Abstract: A glove for catching a baseball, a softball, or the like, which comprises a main body for receiving the user's hand, and a ball catching member disposed between thumb and forefinger portions. Connecting portions are provided in the ball catching member and include a plurality of holes arranged along a longitudinal direction of the user's fingers for receiving a strap which interconnects the thumb and the forefinger portions and the main body. A plurality of holes arranged along the longitudinal direction of the user's fingers are provided in lines between the thumb and forefinger portions for selectively receiving the strap.

Abstract: A webbing for a ball-catching glove having separate protective coverings for the thumb and forefinger between which the webbing is laced comprises a center web of flexible sheet material, a plurality of folding links of flexible sheet material, one of each links being partially fitted through a link hole in the center web and folded and an edge piece comprising flexible sheet material with a plurality of tabs extending therefrom, each tab being fitted into link holes of one of the plurality of folding links and being folded back along a fold line onto the edge piece and stitched thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides a protective glove for ice hockey wherein the palm area can be quickly removed and replaced. The glove is formed of a back member covering the back of the user's hand and having the exterior surface of the back member covered with padding appropriate to protect the user's hand. A removable front portion is attached to the back member by a zipper which extends around the peripheral edges of the glove. An overlapping wrist closure mechanism with the overlapping flaps provided with Velcro.RTM. hook and loop type fastening devices assists in securing the ice hockey glove to the user.

Abstract: A baseball catching apparatus having an outer face member constituting a ball-catching face of a palm side of the apparatus, an inner face mamber to come into contact with a palm, holding means disposed at a predetermined position in between the outer face member and the inner face member, and shock-absorbing means to be accommodated in the holding means and adapted for relieving ball catching shock.

Abstract: The disclosed invention consists in a baseball glove comprising a strap for receiving at least first to third fingers of a player. The strap is disposed at positions outside and spaced from inlets of finger pieces of the glove and is retained in position by a ply opposed to front faces of the strap.

Abstract: A baseball catching means comprises a front ply defining a ball receiving area and a lining ply disposed over a back face of the front ply. The lining ply is provided with a padding material attached to a back face thereof.

Abstract: In a baseball catching means having a little-finger piece, a thumb piece and three finger pieces of which at least two finger pieces are formed as separated from each other, a connection member for connecting the little-finger piece to the thumb piece through a backstop is extended from the upper end of the little-finger piece and disposed along the upper ends of the three finger pieces.