Baseball glove having protective rib

Abstract

A baseball glove includes a glove body including a palm side panel that has a ball-catching region, and a back side panel interconnected to the palm side panel to define a hand-receiving chamber. The hand-receiving chamber has an opening that is adapted for insertion of a player's hand therein, and includes finger sections adapted for insertion of fingers of the player therein. A plurality of spaced-apart protective ribs project outwardly from the back side panel, and extend respectively along back sides of the finger sections.

1 . A ball glove comprising:
 a glove body including a palm side panel that has a ball-catching region, and a back side panel interconnected to said palm side panel to define a hand-receiving chamber, said hand-receiving chamber having an opening that is adapted for insertion of a player's hand therein, and including finger sections adapted for insertion of fingers of the player therein; and   a plurality of spaced-apart protective ribs projecting outwardly from said back side panel, said protective ribs extending respectively along back sides of said finger sections;   wherein each of said protective ribs is an elongated embossment protruding from said back side panel, formed as one piece with said back side panel, and having a root that does not protrude from said back side panel, said back side panel further having a stitching line looping along said root.   
   
   
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       3 . A ball glove comprising:
 a glove body including a palm side panel that has a ball-catching region, and a back side panel interconnected to said palm side panel to define a hand-receiving chamber, said hand-receiving chamber having an opening that is adapted for insertion of a player's hand therein, and including finger sections adapted for insertion of fingers of the player therein; and   a plurality of spaced-apart protective ribs projecting outwardly from said back side panel, said protective ribs extending respectively along back sides of said finger sections;   wherein said protective ribs are formed by embossing said back side panel and by providing a stitching line around a respective one of said protective ribs after embossing so as to set the shape of the respective one of said protective ribs.   
   
   
       4 . A baseball glove comprising:
 a glove body including a palm side panel that has a ball-catching region, and a back side panel interconnected to said palm side panel to define a hand-receiving chamber, said hand-receiving chamber having an opening that is adapted for insertion of a player's hand therein, and including finger sections adapted for insertion of fingers of the player therein;   a plurality of spaced-apart, elongated, embossed protective ribs protruding away from said back side panel and extending along back sides of said finger sections, each protective rib forming along its periphery a peripheral root that does not protrude from said back side panel; and   stitching along said peripheral root securing the protective rib to the back side panel, fixing the shape of the protective rib, and preventing external forces from flattening the protective leather rib.