US 12,472,422 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 Jason T. Restko, Tinley Park, IL (US); Leonard J. Stubenfoll, Orland Park, IL (US); and David J. Payton, Orland Park, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/824,453.
Application 16/824,453 is a continuation in part 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 19/015 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 7/09 (2019.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 71/143 (2013.01) [A41D 19/01523 (2013.01); A41D 19/01547 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 7/09 (2019.01); A41D 2600/10 (2013.01); A63B 2102/182 (2015.10); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2266/08 (2013.01); B32B 2305/022 (2013.01); B32B 2305/30 (2013.01); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A batting glove comprising:
a cover member having a top portion and a bottom portion cooperating to define a central opening and a plurality of finger elements including a forefinger element and a thumb element configured to receive respective fingers and thumb of a user, the cover member configured to provide closed distal ends of the plurality of finger elements and cover an entire hand of the user, a web space defined between the forefinger element and the thumb element, wherein the bottom portion has a palm portion and wherein the forefinger element defines a first longitudinal axis through a central portion of the forefinger element, the first longitudinal axis extends into the palm portion of the bottom portion, wherein the plurality of finger elements further includes a middle finger element adjacent the forefinger element, the forefinger element further defines a second longitudinal axis through an end of the forefinger element adjacent the middle finger element that extends into the palm portion of the bottom portion; and
a web member having a first portion connected to the forefinger element and a second portion connected to the thumb element wherein the web member is positioned in the web space, wherein the web member defines a free perimeter edge that extends across the web space from the first portion to the second portion, the web member further having an extension portion extending into the bottom portion of the cover member, wherein the extension portion extends into the palm portion wherein the extension portion is configured to cover a portion of a palm of the hand of the user wearing the batting glove, the extension portion extending past the first longitudinal axis, the extension portion extending proximate to the second longitudinal axis.