Pair of baseball umpire/catcher thigh protectors
United States Patent D506293
US Patent References:
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Rauh - January, 1887 - 0356502

Roof-climbing device
Wineland - January, 1931 - 1789798

Lumbago belt
Draves - August, 1933 - 1924640

Protective pad assembly
Vacanti - April, 1985 - 4512037

Thigh protector
Vacanti - August, 1985 - D280145


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Inventors:
Trawinski, Allan (3377 Labourn Dr., Woodbridge, VA, US)
Application Number:
D/211680
Publication Date:
06/14/2005
Filing Date:
08/20/2004
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Primary Class:
International Classes:
(IPC1-7): 2902
Field of Search:
D24/190, 2/455, D29/100, 2/911, D29/122, 2/16, 2/22, 2/62, 602/26, D29/121.1, 2/23, D29/120.1, 2/2.5, D29/121.2, 2/24, D3/22, 2/267
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Other References:
Cricket World, 2002, p. 28, “Kookaburra” thigh guards, [retrieved Nov. 5, 2004]. Retrieved from internet using Google advanced catalog Search, .
Primary Examiner:
Lieberman, Lucy
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a pair of baseball umpire/catcher thigh protectors, as shown and described.

Description:

The pair of baseball umpire/catcher thigh protector would fulfill the need for providing the user with a protective barrier between the thigh and the baseball which would avoid considerable amounts of pain and contusion when the baseball hits the thigh.

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of the right thigh protector of the pair of baseball umpire/catcher thigh protectors, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation showing the side opposite of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view.

The left thigh protector of the pair of baseball umpire/catcher thigh protectors is a mirror image of the thigh protector shown in FIGS. 1 through 6.