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US 5,868,368 AGranted
Apparatus for molding and storing baseball and softball gloves
OwnerNeil MacDonaldinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for storing and forming baseball and softball gloves according to the principles of the present invention which include a base with a permanently affixed pedestal rising from the center of the base; a sphere, corresponding to the size of a baseball or softball, removably integral with the top of the pedestal; and a means for securing the baseball or softball glove to said sphere.
Claims5
An apparatus for storing and molding baseball and softball gloves, comprising:
- (a) a rectangular base;
- said base including two opposing width ends and two opposing length ends;
- (b) a cylindrical pedestal;
- said cylindrical pedestal having first and second ends wherein said first end is permanently affixed to the rectangular base:
- (c) a sphere having a diameter corresponding to the size of a softball or baseball, wherein said sphere is removably secured to the second end of the cylindrical pedestal;
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- (d) a means for securing a baseball or softball glove positioned over the sphere wherein said means is positioned to apply downward pressure on the baseball or softball glove positioned over the sphere to aid in the molding and shaping of the glove.
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