US 6,499,139 B1
Face guard
Chrisanthia Brown,
Overland Park, Kans. (US);
and Billie Jean Smith,
Olathe, Kans. (US)
Assigned to 13-31-Sport, Inc.,
Filed on 07-Jan-2002, as Appl. No. 13-31-Sport, Inc.,
Int. Cl.7A42B 1/00
US 6,499,139 B1
Face guard
Chrisanthia Brown,
Overland Park, Kans. (US);
and Billie Jean Smith,
Olathe, Kans. (US)
Assigned to 13-31-Sport, Inc.,
Filed on Jan. 07, 2002, as Appl. No. 9/683,485.
Int. Cl.7A42B 1/00
U.S. Cl. 28212;9
14 Claims
1. A face guard for protecting a baseball players face from a baseball without restricting the players generally horizontal
line of sight when the guard is donned by the player, the face guard comprising:
an open framework configured to prevent a baseball from contacting the players face when the guard is donned,
said framework including a plurality of vertically spaced crossbars extending across the players face when the guard is donned,
said framework further including a plurality of risers interconnecting the crossbars,
said framework being positioned, when the guard is donned, outside of the players generally horizontal line of sight;
a plurality of straps coupled to the framework and operable to position and retain the framework on the player when the guard
is donned; and
compressible padding connected to the framework and configured to contact the player and thereby space the framework from
the face when the guard is donned,
said padding presenting a brow pad and a chin pad,
said brow pad extending laterally across the face and configured to contact the brow of the player when the guard is donned,
said chin pad extending vertically along the face and configured to contact the chin of the player when the guard is donned,
said risers being free of said padding,
said framework including a chin bar extending below the chin of the player when the guard is donned,
said framework including a chin guard,
said plurality of straps including a stretchable positioning strap and first and second adjustable securing straps.
