Device for Breaking in and Shaping a Glove

Abstract

A stretch or compression band used to tightly wrap a baseball, softball, hockey, or any sports glove of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object to break in and form a perfect pocket. The band is a latex-type stretch band is 0.35 mm thick, 4 ft long, 5 inches wide and made from a thermoplastic elastomer material that is tightly wrapped around the entirety of the glove, enclosing or encasing the entirety of the glove, breaking in all of the rigid points, which allows the glove to become a lot easier to use in opening and closing it. After wrapping the entirety of the band around the glove, the band end tucks into itself and sticks in place for as long as a user wants, whether to simply break in and shape the glove, or to store it while not in use.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows: 
     
         1 . A device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove, comprising:
 a stretch or compression band that is used to tightly wrap a baseball or software glove to break in and form a perfect pocket.   
     
     
         2 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 1 , wherein
 the band is a 4 foot long by 5 inch latex-type stretchy band.   
     
     
         3 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 1 , wherein
 the band is tightly wrapped around the entirety of a glove, breaking in all of the rigid points.   
     
     
         4 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 1 , wherein
 after wrapping the entirety of the band around the glove, the band tucks into itself and sticks in place.   
     
     
         5 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 1 , wherein
 the latex-type stretch band is 0.35 mm thick, 4 ft long, 5 inches wide and made from a thermoplastic elastomer material.   
     
     
         6 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 5 , wherein
 the band wraps around and covers the entirety of a glove, creating pressure to reshape and break in baseball, softball, and hockey gloves.   
     
     
         7 . The device for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 5 , wherein
 the band is also used to store a glove when not in use.   
     
     
         8 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove, comprising the following steps:
 placing a ball inside the pocket of a glove;   holding a glove closed around a ball;   wrapped a band around the glove while holding it closed;   pulling the band firmly to create pressure around the glove as the glove is being wrapped and held closed;   tucking the end of the band into itself so that the band and pressure remain, and the band is held in place when the end of the band is reached after the glove has been tightly wrapped.   
     
     
         9 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 8 , further comprising the following steps:
 leaving the glove fully wrapped and in place overnight, or for a period of 12-24 hours.   
     
     
         10 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 9 , further comprising the following steps:
 repeating the process as many times and for as long as the user wants until the desired pliability of the glove is reached.   
     
     
         11 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 9 , further comprising the following steps:
 repeating the process to store a glove when not in use.   
     
     
         12 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 8 , wherein
 the band is a 4 foot long by 5 inch latex-type stretchy band.   
     
     
         13 . The method for breaking in and shaping a baseball, softball, or hockey glove of  claim 12 , wherein
 the latex-type stretch band is 0.35 mm thick, 4 ft long, 5 inches wide and made from a thermoplastic elastomer material.   
     
     
         14 . A device for breaking in and shaping a glove of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, comprising:
 a stretch or compression band that is used to tightly wrap a of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object to break in and form a perfect pocket corresponding to the object to which the glove is designed to catch or hold.   
     
     
         15 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 the band is a 4 foot long by 5 inch latex-type stretchy band.   
     
     
         16 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 the band is tightly wrapped around the entirety of a glove, breaking in all of the rigid points.   
     
     
         17 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 after wrapping the entirety of the band around the glove, the band tucks into itself and sticks in place.   
     
     
         18 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 the latex-type stretch band is 0.35 mm thick, 4 ft long, 5 inches wide and made from a thermoplastic elastomer material.   
     
     
         19 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 the band wraps around and covers the entirety of a glove, creating pressure to reshape and break in the glove.   
     
     
         20 . The device for breaking in and shaping of any kind where the glove is intended to hold or catch an object, of  claim 14 , wherein
 the band is also used to store a glove when not in use.