Apparel – Guard or protector – Hand or arm
Patent
1988-04-11
1989-08-08
Feldbaum, Ronald
Apparel
Guard or protector
Hand or arm
2DIG7, A41D 1308
Patent
active
048539759
ABSTRACT:
A baseball catcher's mitt having front and back walls secured at the periphery of the mitt to form a mitt body. A back panel member is secured to the back wall of the mitt for substantially covering the back of the hand. The back panel member and body of the mitt having unconnected lower edge margins defining a hand opening at the bottom of the mitt through which the hand may be inserted up into the mitt between the back panel member and the back wall of the glove. A pair of laterally spaced slots extend up from the lower edge margin of the back panel member. These slots are expansible in width to enlarge the size of the hand opening and contractible in width to reduce the size of the hand opening. Independently operable quick-operating mechanisms are provided for adjusting the widths of the slots and for releasably maintaining the slots at their selected widths.
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Feldbaum Ronald
Figgie International Inc.
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