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Ball catching tool

Patent 6321387 Issued on November 27, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 11, 2019. 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

1087292

Baseball mitt
Patent #: 4346481
Issued on: 08/31/1982
Inventor: Latina

Baseball glove having finger straps
Patent #: 4665561
Issued on: 05/19/1987
Inventor: Aoki

Sport glove construction and method of making same
Patent #: 4896376
Issued on: 01/30/1990
Inventor: Miner

Baseball glove with thumb member
Patent #: 5659897
Issued on: 08/26/1997
Inventor: Satoh, et al.

Baseball or softball glove constructed to maintain ball-catching pocket Patent #: 5799327
Issued on: 09/01/1998
Inventor: Clevenhagen

Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 367328 filed on 08/11/1999

US Classes:

2/19, Baseball gloves2/161.1Sports glove

Examiners

Primary: Calvert, John J.
Assistant: Moran, Katherine

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 27 21 409 DE. 11/25/1978
  • 57-173773 JP. 11/25/1982
  • 59-41465 JP. 03/25/1984
  • 3-5471 JP. 01/25/1991
  • 3-96870 JP. 10/25/1991
  • 3000339 JP. 05/25/1994
  • 8-215367 JP. 08/25/1996
  • 9-201442 JP. 08/25/1997

International Class

A41D 013/08

Foreign Application Priority Data

1997-02-14 JP

Abstract

A tool for catching a ball having an enhanced function to protect a thumb. A part into which the thumb is inserted is formed as a bag-shaped portion which fits a size of the thumb and which surrounds an entire periphery of the thumb. As another embodiment, a thumb insertion hole can be formed at a location which is on a side of a back of a hand and which corresponds to a joint part of the thumb, and a cover can be installed so as to fit a periphery on the side of the back of the thumb which extends outside from the thumb insertion hole.

Other References

  • Microfilm of the specification and drawings annexed to the request of Japanese Utility Model Application No. 136915/1982 (Laid-open No. 41465/1984) (Hiroyuki Matsumoto), Mar. 16, 198
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