Training accessory for a baseball glove

Abstract

This invention relates to an accessory for baseball catchers' mitts comprising removable pouches containing weights that can be removably coupled to the backside of the catcher's mitt for added weight during training.

1 . A training accessory for a baseball catcher's mitt, comprising:
 a pouch having a plurality of loops located on an outside edge of the pouch, which loops are capable of being coupled to a stitching on a back of the catcher's mitt and a D-ring located on the outside edge of the pouch that is capable of being coupled to a wrist strap of the catcher's mitt when the loops are coupled to a stiching.   
     
     
         2 . The training accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a weight of approximately 0.25 to 2.5 pounds that is inserted into the pouch. 
     
     
         3 . The training accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the pouch is made of leather. 
     
     
         4 .- 14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The training accessory of  claim 3 , wherein the loops are made of leather. 
     
     
         16 . The training accessory of  claim 1 , comprising two pouches, one of which is positioned substantially over a finger opening of the mitt in to which a finger is inserted and the other is positioned substantially over a thumb opening of the mitt into which a thumb is inserted. 
     
     
         17 . The training accessory of  claim 16  wherein each pouch independently contains 0.25 to 1.5 pounds of weight. 
     
     
         18 . The training accessory of  claim 17  wherein each pouch contains approximately one pound of weight.