Sport catching glove

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved sport catching glove. The improved catching glove is formed with an inner compartment shaped to dispose a hand of a player therein and arranged to permit free movement of the hand. The sport catching glove comprises a hand wrapper that encircles the hand of a catcher and allowing free movements of all fingers and of wrist. The wrapper is fixed inside the inner compartment and prevents the catching glove from escaping from the grip of the hand while allowing a free movement along axis of the wrist and of all fingers.

I claim:  
     
         1 . An improved sport glove adapted for catching a moving article, said glove formed with an inner compartment shaped to dispose a hand of a player therein and arranged to permit free movement of said hand to manipulate said glove in various positions adapted to achieve a catching operation, said sport glove comprising a tubular hand wrapper formed to encircle said hand and extending past wrist of said hand until reaching at least knuckles while making sure to allow free movements of all fingers and of wrist, and means to fix said tubular hand wrapper inside said inner compartment, so constructed and arranged that when said sport glove in worn by said player, said sport glove is prevented from escaping from grip of said hand while allowing said free movement of said hand along axis of said wrist and of all fingers.  
     
     
         2 . Sport glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said sport catching glove is a hockey goalie catching glove or a baseball catching glove.  
     
     
         3 . Sport glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said tubular hand wrapper comprises a thumb sleeve allowing a thumb to slide therein but extending short of the end of said thumb.  
     
     
         4 . Sport catching glove according to  claim 3 , wherein said hand wrapper wraps is a fingerless glove  
     
     
         5 . Sport catching glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said means to fix said hand wrapper is temporary fixing means.  
     
     
         6 . Sport catching glove according to  claim 5 , wherein said temporary fixing means is snap, clamp, zipper or Velcro™.  
     
     
         7 . Sport catching glove according to  claim 1 , wherein said means to fix said hand wrapper is permanent fixing means.  
     
     
         8 . Sport catching glove according to  claim 7 , wherein said permanent fixing means is lace, sewing, rivet or glue.