Patent ID: 6499139
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A42B,A63B

Abstract:
A face guard for protecting a baseball player's face from a baseball without restricting the player's generally horizontal line of sight when the guard is donned by the player, the face guard comprising:an open framework configured to prevent a baseball from contacting the player's face when the guard is donned, said framework including a plurality of vertically spaced crossbars extending across the player's face when the guard is donned, said framework further including a plurality of risers interconnecting the crossbars, said framework being positioned, when the guard is donned, outside of the player's generally horizontal line of sight; a plurality of straps coupled to the framework and operable to position and retain the framework on the player when the guard is donned; and compressible padding connected to the framework and configured to contact the player and thereby space the framework from the face when the guard is donned, said padding presenting a brow pad and a chin pad, said brow pad extending laterally across the face and configured to contact the brow of the player when the guard is donned, said chin pad extending vertically along the face and configured to contact the chin of the player when the guard is donned, said risers being free of said padding, said framework including a chin bar extending below the chin of the player when the guard is donned, said framework including a chin guard, said plurality of straps including a stretchable positioning strap and first and second adjustable securing straps.