Batting pad for protecting a batter's hand
First Claim
1. A device to aid a batter in gripping a bat and for protecting a first area between a thumb and an index finger of a batter'"'"'s hand from injury, the device comprising:
- a batting glove; and
an appendage made from a cushioning material, the appendage coupled to the batting glove and adapted to protect the first area;
wherein the appendage has an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface adapted to mate with the first area, and the lower surface adapted to support the bat, wherein the upper surface has a radius of curvature of approximately 0.7 to 0.85 inches, such that when the batter grips the bat the upper surface generally conforms to the web area of the hand.
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Abstract
A batting pad comprising a body made from a cushioning material and having a ring portion adapted to fit over a batter'"'"'s thumb and an appendage to cushion the palm area between a batter'"'"'s thumb and index finger. The appendage has a thickness T at its thickest point located between the first end and the distant end, and the thickness T of the appendage is selected to optimize an angle of a bat in the batter'"'"'s hand relative to a line parallel to the batter'"'"'s forearm, the angle being determined by the thickness T of the appendage displacing the bat toward the tip of the batter'"'"'s index finger and causing the bat to contact the palm of the batter'"'"'s hand near the batter'"'"'s little finger.
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11 Claims
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1. A device to aid a batter in gripping a bat and for protecting a first area between a thumb and an index finger of a batter'"'"'s hand from injury, the device comprising:
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a batting glove; and an appendage made from a cushioning material, the appendage coupled to the batting glove and adapted to protect the first area; wherein the appendage has an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface adapted to mate with the first area, and the lower surface adapted to support the bat, wherein the upper surface has a radius of curvature of approximately 0.7 to 0.85 inches, such that when the batter grips the bat the upper surface generally conforms to the web area of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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