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Ball catching tool for baseball or softball

US7891017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 2006
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 25, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A ball catching tool for baseball or softball includes a thumb-stall receiving the thumb, an index-finger-stall receiving the index finger, a middle-finger-stall receiving the middle finger, a ring-finger-stall receiving the ring finger and a little-finger-stall receiving the little finger; wherein a ball catching assisting portion of at least 6.15 mm and at most 26.6 mm in height is provided on a ball catching side surface of the thumb-stall or its root portion.

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