Abstract: A heated baseball glove/mitt is provided. In one embodiment the heated glove/mitt comprises front and back shells joined together along select portions of their edges in such manner as to form a finger portion and a thumb portion of the glove/mitt, and further defining an opening between the front and back shells for receiving a hand of a user of the glove/mitt, a web-type panel disposed partially between the finger portion and the thumb portion, at least one interior member located between an inner surface of the front shell and an inner surface of the back shell, at least one finger stall extending from the interior member between the interior member and the back shell having a top surface proximate the inner surface of the back shell, and an electrically conductive member attached along at least a portion of the top surface of the at least one finger stall between the top surface of the at least one finger stall and the inner surface of said back shell for heating the at least one finger stall.

Abstract: A grip for sports equipment and/or tools is provided. The grip, which is applied to the handle portion of sports equipment and/or tools, comprises a slurry of gripping material, which itself comprises various mixtures of gripping particles mixed into the binding fluid in quantities that are proportional to the starting quantity of the binding fluid and in proportion to the quantities of other gripping particles mixed into the binding fluid. The handle portion of the sports equipment and/or tool is dipped into the slurry of gripping material, the sports equipment and/or tool is then removed and the slurry of gripping material is allowed to adhere around the handle thereby becoming an integral part of the handle which is not removable, or apt to peel off, not sticky and which does not need to be reapplied before each use.

Abstract: A baseball mitt having a construction such that the mitt's front and back shells, internal padding member(s), and its web-type panel, create four peripheral padding zones. Two of the peripheral padding zones closest to, and on either side of, the web-type panel, are greater in thickness then the thickness of the mitt at the pocket, but are smaller in thickness then the thickness of the other two peripheral padding zones that extend down toward the heel of the mitt. The mitt further has a double-hinge assembly to facilitate easier folding of the mitt around a caught baseball. The mitt also has at least one extra finger hammock for securing at least two fingers and a thumb of the user of the mitt. In addition, the mitt has a stress wedge located so as to protect the soft web portion of a user's hand located between the index finger and thumb of the user's hand, along with the remaining palm of the user's hand.

Abstract: A flexible baseball glove is provided. The glove comprises front and back shells which are joined together both along the periphery of the glove and selectively at internal portions of the glove, in such a manner as to form a finger portion, a heel portion and a thumb portion thereof. A web-type panel is disposed between the finger portion and thumb portion and at least two finger stalls and one thumb stall are formed within the glove, between the joined front and back shells. A first finger stall of the at least two finger stalls is closed, so that fingers of the users hand cannot be received into that stall. The glove also comprises first and second hinge assemblies located along the heel portion, wherein one of the hinge assemblies is closer in proximity to the thumb portion of the glove, while the other hinge assembly is closer in proximity to the finger portion of the glove.

Abstract: A baseball mitt for fielding ground balls. The baseball mitt comprises a front shell having a unitary planar finger portion terminating with four fingertips, and a palm portion positioned below and coextensive with the planar finger portion. A thumb portion extends from the palm portion and adjacent to the planar finger portion, and a heel portion is positioned below and coextensive with the palm portion and the thumb portion. A web is disposed between the thumb portion and the planar finger portion. Additionally, a back shell covers the front shell and front and back shells are attached to one another about a peripheral edge of the respective shells.