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US 5,265,871 AGranted
Baseball glove conditioning tool and method
OwnerWalter E. Hanleyinventor
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Abstract
This invention pertains to a tool for conditioning baseball gloves for use, and to the method for using the tool. The tool comprises a handle, a head having a rounded striking surface consisting of at least a half-sphere, and means for coupling the head to the handle. The tool is used by grasping the handle and striking the pocket of the baseball glove with the striking surface of the head.
Claims11
A tool for conditioning a baseball glove comprising:
- an elongated handle;
- a head for striking the pocket of a baseball glove, the head having a rounded striking surface comprising at least a half-sphere having a diameter ranging substantially between that of a regulation baseball and that of a regulation softball;
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- means for coupling the head to the handle, the coupling means being substantially elbow-shaped and having upper and lower arms, the upper arm extending away from the lower arm at substantially a right angle and having an end to which the head is joined.
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A method of conditioning a baseball glove comprising the steps of:
- donning the glove on one hand;
- grasping a tool with the free hand, the tool comprising:
- a handle,
- a head having a rounded striking surface comprising at least a half-sphere having a diameter ranging substantially between that of a regulation baseball and that of a regulation softball, and
- means for coupling the head to the handle,
- the tool being grasped by the handle;
- and striking the pocket of the glove with the striking surface of the head of the tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.