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Patent US8132269 - Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA novel protective batting glove which is used specifically for protecting the most vulnerable parts of a batter's hands and wrists when the batter is standing at home plate and is gripping the end of a baseball bat and awaiting the arrival of a baseball which is thrown by the pitcher. The invention...http://www.google.com/patents/US8132269?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8132269 - Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the gloveAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8132269 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/592,266Publication dateMar 13, 2012Filing dateNov 20, 2009Priority dateJun 15, 2009Publication number12592266, 592266, US 8132269 B1, US 8132269B1, US-B1-8132269, US8132269 B1, US8132269B1InventorsJames Ibon, Steven J. Behrens, Jack A. Kasarjian, Scott M BoyerOriginal AssigneeXProTeX Sport Group Worldwide, LLCExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (40), Referenced by (8), Classifications (13), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMatched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the glove
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The Nitzsche Patent discloses a composition having a high degree of elasticity under suddenly applied stress. The composition is used to absorb impact such as couplings, door closing devices, and re-coiled dampers. Also, it can also be placed in use with physical therapy devices.
The Hayes Patent discloses a composite shock absorbing material for use in ballistic projectile protective garments. This is best illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a transverse, cross-sectional view, which illustrates the internal construction of each of the elongated strands forming them into composite shock absorbing materials 10′. The inner-core 18′ is preferably filled with a liquid, although a gas may also be employed within the scope of the invention. The preferred material is polydimetysil oxane, which is commonly called fluid silicon. Claim 1 is a fairly broad claim and reads: �A composite shock absorbing material for use in protective garments, comprising: an open mesh array formed by a plurality of intersecting interconnected strands, wherein each of said strands has a cores surrounded by a visco-elastic polymer material, the cores of said strands being formed by a liquid material.�
The Witt Patent discloses an elastic energy absorbing chemical patent. It's very broad claim 1 claims, �an expandable thermoplastic polymer in particle form, comprising a) at least one boron-siloxane elastomer, b) at least one thermoplastic polymer, and c) a blowing agent.�
The Plant Published Patent Application discloses a flexible energy absorbing sheet material in which a dilatant material (6) is impregnated into or supported by a resilient carrier (1). The dilatant material remains soft until it is subjected to an impact when its characteristics change rendering it temporarily rigid, the material returning to its normal flexible state after the impact. The carrier can be a spacer fabric, a foam layer or modules or threads of dilatant material contained between a pair of spaced layers. Methods of manufacturing the energy absorbing sheet are also disclosed. As illustrated in FIG. 25, the materials are intended to be incorporated into shoes. The energy absorbing dilatent compound material within the modules absorbs the impact force and spreads the load thereof during the impact. The preferred material is a dimethyl-siloxane-hydro-terminated polymer such as the material sold by Dow Corning under the catalogue number 3179 or a lightweight version thereof containing Duolite spheres. The siloxane groups in the preferred borosiloxane copolymers are of the formula �(OSiR1R2)�, wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different and each, independently, can be substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group. Preferred such alkyl groups contain 1 to 6 carbon atoms and, more preferably, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 carbon atoms. The preferred substituted alkyl groups are hydrofluoroalkyl groups. In preferred embodiments, one or both of R1 and R2 is a methyl, phenyl, or 1,1,1, trifluoropropyl group. Preferred siloxane groups include the following: �(OSiMePh)�, �(OSiMe2)�, �(OSiPh2)� and �(OSi(CH2CH2CF3)Me)�; wherein Me is a methyl group and Ph is a phenyl group. The preferred borosiloxane copolymers for use in the present invention are those included in Dow Corning 3179 Dilatant Compound and Dow Corning) Q2-3233 Bouncing Putty.
The Deshmukh Patent Published Patent Application discloses an impact absorber using an energy-absorbing, fluid-impregnated material consisting of a porous interconnected network of solid material forming edges and faces of cells, preferably an open-cell reticulated or partially closed-cell foam, or formed form fibers or other cellular solids. The matrix is impregnated with a field responsive fluid such as a magneto-or electro-rheological fluid, or with a shear-rate responsive fluid such as a dilatant (shear-thickening) fluid. The material is placed under compression during impact, and may be housed within a cylinder and compressed by a piston. The stiffness of the composite material consisting of a matrix filled with a field responsive fluid can be controlled by varying the field intensity and spatial gradients of the applied field to vary the rheological properties of the fluid. In one embodiment as shown in FIG. 11, it is used for a passenger head rest. Claim 1 reads as follows: �an impact absorber comprising composite material consisting of a cellular solid or fibrous matrix, impregnated with a fluid, that stiffens under predetermined conditions, and means for compressing said composite material in response to an impact to dissipate the energy of said impact.
�Still another and more specific object of the invention is to provide a golf glove which is so designed as to provide maximum protection to the little finger and ring finger, which are the primary gripping fingers while allowing the thumb, index and middle fingers to be free so that the proper sense of touch may remain, not only with respect to the shaft but also with respect to the other hand.� The Morris Patent has now expired and is for a sports glove.
�A glove for protecting the ligaments, articulations and bones of the hand, has a glove body, to which is associated a plate for protecting the hand palm, at the proximal region of the forearm, which is provided, at one end, with an annular element encompassing the attachment region of the thumb. To the plate there is articulated a shield which is engaged with the forearm, tie-straps being moreover provided connecting the fingers of the glove with the plate.� The Spitzer Patent discloses a sports glove and in particular a goalie glove.
�The various panels of the glove 100 are sewn together utilizing seams at various points to connect the panels. Again with reference to FIG. 4, side panel 103 is pre-curved panel. Top panel 101 is secured to side panel 103 with a side seam 172 which extends around top panel 101, also securing top panel 101 to the fourchette (not shown) forming the inner surface of pinkie finger portion 104. Likewise, seam 174 connects lower panel 102 to side panel 103 and the corresponding fourchette (not shown) on the other side of finger 103. Finally, there is a seam (not shown) at the tip of the finger between top panel 101 and bottom panel 102 connecting side panel 103 and the adjacent fourchette (not shown). In some embodiments there is no seam at the tip of the finger. Rather, the seam between fourchettes is at the crotch between fingers.� The Baylor Patent discloses a hand protecting device which includes several examples where there is a padding on the back of the glove 102 and also along the side of the pinkie finger, 25 and 26.
�A glove to unload bony prominences, of the hand comprising: a covering for said hand with separate elongated sections to receive a plurality of fingers therein, said covering having a top portion for covering a back side of the hand including a top side of said elongated sections to receive a plurality of fingers and a lower portion to cover a palm side of a hand including a bottom side of said elongated sections to receive said plurality of fingers; and, at least one protective pad attached to a bottom portion of the covering for location below the center axis of rotation of a proximal interphalangeal joint and above the center axis of rotation of the metacarphalphalangeal joint of an index finger, said covering at said proximal interphalangeal joint and said metacarpalphalangeal joint of said index finger being absent of padding.� The Mazzarolo Patent discloses a motorcycle glove where the invention is to connect two or more fingers with straps so that they are better able to withstand a blow should there be an accident with the motorcycle.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a skeleton of a left hand and wrist 20 which includes fingers, the hand and the wrist. The skeleton is viewed from the palm of the hand. The hand and wrist 20 consists of twenty-seven (27) bones as illustrated. The carpel bones of the wrist include the scaphold 1, the lunate 2, the triquetrum 3, the pisiform 4, the trapezium 5, the trapezoid 6, the capitate 7 and the hamate 8. The hand has metacarpal bones respectively associated with a given finger. The bones of fingers have three sections for the thumb and four sections for the other four fingers. The thumb has a metacarpal bone 9 of the hand aligned with it and a proximal phalange 14 and a distal phalange 16. The index finger has a metacarpal bone 10 of the hand aligned with it and three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16. The middle finger has a metacarpal bone 11 and three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16. The fourth finger has a metacarpal bone 12 of the hand aligned with it and three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16. The pinkie finger has a metacarpal bone 13 of the hand aligned with it and three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16. It is frequently the bones of the wrist and in particular the hamate 8, the pisiform 4 and the lunate 2 as well as the metacarpal bone 13 in the hand which are aligned with the pinkie finger and which most frequency can sustain damage when a baseball hits the batter's hand as the batter is attempting to protect himself or when a batter's hand is vulnerable after a swing of the bat. In addition, the metacarpal bone 12 aligned with the fourth finger and metacarpal bone 11 aligned with the middle finger can sustain damage when a baseball hits the batter's hand as the batter is attempting to protect himself or when a batter's hand is vulnerable after a swing of the bat.
Referring to FIG. 2, there are eight carpal bones in the wrist divided equally in two rows. The row closer to the arm consists of four bones: scaphoid 1, lunate 2, pisiform 4 and triquetrum 3. The row closer to the hand consist of four bones called trapezium 5, trapezoid 6, capitate 7 and hamate 8. These bones provide a connection between the two bones of the forearm, ulna 17 and radius 18, and the bones making up the hand. There are three different joints in the wrist all contributing to the movement here: the radiocarpel (wrist) joint between the lower end of the radius and the carpel bones on the thumb side of the wrist; the midcarpal joint between the two rows of carpel bones.; and the carpometacarpal joint between the carpal ones closer to the hand and the metacarpal bones of the hand. These bones and joints are collectively referred to as �wrist bones�. It is also frequently the wrist bones that can sustain damage when a baseball hits the batter's hand and wrist as the batter is attempting to protect himself or when a batter's hand and wrist are vulnerable after a swing of the bat.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 through 8, the flexible matrix of shock absorbing cells 150 is on the outside or exterior surface of the glove 100 and extends over the area of the pinkie finger receiving section 132 and cover the entire length of the glove so as to cover the area of the glove which receives the pinkie finger including its three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16 and the metacarpal bone 13 of the hand aligned with the pinkie finger. Preferably the matrix of shock absorbing cells 150 also covers the metacarpal bone 12 of the hand associated with the fourth finger and the metacarpal bone 11 of the hand associated with the middle finger. The key innovation of the present invention is that the matrix of shock absorbing cells 150 extend over the area of the glove to cover a portion of the wrist bones aligned with the pinkie finger cover the wrist bones and may also cover the ulna bone. The wrist bones which are thereby covered are the carpal bones which are the hamate 8, trequetrum 3, pisiform 4, and lunate 2. The capitate bone 7 can also be covered.
As illustrated in FIGS. 9 through 14, the flexible matrix of shock absorbing cells 250 is on the outside or exterior surface of the glove 200 and extends over the area of the pinkie finger receiving section 252 and cover the entire length of the glove so as to cover the area of the glove which receives the pinkie finger including its three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16 and the metacarpal bone 13 of the hand aligned with the pinkie finger. Preferably the matrix of shock absorbing cells 250 also covers the metacarpal bone 12 of the hand associated with the fourth finger and the metacarpal bone 11 of the hand associated with the middle finger. The key innovation of the present invention is that the matrix of shock absorbing cells 250 extend over the area of the glove to cover a portion of the wrist bones aligned with the pinkie finger cover the wrist bones and may also cover the ulna bone. The wrist bones which are thereby covered are the carpal bones which are the hamate 8, trequetrum 3, pisiform 4, and lunate 2. The capitate bone 7 can also be covered.
As illustrated in FIGS. 18 through 23, the flexible matrix of shock absorbing cells 350 is on the outside or exterior surface of the glove 300 and extends over the area of the pinkie finger receiving section 352 and cover the entire length of the glove so as to cover the area of the glove which receives the pinkie finger including its three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16 and the metacarpal bone 13 of the hand aligned with the pinkie finger. Preferably the matrix of shock absorbing cells 350 also covers the metacarpal bone 12 of the hand associated with the fourth finger and the metacarpal bone 11 of the hand associated with the middle finger. The key innovation of the present invention is that the matrix of shock absorbing cells 350 extend over the area of the glove to cover a portion of the wrist bones aligned with the pinkie finger cover the wrist bones and may also cover a portion of the ulna bone. The wrist bones which are thereby covered are the carpal bones which are the hamate 8, trequetrum 3, pisiform 4, and lunate 2. The capitate bone 7 can also be covered.
As illustrated in FIGS. 24 through 29, the flexible matrix of shock absorbing cells 450 is on the outside or exterior surface of the glove 400 and extends over the area of the pinkie finger receiving section 452 and cover the entire length of the glove so as to cover the area of the glove which receives the pinkie finger including its three phalanges�proximal 14, middle 15 and distal 16 and the metacarpal bone 13 of the hand aligned with the pinkie finger. Preferably the matrix of shock absorbing cells 450 also covers the metacarpal bone 12 of the hand associated with the fourth finger and the metacarpal bone 11 of the hand associated with the middle finger. The key innovation of the present invention is that the matrix of shock absorbing cells 450 extend over the area of the glove to cover a portion of the wrist bones aligned with the pinkie finger cover the wrist bones and may also cover the ulna bone. The wrist bones which are thereby covered are the carpal bones which are the hamate 8, trequetrum 3, pisiform 4, and lunate 2. The capitate bone 7 can also be covered.
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