Football training aid
Patent 5570882 Issued on November 5, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 5, 2015. 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.
December 5, 2015. 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 2011760 2448731 Throw and catch toy Football and lacing for footballs Football having raised ribs Pass-football Throwing projectiles and throwing aids therefor Glove and ball facilitating a game of catch Football with improved grip Patent #: 5383660 InventorApplicationNo. 567548 filed on 12/05/1995US Classes:473/438, For football or rugby473/573Having bristled, hooked, or looped surface for adherence to complementarily surfaced meansExaminersPrimary: Grieb, William H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA63B 043/00A63B 069/00 AbstractA football training aid comprises a modified football having a lacing with Velcro.RTM. loop elements therein. The football is grasped by a user wearing a glove having Velcro.RTM. hook elements only at the fingertips thereof. The restriction of the Velcro.RTM. elements to the football lacing and the fingertips of the glove urges the user to grasp the football only at the laces so as to impart a proper spin thereto upon subsequent throwing. | |
