Baseball area protector

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a baseball area protector;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 with the front, rear and left side views being mirror images;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a right side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 with the left side view, front view and rear view being mirror images;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a fragementary sectional view of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1-7; and,

FIG. 12 is a fragmentary sectional view of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 8-11.

The views of FIGS. 11 and 12 are shown fragmented for clarity of illustration.

Claims

The ornamental design for a baseball area protector, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D516360
Type: Grant
Filed: May 27, 2004
Date of Patent: Mar 7, 2006
Assignee: Aer-Flo Canvas Products, Inc. (Bradenton, FL)
Inventor: William W. Henning (Longboat Key, FL)
Primary Examiner: Holly Baynham
Attorney: Jacox Meckstroth & Jenkins
Application Number: 29/206,371
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D6/592