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US 6,182,289 B2Granted
Baseball glove having enhanced flexibility
OwnerTony A. Browninventor
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Abstract
A preferred version of the baseball glove 10 has a flexible hinge 38 which extends across the front panel 12, underneath the web 32, and part-way along the length of the back panel 14. The flexible hinge 38 includes first and second hinge edges 68, 70, 74, 76 connected to each other by a flexible spanning member 88. The glove 10 provides enhanced flexibility, which is particularly beneficial to ball players with developing hand-flex strength, and to ball players who do not want to insert the time, energy, and expense required to break in a conventional glove.
Claims26
A baseball glove, comprising:
- a glove shell having a front panel, a back panel, a thumb stall, a finger stall, and a hand-receiving opening, the front panel including a bottom edge;
- a web positioned between the thumb stall and the finger stall;
- and
- a front panel hinge extending along the front panel between the web and the bottom edge;
- the front panel hinge including a first hinge edge and a second hinge edge distinct from the first hinge edge, the first hinge edge being connected to the second hinge edge.
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A baseball glove, comprising;
- a glove shell having a front panel, a back panel, a thumb stall, a finger stall, and a hand-receiving opening, the back panel including a bottom edge;
- a web positioned between the thumb stall and the finger stall;
- and
- a back panel hinge extending along the back panel between the web and the bottom edge;
- the back panel hinge including a first hinge edge and a second hinge edge, the first hinge edge being connected to the second hinge edge.
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A baseball glove, comprising:
- a glove shell having a front panel, a back panel, a thumb stall, a finger stall, and a hand-receiving opening, the front panel including a bottom edge, and the back panel including a bottom edge;
- a web positioned between the thumb stall and the finger stall;
- a front panel hinge extending along the front panel between the web and the bottom edge;
- the front panel hinge including a first hinge edge and a second hinge edge, the first hinge edge being connected to the second hinge edge;
- and
- a back panel hinge extending along the back panel between the web and the bottom edge;
- the back panel hinge including a first hinge edge and a second hinge edge, the first hinge edge being connected to the second hinge edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.