摘要 |
<p>A conventional baseball (softball) first baseman's mitt includes two layers of protective padding in the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joint (437) of the index finger (465). One layer of padding (522a, 522b) is a slow release foam material and the other layer of padding (530a, 530b) is a foam rubber, neoprene, or other foamed elastomeric material. Additional protective padding may extend to the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of other joints of the index (465) and long fingers (466).</p> |