BASKETBALL PRACTICE GLOVE

• US 3,707,730 A
• Filed: 12/17/1970
• Issued: 01/02/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gordon R. Slider
• Original Assignee: Gordon R. Slider
• Inventors: Slider, Gordon R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Franklin, Jordan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Larkin, George V.
• Application Number:
  US05/099,022
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 2/16,19,159,160,161R,161A,163 273/54B
• US Class Current: 2/161.1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/01582 with means to restrain or support the hand
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/148 Gloves for bowling and other ball games

Abstract

A glove, to be worn while practicing basketball, having palm, back, and wrist portions, and open thumb and finger portions. The palm portion includes a pad, which spaces the wearer'"'"''"'"'s palm from the ball, and the back portion includes a longitudinally extending stay, which limits bending movement of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s wrist. An adjustable strap extends between the thumb and index finger portions of the glove to limit the extent to which these members can be separated. The restraining action of the strap between the index finger and thumb portions and the pad in the palm portion of the glove form the wearer'"'"''"'"'s hand into a cup-like shape so that a basketball held in the gloved hand is controlled by the tips of the thumb and fingers.

Claims

1. A basketball practice glove adapted to be worn on a wearer'"'"''"'"'s hand to control the shape thereof comprising:

a. an index finger portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s index finger and having the outer end open, b. first pressure sensitive means secured to said index finger portion, c. a thumb portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and having the outer end open, d. strap means secured to said thumb portion and extending therefrom, and e. second pressure sensitive means secured to said strap means and adapted to cooperatively adhere to said first pressure sensitive means whereby the strap means can be adjusted and said first and second pressurE sensitive means caused to cooperatively adhere to thereby control the distance between the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and index finger.

2. The basketball practice glove of claim 1 in which a. the first pressure sensitive means is on the outside of the index finger portion, and b. the second pressure sensitive means on said strap means is spaced from said thumb portion, adjacent the outer end of the strap means and on the inside surface thereof.

3. A basketball practice glove adapted to be worn on a wearer'"'"''"'"'s hand to control the shape thereof comprising:

a. an index finger portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s index finger and having the outer end open, b. first strap means secured to the index finger portion and extending therefrom, c. first pressure sensitive means secured to the first strap means, d. a thumb portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and having the outer end open, e. second strap means secured to thumb portion and extending therefrom, f. second pressure sensitive means secured to the second strap means and adapted to cooperatively adhere to the first pressure sensitive means whereby the first and second strap means can be adjusted and the first and second pressure sensitive means caused to cooperatively adhere to thereby control the distance between the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and index finger.

4. The basketball practice glove of claim 3 in which a. the first pressure sensitive means is adjacent the outer end of the first strap means on one side thereof, b. the second pressure sensitive means is adjacent the outer end of the second strap means and on a side thereof facing the first strap means first pressure sensitive means.

5. A basketball practice glove adapted to be worn on a wearer'"'"''"'"'s hand to control the shape thereof comprising:

a. an index finger portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s index finger and having the outer end open, b. a thumb portion adapted to cover the first phalanx of the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and having the outer end open, c. strap means secured to the thumb portion and extending therefrom, d. first pressure sensitive means secured to said strap means and spaced from the thumb portion adjacent the outer end of the strap means, e. second pressure sensitive means secured to the strap means intermediate the thumb portion and the first pressure sensitive means and adapted to cooperatively adhere to the first pressure sensitive means whereby the strap means can be encircled around the index finger portion and the first and second pressure sensitive means caused to cooperatively adhere to thereby control the distance between the wearer'"'"''"'"'s thumb and index finger.

6. The basketball practice glove of claim 5 in which a. the first pressure sensitive means is on a first face of the strap means, and b. the second pressure sensitive means is on a second face of the strap means.