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Ball-catching piece

US6487724B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 2001
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B71/143
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ball-catching piece comprises a main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece, a thumb-supporting piece provided in a thumb stall in the above-mentioned main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece to allow the position of a thumb to be fixed and to allow a fixed position of the above-mentioned thumb to be free, and a band provided in the above-mentioned main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece to allow a push to be exerted on a hand and to allow the push to be eliminated in the hand-width direction along which the backside of the above-mentioned hand is received and supported. The above-mentioned thumb-supporting piece comprises a first strap with which the above-mentioned thumb can be pushed from the side of the first finger and a second strap with which the above-mentioned thumb can be pushed from a side opposing the side of the above-mentioned first finger; the above-mentioned second strap is inserted through a first through-hole formed in outer leather of the above-mentioned main body of the above-mentioned ball-catching piece and is then inserted through a second through-hole formed in the above-mentioned band; and the second strap is used to enab…

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