Ball glove

Abstract

A ball glove has an index finger pad construction which reduces the impact force on the hand and allows exact fit and a perfect position of fingers of wearer. The ball glove includes a palm side skin forming a front wall of the glove, a back side skin forming a back wall of the glove coupled to the palm side skin to define a hand cavity, a webbing coupled to an index finger section and a thumb section, a back lining secured to the back side skin, and a palm lining comprising an index finger section and a palm section. The palm section is substantially secured to the palm side skin and the index finger section of the palm lining is extended from a finger opening formed in the back side skin and secured on a back wall side of the back side skin.

What claimed is: 
     
         1 . A ball glove comprising:
 a palm side skin forming a front wall of the glove   a back side skin forming a back wall of the glove coupled to the palm side skin to define a hand cavity and to form a finger region comprising a plurality of finger sections including an index finger section and a thumb section configured to align with an index finger and a thumb, respectively, of wearer of the glove,   a webbing coupled to the index finger section and the thumb section,   a back lining secured to the back side skin, and   a palm lining comprising an index finger section and a palm section, the palm section being substantially secured to the palm side skin and the index finger section of the palm lining being extended from a finger opening formed in the back side skin and secured on a back wall side of the back side skin.   
     
     
         2 . The ball glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the palm lining further comprises additional finger sections aligned with respective finger sections of the back side skin. 
     
     
         3 . The ball glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the palm lining is one continuous piece. 
     
     
         4 . The ball glove according to  claim 1 , wherein the index finger section of the palm lining extends from the finger opening formed in the finger region of the back side skin. 
     
     
         5 . The ball glove according to  claim 4 , wherein the finger opening formed in the finger region of the back side skin is a slit aperture. 
     
     
         6 . The ball glove according to  claim 1 , the back side skin further comprising a strap extending from the thumb section, wherein a distal edge of the strap and a proximal edge of the finger region of the back side skin define an internal opening and the palm lining of the index finger section extends from the internal opening and secured on a back wall side of the back side skin. 
     
     
         7 . The ball glove according to  claim 4 , the back side skin further comprising a strap extending from the thumb section, wherein a distal edge of the strap and a proximal edge of the finger region of the back side skin define an internal opening, and the finger opening is located on distal side of the proximal edge of the finger region of the back side skin. 
     
     
         8 . The ball glove according to  claim 7 , wherein the back side skin between the proximal edge of the finger region of the back side skin and the finger opening formed in the finger region of the back side skin forms an index finger slot cover. 
     
     
         9 . The ball glove according to  claim 8 , wherein the index finger slot cover comprises a folded piece. 
     
     
         10 . The ball glove according to  claim 1  further comprising padding material between the back side skin and the palm lining at the index finger section. 
     
     
         11 . The ball glove according to  claim 10 , wherein the padding material has a tapered shape such that the padding material foam a hump so as to fill out space between the palm lining and the index finger of wearer of the glove. 
     
     
         12 . The ball glove according to  claim 1  further comprising an index finger ring on the palm lining at the index finger section to secure the index finger of wearer of the glove. 
     
     
         13 . The ball glove according to  claim 2 , wherein the finger section of the palm lining, which aligned with wearer's mid finger is extended from the finger opening formed in the back side skin through the back lining and secured on the back wall side of the back side skin.