Injection molded baseball glove
US5402537A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B71/143
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A baseball or softball glove comprising a shell having a concave, frontal, ball-receiving surface and a rear surface to which a handpiece is attached. The handpiece may be removably or permanently attached and may comprise finger receiving loops formed on the rear surface of the shell. The handpiece is preferably a tight fitting, leather or fabric glove. The preferred shell comprises a sheet-like, flexible skin of a selected flexibility attached to a structural skeleton having a lower flexibility than the skin. A plurality of raised bumps are formed on the ball-receiving surface of the shell near a palm region and around the outer perimeter. Elongated slots are formed through the shell, extending generally parallel to and between finger regions, and in a web region. Preferred lines of flexure are formed at at least one end of each slot, and are localized, thinned regions, along which the shell preferably flexes.
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