Claims for Patent: 8,092,322

Summary for Patent: 8,092,322

Title:	Bunt guard
Abstract:	A bunt guard 1 that easily attaches to all baseball and softball bats during bunting practice. A protective shield 2, durable and deflective by design, protects the bunter\'s hands 10 and fingers 12 from erratic pitches, or slow reaction. The shield 2 attaches and detaches quickly with straps 5 B holding the bunt guard 1 in its desired location.
Inventor(s):	Smallcomb; Kevin (Greeley, CO), Endres; Terry (Ft. Collins, CO)
Assignee:
Application Number:	12/807,281
Patent Claims:	1. A bunt guard comprising a shield portion comprising a sheet of impact resistant polymeric material having two side edges and two end edges shorter than said side edges, said sheet being molded to provide an arcuate curved recess on a back surface parallel to said side edges, with a radius suitable to fit a portion of a ball bat for removable attachment thereto, and at least one curved surface on the opposite front surface effective to deflect a ball striking said shield portion while removably attached to a ball bat during bunting practice, plus two pairs of slots on each side of said recess to accommodate at least two straps for removably attaching said shield portion to a portion of a ball bat, said guard further comprising two straps adapted to fit said pairs of slots for attaching said shield portion to said bat. 2. The bunt guard of claim 1 wherein said straps comprise woven and/or knit fabric and hook-and-loop material for securing said shield portion in position on one side of said straps and a nonslip surface on the other side. 3. The bunt guard of claim 1 wherein said recess is lined with a polymeric material having nonskid and shock absorbent properties.

Details for Patent 8,092,322

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