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WO2004078265B1 - An accessory for a ball game - Google Patents

An accessory for a ball game

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Publication number
WO2004078265B1
WO2004078265B1 PCT/IB2004/000585 IB2004000585W WO2004078265B1 WO 2004078265 B1 WO2004078265 B1 WO 2004078265B1 IB 2004000585 W IB2004000585 W IB 2004000585W WO 2004078265 B1 WO2004078265 B1 WO 2004078265B1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
accessory
hand
ball striking
user
cushions
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/IB2004/000585
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2004078265A3 (en
WO2004078265A2 (en
Inventor
Louis Johannes Brendan Fourie
Original Assignee
Louis Johannes Brendan Fourie
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Louis Johannes Brendan Fourie filed Critical Louis Johannes Brendan Fourie
Priority to AU2004216900A priority Critical patent/AU2004216900A1/en
Priority to EP04717166A priority patent/EP1606029A2/en
Priority to US10/547,819 priority patent/US20070021243A1/en
Publication of WO2004078265A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004078265A2/en
Publication of WO2004078265A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004078265A3/en
Publication of WO2004078265B1 publication Critical patent/WO2004078265B1/en

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/14—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves
    • A63B71/141—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves in the form of gloves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/54—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with means for damping vibrations

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Adornments (AREA)
  • Gloves (AREA)
  • Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)

Abstract

An accessory (30) for a ball game includes hand engaging means or a hand receptor (32, 34) for receiving a hand of a user of the accessory, and a ball striking formation (14, 16) defining spaced, opposed outwardly facing ball striking surfaces (18, 20) on opposed sides of the hand receptor.

Claims

8AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 26 October 2004 (26.10.2004); original claims 1-20 replaced by new claims 1-16 (2 pages)]
1. An accessory for a ball game, the accessory including a hand receptor for receiving a hand of a user of the accessory; and a ball striking formation defining spaced, opposed outwardly facing ball striking surfaces on opposed sides of the hand receptor, the ball striking surfaces being deformed outwardly away from each other in a wrist area thereby to allow for flexing of the wrist of the hand of a user.
2. The accessory as claimed in claim 1 , in which the hand receptor includes spaced cushions or cushion portions between which the hand of a user is receivable.
3. The accessory as claimed in claim 2, in which at least one of the cushions or cushion portions defines a bulge to fit into the palm of an open hand of a user.
4. The accessory as claimed in claim 2 or claim 3, in which the cushions or cushion portions are of a resiiient material.
5. The accessory as claimed in claim 4, in which the cushions or cushion portions are of foam rubber.
6. The accessory as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 5 inclusive, in which the cushions or cushion portions are adhesively attached to the ball striking formation.
7. The accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which a major portion of each ball striking surface is planar.
8. The accessory as claimed in claim 7, in which the planar portions of the opposed ball striking surfaces are not parallel.
9. The accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the ball striking formation includes two opposed panels, each panel defining one ball striking surface.
AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE D
10. The accessory as claimed in claim 9, in which the panels are releasably connected to one another along peripheries of the panels.
11. The accessory as claimed in claim 10, in which the panels are connected to one another by snap connectors.
12. The accessory as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 11 inclusive, in which openings are defined along a periphery of the ball striking formation, between the panels.
13. The accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the ball striking surfaces have peripheries in the wrist area which curve inwardly towards a finger end of the accessory.
14. The accessory as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which includes a fastener to releasably fasten the accessory to the hand or wrist of a user.
15. The accessory as claimed in claim 1 , in which the hand receptor is in the form of a glove.
16. The accessory as claimed in claim 15, in which the glove defines apertures or passages for ventilation of the hand of a user.
AMENDED SHECT (ARTICLE 19!
PCT/IB2004/000585 2003-03-05 2004-03-04 An accessory for a ball game WO2004078265A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2004216900A AU2004216900A1 (en) 2003-03-05 2004-03-04 An accessory for a ball game
EP04717166A EP1606029A2 (en) 2003-03-05 2004-03-04 An accessory for a ball game
US10/547,819 US20070021243A1 (en) 2003-03-05 2004-03-04 Accessory for a ball game

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA2003/1816 2003-03-05
ZA200301816 2003-03-05

Publications (3)

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WO2004078265A2 WO2004078265A2 (en) 2004-09-16
WO2004078265A3 WO2004078265A3 (en) 2004-11-25
WO2004078265B1 true WO2004078265B1 (en) 2004-12-23

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US20070021243A1 (en)
EP (1) EP1606029A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2004216900A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004078265A2 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200507991B (en)

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WO2009105558A2 (en) * 2008-02-20 2009-08-27 Brodmann Robert A Double-sided ping pong paddle
EP2696945A1 (en) * 2011-04-12 2014-02-19 Hand To Hand Racket Sports Direct contact racquet
US10607436B1 (en) * 2018-10-08 2020-03-31 Mladen Blazevic Playing card, chip or dice reading gaming table system

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US1930281A (en) * 1931-05-14 1933-10-10 Ogden Robert Douglas Implement for playing an improved game of skill
US2987316A (en) * 1958-07-22 1961-06-06 Charles A Butera Hand attached paddle
FR2437848A1 (en) * 1978-10-05 1980-04-30 Castelli Bertrand BATTERY FOR PLAYING THE BALL
US5236191A (en) * 1991-09-23 1993-08-17 Stefano Capriati Tennis training device and method
FR2696352B1 (en) * 1992-10-02 1994-12-02 Genty Nicolas De Beater for ball game.
DE4420536C2 (en) * 1994-06-14 1998-12-17 Latico Gmbh Sports gloves, especially goalkeeper gloves
US5549294A (en) * 1994-08-18 1996-08-27 Wellen; Alexander B. Hand paddle
US5827207A (en) * 1995-07-31 1998-10-27 Macmorran; Ian Night splint
US7273429B2 (en) * 2000-10-27 2007-09-25 Ken Watson Ball game device
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US20030130074A1 (en) * 2002-01-10 2003-07-10 Petroskey Angela M. Padded athletic training device

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Publication number Publication date
US20070021243A1 (en) 2007-01-25
EP1606029A2 (en) 2005-12-21
ZA200507991B (en) 2006-12-27
AU2004216900A1 (en) 2004-09-16
WO2004078265A3 (en) 2004-11-25
WO2004078265A2 (en) 2004-09-16

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