Bunt guard
OwnerPaul Kenneth Swanson, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A bunt guard (10) removably attachable to a baseball bat (12) for protecting a player's fingers and hand from impact by a baseball while the player is learning to bunt a baseball. A ring (14) on the bunt guard encircles the baseball bat and removably secures the bunt guard to a tapered portion of the bat by a frictional fit. A shield (16) attaches to the ring (14) and extends on the front side (28) of the bat (12) where the player grips the baseball bat (12) when bunting. The shield (16) protects the player's fingers and hand from impact with a baseball.
Claims4
A bunt guard removably attachable to a ball bat for protecting a player's fingers and hand from injury by a ball when the player is bunting consisting of:
- a ring removably engagable with a tapered portion of a ball bat, and
- a rigid shield secured to only one side of said ring and extending toward the handle end of the ball bat, the shield cantilevered over the ball bat toward the handle of the ball bat so that said shield extends over a portion of the ball bat that is gripped by a player when bunting a ball.
A bunt guard removably attachable to a ball bat for protecting a player's fingers and hand from injury by a ball when the player is bunting consisting of:
- a ring removably secured by frictional fit to a tapered portion of a ball bat,
- a rigid shield attached to only one side of said ring, said shield extending from said ring toward the handle of the bat and cantilevered over the ball bat toward the handle end of the ball bat,
- and said ring being provided with a central opening of a diameter so that the ring secures the shield over a portion of the ball bat that is gripped by a player when the player is bunting a ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.