Sport paddle

Abstract

A sport paddle, for playing table tennis or similar racket sports, having a rigid blade with a flat face on one side and a glove attached to the opposing side. The glove has a strap for securing the sport paddle to a user's hand. A sleeve for storing spare balls is attachable to the glove. The sleeve has a tube-like shape with an open end shaped to receive and store one or more spare balls within the sleeve.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sport paddle, comprising a rigid blade with a flat face on one side and a glove attached to the opposing side of the blade, wherein the glove has a strap for securing the sport paddle to a user's hand. 
     
     
         2 . The sport paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the glove has one or more finger segments each having an open end to permit the user's fingers to be inserted into the one or more finger segments. 
     
     
         3 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more finger segments is at least two finger segments and each finger segment is attached to an adjacent finger segment at their open ends, and wherein the glove extends from the open ends of the finger segments to cover at least a portion of the back of the user's hand. 
     
     
         4 . The sport paddle of  claim 3 , wherein the strap is integrally formed with a portion of the glove that covers the back of the user's hand. 
     
     
         5 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the one or more finger segments each have a second open end to permit a user's fingers to extend through the finger segments. 
     
     
         6 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , comprising a sleeve for storing spare balls which is attachable to the glove, wherein the sleeve has a tube-like shape with an open end shaped to receive and store one or more spare balls within the sleeve. 
     
     
         7 . The sport paddle of  claim 6 , wherein the sleeve has a loop shaped to receive one end of the strap therethrough to attach the sleeve to the glove. 
     
     
         8 . The sport paddle of  claim 6 , wherein the sleeve has opposing sides and a top side that extend the length of the sleeve, and wherein the opposing sides are made of an elastic material and the top side is made of a wear-resistant material. 
     
     
         9 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the face of the blade is flat for substantially the entire area of the face. 
     
     
         10 . The sport paddle of  claim 9 , wherein the face is curved about its perimeter. 
     
     
         11 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the strap has two ends which are connected with a readily releasable fastener to facilitate easy attachment and removal from the user's hand. 
     
     
         12 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the glove comprises a cushion positioned to sit between the palm of the user's hand and the blade. 
     
     
         13 . The sport paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the blade is shaped on the side opposite the flat face to have a palm-shaped protrusion positioned below the glove.