Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.

Figgie International, Inc.

Dennis Karl Whiteside

Akio Aoki

Scott Milano Keene

Donald R Walker

Jason Michael McCartney

Norma L Denney

Name plate for a ball glove

A ball glove includes impact detection and annunciation circuitry for detecting an impact event, such as contact of a caught ball with the glove. Upon detection of an impact, annunciation circuitry provides a visible light signal, such as flashing a sequence of lights located in the web portion of the glove. An associated method of use is also provided.

Ball glove having impact detection and visible annunciation

Baseball glove

A rib protector is disclosed for protecting a player's torso while playing athletic events, such as football. The rib protector includes an pad having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. A flexible belt is attached to the outer surface of the pad for securing the pad around the player's torso in a position in which the inner surface of the pad is adjacent the torso. A plurality of removable plates are attached to the belt for covering portions of the outer surface of the pad. The plates are constructed for receiving the impact of blows delivered to the rib protector and distributing the impact force to the pad. The plates are separate from one another and individually removable from the belt whereby a player using the rib protector may attach a selected number of plates to the belt.

Rib protector

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St. Charles, MO, United States of America

Dennis Karl Whiteside