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US 12,722,069 B2Granted
Sliding mitt
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorsPhillip Joseph Timp, Matthew J. Dierkes
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Abstract
A sliding mitt includes an elastic inner body and an inelastic protective board. The elastic inner body has a phalange receiving region and a metacarpal receiving region. The inelastic protective board extends on a face of the elastic inner body over the phalange receiving region. A flexure hinge is provided between the metacarpal receiving region and the phalange receiving region to facilitate bending of the phalange receiving region relative to the metacarpal receiving region about and along the flexure hinge.
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A sliding mitt comprising:
- an elastic inner body longitudinally extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the sliding mitt, the elastic inner body having a first face and a second face separated from the first face by a hand receiving cavity, the hand receiving cavity comprising a hand insertion opening at the proximal end, a closed interior end at the distal end, a phalange receiving region extending to the distal end, and a metacarpal receiving region between the phalange receiving region and the proximal end;
- an inelastic protective board on the first face and over the phalange receiving region;
- a flexure hinge on the first face between the metacarpal receiving region and the phalange receiving region to facilitate bending of the phalange receiving region relative to the metacarpal receiving region about and along the flexure hinge;
- a second inelastic protective board on the second face and over the phalange receiving region;
- and
- a second flexure hinge on the second face between the metacarpal receiving region and the phalange receiving region to facilitate bending of the phalange receiving region relative to the metacarpal receiving region about and along the second flexure hinge.
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A sliding mitt comprising:
- an elastic inner body longitudinally extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the sliding mitt, the elastic inner body having a first face and a second face separated from the first face by a hand receiving cavity, the hand receiving cavity comprising a hand insertion opening at the proximal end, a closed interior end at the distal end, a phalange receiving region extending to the distal end, and a metacarpal receiving region between the phalange receiving region and the proximal end;
- an inelastic protective board on the first face and over the phalange receiving region;
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- a flexure hinge on the first face between the metacarpal receiving region and the phalange receiving region to facilitate bending of the phalange receiving region relative to the metacarpal receiving region about and along the flexure hinge,
- wherein the inelastic protective board comprises a first portion over the phalange receiving region on a distal side of the flexure hinge and a second portion over the metacarpal receiving region on a proximal side of the flexure hinge, the first portion being wider than the second portion to form the flexure hinge,
- wherein the sliding mitt further comprises:
- a first sideboard over the metacarpal receiving region and spaced from the second portion on a first side of the second portion;
- and
- a second sideboard over the metacarpal receiving region and spaced from the second portion on a second side of the second portion, wherein the first sideboard and the second sideboard are isolated from the inelastic protective board.
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A sliding mitt comprising:
- an elastic inner body longitudinally extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the sliding mitt, the elastic inner body having a first face and a second face separated from the first face by a hand receiving cavity, the hand receiving cavity comprising a hand insertion opening at the proximal end, a closed interior end at the distal end, a phalange receiving region extending to the distal end, and a metacarpal receiving region between the phalange receiving region and the proximal end;
- an inelastic protective board on the first face and over the phalange receiving region;
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- a flexure hinge on the first face between the metacarpal receiving region and the phalange receiving region to facilitate bending of the phalange receiving region relative to the metacarpal receiving region about and along the flexure hinge,
- wherein the inelastic protective board comprises a first portion over the phalange receiving region on a distal side of the flexure hinge and a second portion over the metacarpal receiving region on a proximal side of the flexure hinge, the first portion being wider than the second portion to form the flexure hinge,
- wherein the sliding mitt further comprises:
- a first sideboard over the metacarpal receiving region and spaced from the second portion on a first side of the second portion;
- and
- a second sideboard over the metacarpal receiving region and spaced from the second portion on a second side of the second portion,
- wherein the inelastic protective board, the first sideboard and the second sideboard are integrally formed as part of a single unitary body with a first partial slit separating the first sideboard and the inelastic protective board and with a second partial slit separating the second sideboard and the inelastic protective board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.