Throw and catch toy
Patent 3953030 Issued on April 27, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 27, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 27, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 950083 1496824 1633926 3032345 3141173 3217333 3391933 3755820 InventorApplicationNo. 540938 filed on 01/14/1975US Classes:273/348.4, Having bristled, hooked, or looped surface for adherence of complementarily surfaced projectile thereto2/19, Baseball gloves2/910, Hand or wrist protector273/412, User manipulated means for catching projectile moving through the air446/26, BODY-CARRIED OR WORN473/503, Projectile catcher other than combined projector-catcher device473/573Having bristled, hooked, or looped surface for adherence to complementarily surfaced meansExaminersPrimary: Pinkham, Richard C.Assistant: Siskind, Marvin Attorney, Agent or FirmAbstractA throw and catch toy for particular use by young children, mental retardees or handicapped perons to enable the catching of an object thrown without requiring substantial muscular coordination or finger movement of the catching hand. The toy comprises the combination of an inflatable glove having a palm surface upon which plural patches of one component of VELCRO are disposed and a ball having a surface upon which plural patches of the other component of VELCRO are disposed. When the ball is thrown at the glove and makes contact with the palm side thereof the VELCRO components on the ball and glove coact to hold the ball on the glove without requiring the person wearing the glove to use his fingers to grasp the ball to hold it. | |
