公开(公告)号：US20170157494A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15417361

申请日：2017-01-27

Applicant: Benito Santiago Rivera ,  Sandra J. Bazinet

Inventor： Benito Santiago Rivera ,  Sandra J. Bazinet

IPC: A63B71/14 ,  A41D19/015 ,  A41D19/00

CPC classification number: A63B71/143 ,  A41D19/001 ,  A41D19/01523 ,  A41D19/01547 ,  A63B69/0002 ,  A63B2069/0011 ,  A63B2102/18 ,  A63B2102/182

Abstract: A protective inner glove worn in conjunction with a catcher's glove, particularly in baseball or softball, the glove including a thin, flexible shock-absorbing material continuously affixed over a thumb, index-finger, and metacarpal region of a palm at a thenar eminence of the catcher's hand adjacent to the index finger providing protection to the phalanges, interphalangeal joints, metacarpal bones and underlying nerves of the thumb and index-finger from trauma caused by repetitive impact in catching a ball. The shock-absorbing material composed of a visco-elastic material affixed within the glove having liquid-like and rubber-like properties for absorbing energy and vibration isolation providing impact protection while simultaneously maintaining the catcher's tactile sensation and gripping movement freedom for effective catching.