US 12,070,674 B1
Batting glove and cushioning apparatus
Jason T. Restko, Tinley Park, IL (US); Leonard J. Stubenfoll, Orland Park, IL (US); and David J. Payton, Orland Park, IL (US)
Assigned to Jax Athletics, LLC, Tinley Park, IL (US)
Filed by Jax Athletics, LLC, Tinley Park, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/084,332.
Application 17/084,332 is a continuation of application No. 14/986,728, filed on Jan. 4, 2016, granted, now 10,850,181.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/099,352, filed on Jan. 2, 2015.
Int. Cl. A63B 71/14 (2006.01); A41D 19/00 (2006.01); A41D 19/015 (2006.01); A63B 69/00 (2006.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01); A63B 59/50 (2015.01); A63B 102/02 (2015.01); A63B 102/14 (2015.01); A63B 102/22 (2015.01); A63B 102/24 (2015.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 71/143 (2013.01) [A41D 19/002 (2013.01); A41D 19/01558 (2013.01); A63B 69/0002 (2013.01); A63B 69/0024 (2013.01); A63B 69/0059 (2013.01); A41D 19/01523 (2013.01); A63B 59/50 (2015.10); A63B 2069/0008 (2013.01); A63B 2102/02 (2015.10); A63B 2102/14 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2102/182 (2015.10); A63B 2102/22 (2015.10); A63B 2102/24 (2015.10); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A batting glove comprising:
a cover member having a central opening and plurality of finger elements including a forefinger element and a thumb element configured to receive respective fingers and thumb of a user, a web space defined between the forefinger element and the thumb element; and
a web member having a first portion connected proximate the forefinger element and a second portion connected proximate the thumb element wherein the web member is positioned in the web space, the web member having a free perimeter edge that extends across the web space from the forefinger element to the thumb element, the web member having an outer layer and an inner layer positioned within the outer layer, wherein the outer layer of the web member has a pocket defined therein, and the outer layer having an opening, wherein the inner layer of the web member is inserted through the opening and positioned in the pocket and completely contained within the outer layer.