Abstract: An athletic glove especially adapted for handling a basketball includes a palm layer and a top layer sewn together at their lateral edges to provide a substantially partially thumbless, fingertipless, wristless, four fingered glove body construction having the outer surface of the palm layer being covered by a plurality of rubberized protruding friction elements having a hemispherical shape substantially the same size and shape as protruding elements upon the surface of a basketball. The palm layer and the top layer are made of a spandex type material adapted to stretch and closely conform to the anatomy of the hand of a wearer of the basketball glove. The glove resists rotation and reversal of direction of a moving basketball approaching and contacting the hand of a basketball player. The glove also dampens impact, so that the basketball has less of a tendency to jump out of the hands of a player during a fast moving basketball game.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprising a pair of hand-engageable spring-biased exercise units, each comprising: a thermoplastic base element in the form of a frustoconical dish; a thermoplastic cap element having a dome-shaped hand-engaging surface; said base element includes a non-skid surface adhered to the bottom thereof; a steel coil spring secured between said base member and said cap member; and a hand strap traversing said cap member and being secured to peripheral edges thereof whereby said exercise device will support the arms of an exerciser during exercising and will provide a bouncing force to said exerciser upon the periodic compression and return of said coil spring.