal directions of the pieces without being tightly bonded in width directions of the hand.

Abstract: A ball-catching piece comprises a main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece, a thumb-supporting piece provided in a thumb stall in the above-mentioned main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece to allow the position of a thumb to be fixed and to allow a fixed position of the above-mentioned thumb to be free, and a band provided in the above-mentioned main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece to allow a push to be exerted on a hand and to allow the push to be eliminated in the hand-width direction along which the backside of the above-mentioned hand is received and supported.

Abstract: A ball catching tool comprising a ball catching tool body provided with a band in a direction of a hand width for receiving and supporting a back of a hand, the band being capable-of being fastened and unfastened from the hand, wherein the band has such a structure that one of both ends opposite to a thumb bag portion side of the ball catching tool body is connected to an outer cover on a back face side of the ball catching tool body through flexible means and can prevent constriction force of the band from acting on the outer cover to be curved and deformed with a ball catching operation.

Abstract: A glove or a mitt comprising a first outer skin corresponding to a palm side, a second outer skin corresponding to a back side of a hand and joined to the first outer skin, a forefinger of the hand being able to be placed on an outside of the second outer skin, and a forefinger support body provided to the second outer skin for positioning and supporting the forefinger on the outside of the second outer skin, a position of the forefinger support body being able to be adjusted in a direction corresponding to a width of the hand.

Abstract: A ball catching apparatus includes a first outer shell on the back side of a user's hand as inserted into the apparatus, a second outer shell on the ball catching side, and an inner shell disposed inwardly of the second outer shell. The apparatus further includes a protector unit attached to at least either the inner shell or the first outer shell for protecting the user's palm. The protector unit is attached in such a manner as to project from a finger inserting opening of the apparatus through which the user's thumb and fingers are inserted.

Abstract: A baseball glove is disclosed which includes a front portion and a back portion attached to the front portion to form a hand receiving member with an opening for receiving the user's hand. A wrist closure mechanism is attached to the hand receiving member adjacent the hand receiving opening. An adjustable wrist protector is adjustably coupled to the wrist closure mechanism.