Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint

Abstract

The Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint is designed to support and protect the baseball user's thumb, reducing pain from the shock of impact and flexion of the thumb and thumb joints on the palm side of the thumb while receiving the baseball. It is a slim compact splint that is designed to be inserted into the thumb slot of any baseball glove and attached by interlacing the splint from the two bottom holes of the splint onto the existing lacing of any glove below the hand slot of the glove where the front face meets the back face of the glove and are interwoven together in such a manner that the splint cannot become loose and or lost during play. It also extends the thumbs leveraging ability increasing power to the user's thumb enhancing closure and capture of the baseball. It's slim design allows for less interference and more space in the hand opening of the glove for ease, comfort and efficiency during play.

1 . The Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint has two slot holes at the bottom of the splint that can be 3/32 to ⅛ of an inch in diameter wide for leather lacing to run through them interlacing them with the lacing at the bottom of glove below the hand opening where the two faces of the glove are adjoined. The top part of the Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint is secured by the thumb strap in the glove's thumb slot and the palm end of the splint is laced on to the glove by the two holes at the bottom of the splint, interwoven with the lacing at the bottom of the glove. The top side or face of the splint is lined with a ⅛ to ¼ of an inch with a spongy material such as a high density foam, visco elastic foam or any other foam for cushioning to help absorb the shock of impact while receiving the ball. For added shock dispersion, the splint can also be lined on the underside or bottom side of the splint. The splint is then encased and or coated in latex, rubber or it can be wrapped in leather or any spongy, rubbery or cushiony manmade material for added comfort, increased grip and to aid shock absorption and dispersion. 
     
     
         2 . The Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint is a slim compact design that is intended to be imbedded in the baseball glove's thumb slot so that there is no need to insert it and remove it during play. It is a secured indefinite attachment that prevents it from being lost or misplaced during play. The splint is not tied to or worn on the hand by the user like other thumb guards on the market. It's slim design allows for less interference in the hand opening of the glove for efficiency during play. It also aides in improving closure of the glove during play by extending the thumbs leveraging ability in the glove's thumb slot. 
     
     
         3 . A Baseball Glove Thumb Guard Splint comprising of a metal or composite splint, padding and leather lacing.