Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the glove
US8256028B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B71/143
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention is a novel protective batting glove which is used specifically for protecting the most vulnerable parts of a batter's hands and wrists when the batter is standing at home plate and is gripping the end of a baseball bat and awaiting the arrival of a baseball which is thrown by the pitcher. The invention comprises a unique protective system of a design of a matched pair of batting gloves with one matched pair designed for a right handed batter and one matched pair designed for a left handed batter. For each matched pair of batting gloves, impact and shock absorbing material is incorporated onto selected portions of the exterior of the glove where the grip on the bat causes the hand to be most exposed to a pitch thrown at the batter.
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