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| 20080214338 | Bat With Flexible Handle - Included herein is a bat for striking a ball. The bat comprises a barrel portion, transition portion attached to the barrel portion, and a handle portion attached to the transition portion. The handle portion includes a longitudinal axis and a plurality of planes substantially parallel to the axis. The adjacent planes of the plurality of planes are positioned to define apertures substantially parallel to the axis. The planes and apertures are positioned to vary the flexibility of the handle and improve bat performance for a given swing speeds. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090011877 | BAT FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL - A bat for baseball or softball includes a core member having a depression at a portion to be a ball-hitting portion, and an elastic body attached to the depression and forming the ball-hitting portion. The elastic body is formed of urethane elastomeric foam having specific gravity of at least 0.45 and at most 0.60, JIS C hardness of at least 54 and at most 82, and modulus of elasticity in 300% elongation of at least 3.85 MPa and at most 5.6 MPa. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090029810 | TUBULAR BASEBALL BATS WITH VARIABLE STIFFENED BARRELS - Tubular baseball bats comprised of an elongated handle portion and a striking or barrel portion wherein the barrel portion has variable stiffness along its length. One such bat has a circumferential low cost, low weight stiffener generally located in the sweetspot area designed to increase radial stiffness in a controlled manner which results in decreasing the bat performance to meet a changed bat performance standard and can be applied at low cost to both used field returned bats and bats being newly manufactured. Further, new tubular polymer composite bats can be designed with increased radial stiffness generally located in the sweetspot area or with radial stiffness graduated from highest, generally in the sweetspot area, to lowest at the barrel ends. All bats of the present invention result in calculated bat performance to meet applicable regulatory standards while also increasing the sweetspot size. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090131206 | BASEBALL BAT - Baseball bats described herein may have handle, throat and/or barrel portions that include non-circular cross-sections. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090143176 | Apparatus for deterring modification of sports equipment - The present invention relates to an apparatus for playing ball sports including softball. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for deterring the modification of ball bats. The bat comprises a barrel, a sweet spot, a transition area, a handle, and an end knob. Within the barrel are found supports used to reinforce the structural integrity of the bat to deter users from crushing the bat, causing the bat to fall outside the legal classification of bats allowed by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA). The supports are made out of a lightweight durable composition. The supports are held in place by a retaining member. Multiple supports and retaining members may be used. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149285 | Baseball bat utilizing stepped dowels - A baseball bat comprising a base, a handle, and a barrel together defining a longitudinal axis wherein at least one pair of associated stepped dowels are disposed in the bat substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and opposing each other. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090163307 | BAT FOR BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A baseball or softball bat which enables a ball to fly farther than a conventional bat. The bat is made of metal, wood or carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and its cylindrical ball-hitting part has an axial cross section shape as follows: a lot of concave-surfaced grooves and convex-surfaced ridges are arranged in parallel alternately along the circumference of the bat and the convex parts are round and curved outward. The concave and convex parts are covered by a cylindrical sheet of polyurethane elastomer or similar material. Also, a metal baseball or softball bat is manufactured by grooving the cylindrical ball-hitting part surface by a lathe using a roller. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090253540 | Bat With Flexible Handle - Included herein is a bat for striking a ball. The bat comprises a barrel portion, transition portion attached to the barrel portion, and a handle portion attached to the transition portion. The handle portion includes a longitudinal axis and a plurality of planes substantially parallel to the axis. The adjacent planes of the plurality of planes are positioned to define apertures substantially parallel to the axis. The planes and apertures are positioned to vary the flexibility of the handle and improve bat performance for a given swing speeds. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090275428 | BASEBALL BAT - There is provided a baseball bat that has performance similar to that of the conventional wooden bat and moreover is excellent in terms of cost and resource conservation. For this baseball bat | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090312126 | Reinforced baseball bat - A baseball bat is provided that includes a wooden structure having a barrel portion at a first end, a knob at a second end opposite the first end, and a grip portion disposed between the first and second ends; a first reinforcing collar disposed over the wooden structure a first distance from the second end; and a second reinforcing collar disposed over the wooden structure a second distance from the second end. The first distance is preferably greater than the second distance sufficient to create a separation between the first and second collars. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100004077 | BAT FOR STRIKING BALL - Disclosed is a bat for striking a ball. The bat includes an elongated ball striking portion and a handle portion. The handle portion is configured at an end portion of the elongated ball striking portion. The handle portion includes a pair of elongated flat surfaces and a pair of elongated curved surfaces. The pair of elongated flat surfaces is spaced-apart by a predetermined distance and extends longitudinally opposite to each other from the end portion of the elongated ball striking portion. The pair of elongated curved surfaces extends between longitudinal edge portions of the pair of elongated flat surfaces. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100029418 | COMPOSITE BASEBALL BAT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The method first provides a tubular outer member, a tubular inner member, and a head cap. Then, the inner member is threaded into the outer member and sealed inside by the head cap. The assembly is then placed in a mold, heated, and pressurized into a baseball bat. Due to its dual-layered structure, the baseball bat is capable of delivering superior performance and shock absorption. A material different from that of the outer and inner members could be further stuffed between the outer and inner members. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100081525 | BASEBALL BAT - A baseball bat includes a wood portion and a filling material contained by the wood portion. The filling material fills a longitudinal hole in the length of the wood portion to form a cord and a pair of widened portions at either end of the longitudinal portion to form a pair of plugs. The plugs positively contain the wood portion and the cord maintains a connection between the plugs in case of breakage of the wood portion. The filling material is preferably selected such that it does not alter the hitting properties of the baseball bat. In some embodiments the filling material is a polymeric material applied to the hole in a molten state and allowed to cure. In some embodiments the filling material is a mixture of multiple components. Methods of manufacturing a baseball bat are also disclosed. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100113193 | BAMBOO BAT HAVING FIBER-FUSED CORE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A baseball bat has a core section formed exclusively of bamboo fibers fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. In a method for fabricating a blank from which a baseball bat is fabricated, a core section is fabricated through harvesting elongated bamboo pieces, removing the epidermis or skin from the bamboo pieces, cutting the bamboo pieces into a predetermined length, fiberizing the bamboo pieces, fusing the bamboo fibers to form a solid and unitary core blank, and processing the solid core blank to provide a core section have a substantially square cross section having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100160095 | BALL BAT WITH GOVERNED PERFORMANCE - A ball bat includes a barrel in which one or more stiffening elements or damping elements, or both, are located. The stiffening or damping elements may be positioned at a variety of locations, and may have a variety of configurations, for selectively reducing the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the bat's moment of inertia. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100184540 | Ball bats - Ball bats comprising a stem and a handle surrounding the stem. An elastomeric decoupler system installed in the handle sharply reduces the transmission of shocks and vibrations from the stem to the handle, mitigating stinging and other unpleasant sensations experienced by the batter when a ball is struck. Unpleasant sensations can be further reduced by installing a DTMS damping device in the knob of the bat and by installing an elastomeric grip on the handle of the bat; and the unpleasant sound made when a bat strikes the ground or the like can be materially reduced by a device attached to the stem of the bat intermediate the ends of the handle. The present inventions are particularly adaptable to hollow, metal bats; and provision is made for venting the knob of the bat when it is welded in place so hot gases will not be forced into, and reduce the integrity of, the weld. Appropriate ones of the devices described above may also advantageously be employed in wood, composite, and other bats. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100292035 | SAFETY BASEBALL BAT - A safety basketball bat can prevent a broken section of a bat to fly out so a to prevent from dangerous accident. The safety basketball bat comprises: a bat body; a hollow channel penetrates through a top end and a distal end of the bat body; a tube body installed in the hollow channel; one opening at one end of the hollow channel being installed with an inner thread; a stop ring being installed at another opening at another end of the hollow channel; an outer diameter of the stop ring being larger than an outer diameter of the tube body; and a tightening cover with an outer thread engaged with the inner thread for tightening the tube body within the bat body. Or no stop ring is used. Two tightening covers are installed at two ends of the hollow channel. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100323831 | BAMBOO BAT HAVING FIBER-FUSED CORE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A baseball bat has a core section formed of wood fibers artificially fused together and an outer section substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The core section can be substantially square having opposite front and rear sides and opposite top and bottom sides. The outer section has opposite side subsections, adhered to the sides of the core section. The side subsections have material strips arranged substantially in a first direction. The outer section further has a top subsection and a bottom subsection, adhered to the top and bottom of the core section, respectively. The top and bottom subsection have material strips arranged substantially in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction can be perpendicular to each other. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110015006 | Baseball bat - A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclosed. It may be formed of a plurality of wedge-shaped pieces of wood, and the two species of wood may be joined by interleaving these wedges over part of the bat's length. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015007 | BASEBALL BAT - A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclosed. It may be formed of a plurality of wedge-shaped pieces of wood, and the two species of wood may be joined by interleaving these wedges over part of the bat's length. The interleaving may optionally be designed such that some amount of hickory extends all the way to the barrel end of the bat. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110015008 | BASEBALL BAT - A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclosed. It may be formed of a plurality of wedge-shaped pieces of wood, and the two species of wood may be joined by interleaving these wedges over part of the bat's length. The interleaving may optionally include a tongue and groove joint or a lap joint for increased strength, and some battens may optionally extend the entire length of the bat. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110059820 | Apparatus for deterring modification of sports equipment - The present invention relates to an apparatus for playing ball sports including softball. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for deterring the modification of ball bats. The bat comprises a barrel, a sweet spot, a transition area, a handle, and an end knob. Within the barrel are found supports used to reinforce the structural integrity of the bat to deter users from crushing the bat, causing the bat to fall outside the legal classification of bats allowed by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA). The supports are made out of a lightweight durable composition. The supports are held in place by a retaining member. Multiple supports and retaining members may be used. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110111894 | BAT WITH INTERNAL CORE MEMBER - A bat is provided having a barrel portion with a hollow cavity therein. A core member is disposed in the interior cavity. An exterior surface of the core member engages with the interior surface of the barrel portion such that the core member supports the barrel portion and resists radial deformation of the barrel portion when striking an object, such as a ball. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110143870 | Adjustable Sports Bat Plug Weight - The existing bat cap is removed and the bat is threaded to match the threads on the “Adjustable Sports Bat Plug Weight” and the “Adjustable Sports Bat Plug Weight” is screwed in until tight. The “Adjustable Sports Bat Plug Weight” comes in varying weights measured in half ounce increments to provide a full range of available options. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110165976 | BALL BAT INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAILURE PLANES - A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110172038 | BATTING TOOL AND BALL-GAME BAT - A bat includes a handle having a handle joint, a barrel having a barrel joint and a barrel joint opening at an end of the barrel joint, and a connector connecting the handle joint and barrel joint together. The barrel joint has a first support hole formed proximal to the barrel joint opening, a second support hole formed distal to the barrel joint opening and having a larger diameter than the first support hole, and a receiver formed between the first and second support holes orthogonal to an axis of the holes. The connector has a handle connection connected to the handle joint, a first barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the first support hole, a second barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the second support hole, a stopper formed between the first and second barrel connections orthogonal to an axis of the connections, and an outer fastener having an external thread and a lock nut and engaging with a periphery of the barrel joint opening, the thread and lock unit of the outer fastener being fastened to each other to press the stopper and receiver to each other. The bat has improved strength between the handle and the barrel. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110183788 | Baseball bat employing a dual density foam material - A non-wood baseball or softball bat wherein the barrel portion of the bat is filled with an inner foam layer which has a relatively low compressibility surrounded by an outer foam layer having high compressibility. This configuration would not hinder the hitting performance of less skilled players in an effort to control the maximum rebound speed generated by the best players. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110195808 | BALL BAT HAVING A SEGMENTED BARREL - A ball bat includes a segmented or decoupled barrel, which reduces the axial stiffness and BBCOR of the barrel, while providing little or no increase in the bat's moment of inertia. Segmenting the barrel, alone or in combination with other performance-reducing features, may be used to lower the BBCOR (or other specified performance characteristic) of the ball bat below the performance limits of a given regulatory association or other governing body. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110195809 | SYMMETRICAL WOOD COMPOSITE BAT - A composite bat is disclosed comprising a core and outer members, as well as inserts of other material. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110224033 | Mass Distributive Bat For Sports - The present invention relates generally to wooden bats that are used to play baseball, softball, or other games that require a player to strike a pitched ball. The invention relates more specifically to a mass distributive wooden bat wherein the mass of the barrel is evenly distributed between the distal end and proximal end, creating a larger sweet spot that is more forgiving of miss hits. The mass distributive design baseball bat generally includes taking the general shape of a traditional baseball bat that typically is of a tapered design where the thickest portion is near the distal portion of the bat with varying degrees of taper toward the handle and redistributing the mass such that there is a thicker area more toward the handle while leaving the diameter of the effective hitting zone and distal portion of the bat approximately the same as that of a traditional baseball bat. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110237366 | BAT CONSTRUCTED FOR STRIKING A BALL - A hybrid material bat comprises an elongate shaft, a reinforcing member, a barrel body and a grip body. The shaft is made of rigid materials and includes a front portion, an intermediate portion and a rear portion. The barrel body is made of materials with good striking performance and includes a striking section for striking, impacting, or hitting and a mid-section. The grip body is made of resilient materials with good shock absorbing property, and has a front end and a terminal end. The reinforcing member is made of rigid materials and disposed on a distal end of said front portion of said shaft. The barrel body intimately surrounds the front portion of the shaft and the reinforcing member. The grip body intimately surrounds the rear portion of the shaft. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110263361 | Heart wood baseball bat - A Heart Wood baseball bat is a solid wooden bat with a profile and type of wood which may be dictated by the professional baseball player's individual choice. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110281674 | Baseball or Softball Bat - A baseball or softball bat improved in repulsiveness while maintaining sufficient durability is obtained. The bat is a baseball or softball bat including a hitting portion, a tapered portion and a grip portion, and the hitting portion offers a hitting portion core as a core, an elastic body and an outer shell member. The elastic body is arranged on the outer periphery of the hitting portion core. The outer shell member is arranged on the outer periphery of the elastic body. The outer shell member includes outer shell member portions which are a plurality of portions elastically deformable independently of each other. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110287877 | BALL BAT HAVING PERFORMANCE ADJUSTING ANNULAR MEMBER - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a bat frame, a knob and an annular member. The bat frame has a handle portion and a tubular barrel portion. The bat has a proximal end, a distal end, a center of percussion and a length of at least thirty inches. The barrel portion has an inner surface. The knob is coupled to the handle portion. The annular member is coupled to the inner surface. The annular member has a center of mass and is positioned within the barrel portion such that the center of mass is longitudinally spaced apart from the center of percussion by a first distance of at least 0.25 inches. The annular member increases the moment of inertia of the bat measured about an axis positioned six inches from the base of the knob of the bat by no more than twenty percent. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110312452 | BAT HAVING FIBER-FUSED CORE SECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bat has a core section made from wood or grass material fibers artificially fused together and an outer section for substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The outer section has opposite bottom and top subsections and opposite side subsections, adhered to corresponding sides of the core section. The outer section can be made of bamboo strips. The bat also has an insert or plug made of a wood material. The insert or plug is disposed in a void provided in a distal end portion of the bat. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120065008 | Baseball bat structure and method for making the same - A baseball bat structure includes a center portion in the form of a round bar, and at least one sheet-shaped wind wooden unit wound around the center portion. A direction of the grain of the grain portions of one layer of wind wood unit is different from that of the grain portions of a neighboring layer of wind wood unit, so that the grain portions of one layer of wind wood unit are arranged in a staggered manner with respect to the grain portions of the neighboring layer of wind wood unit, and therefore, the staggered grain portions can enhance the structure strength. Being laminated structures, the wind wood units can offer a better structure elasticity to the baseball bat structure, making the baseball bat structure less likely to crack while extending the service life. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120108368 | BALL BAT INCLUDING A BARREL PORTION HAVING SEPARATE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL MEMBERS - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a handle and a barrel portion. The barrel portion has an outer surface and includes a proximal member and a distal member. The proximal member has first and second end regions and the distal member has third and fourth end regions. The first end region is coupled to the handle portion, the second end region of the proximal member is coupled to the third end region of the distal member, and the fourth end region of the distal member is coupled to an end cap. At least a portion of each of the proximal and distal members defines the outer surface of the barrel portion. One of the second and third end regions overlaps the other of the second and third end regions. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108369 | BALL BAT INCLUDING A BARREL PORTION HAVING SEPARATE PROXIMAL AND DISTAL MEMBERS - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a handle and a barrel portion having an outer surface and including a proximal member and a distal member. The proximal member has first and second end regions and the distal member has third and fourth end regions. The first end region is coupled to the handle portion, the second end region of the proximal member is coupled to the third end region of the distal member, and the fourth end region of the distal member is coupled to an end cap. The proximal and distal members are formed of first and second materials, respectively. The second material is a fiber composite material, the second fiber composite material of the distal member is co-molded to the outer surface of the second end region of the proximal member. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108370 | BAT SAFETY RESTRAINT - The bat safety restraint will keep all of the larger portions of a failed bat attached to the handle thus preventing them from leaving the failed bat and injuring other people in proximity to the failed bat. The larger pieces of a failed bat are the ones with significant mass to cause significant injuries. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120129634 | Customizable Bat - A customizable bat is described. The customizable bat may have a handle and a knob detachably affixed to an end of the handle by way of a knob-shaft inserted into a channel of the end of the handle. A pin may extend centrally from a top of the knob through the knob-shaft toward the handle. The pin may be shaped to engage with the knob of the customizable bat. The bat may also include a customizable marker that indicates information associated with the bat. The customizable marker may be removably integrated with the top of the knob and the pin of the bat. The customizable marker may be configured to securely fit around the pin of the bat. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120135826 | BAT HAVING VARIABLE PROPERTIES RELATIVE TO A SWING AXIS - A bat having different stiffnesses in different planes relative to a longitudinal axis (i.e., swing axis) of the bat. More specifically, the bat includes a greater stiffness in a vertical plane as compared to relatively more flexible stiffness in a swing plane. This differential stiffness may be accomplished with an intermediate material located within an internal space defined where a handle affixes to a barrel of the bat or alternatively with a transitional member structurally arranged between the handle and the barrel of the bat. The transitional member may provide for vibration and/or shock dampening to minimize or eliminate the “sting” typically associated with monolithic, metallic bats. Additionally, the handle may include a shape that tends to naturally align the vertical and swing planes of the bat when the handle is gripped by a player. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120178557 | BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL BAT WITH MODIFIED RESTITUTION CHARACTERISTICS - A softball or baseball bat with modified restitution characteristics is provided. The bat can comprise a substantially rigid shell coupled with a single or multi-piece insert. The shell can comprise a tip end, a barrel, a handle taper, and a handle. The insert can be press-fit or adhered to the inside of the barrel of the shell. The insert can be a single or multi-piece design and can be single or multi-layered. The insert can comprise a material capable of impact absorption. Portions of the insert can be separated from the shell with a separation layer to improve restitution in certain areas of the bat. The insert can also comprise multiple layers that are separated from each other with a separation layer to improve restitution in certain areas of the bat. The material and thickness of the insert and the shell can be varied to meet applicable restitution requirements. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120231905 | BALL BAT INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAILURE PLANES - A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel performance. Because the barrel performance does not increase, the ball bat is able to comply with performance limitations imposed by regulatory associations. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120252610 | BALL BAT INCLUDING INTEGRAL BARREL FEATURES FOR REDUCING BBCOR - A ball bat includes a barrel having one or more integral features for selectively stiffening regions of the barrel. The barrel may include an indented region forming a rib projecting inwardly into the barrel. Alternatively, one or more inwardly projecting lips may be formed on adjoining barrel sections that are bonded, welded, or otherwise attached to each other, such that an integral, internal rib is formed in the barrel. The internal rib stiffens the barrel, thus reducing the barrel's BBCOR. One or more integral ribs may be provided at any desired barrel locations for selectively limiting the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the moment of inertia of the ball bat. In another embodiment, a joint, to which two barrel sections are bonded, welded, or otherwise attached, includes an inwardly projecting member that stiffens the barrel, thus reducing the barrel's BBCOR. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120302383 | Bat Safety System - The danger of damage caused by flying fragments from a shattered baseball bat is greatly reduced or eliminated by wrapping a portion of the bat with nearly invisible polymeric film. Although extremely thin, the film shows great tensile strength and retains wood fragments should the bat shatter in use. Preferably the region of the bat where the handle portion transitions into the barrel portion is wrapped because this area is the most prone to shatter. This leaves the barrel of the bat completely unaltered. Where game rules permit thin strips of film can also be applied to the sides of the barrel as an additional precaution although the barrel is relatively unlikely to shatter in use. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130045823 | Reinforced Wooden Baseball Bat and Method - A reinforced wooden baseball bat is provided which includes a wooden bat body having a handle portion, a barrel portion, and a tapered portion in between, connecting the handle to the barrel, the handle diameter being smaller than the barrel diameter; this reinforced bat further includes one or more applications of wraps of high-strength and low weight threads of para-aramid fiber (Kevlar), carbon fiber thread or other high-strength and lightweight thread, wound, under tension, onto the circumference of said bat, with circumferential turns of said high-strength thread, applied and bonded to the wood bat, at locations along the length of the bat, where it is calculated that said bat will be made the strongest thereby. The location(s) along the bat, number of wraps, thread diameter, thread tension and the number of turns of thread per wrap, are calculated to maximally strengthen each individual bat, considering its characteristics. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130085022 | BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL BAT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BASEBALL OR SOFTBALL BAT - A baseball or softball bat and a method for manufacturing the bat are provided. The bat includes a batting portion formed of wood into a cylindrical shape, and a bat main body made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. A part of the bat main body is inserted in the batting portion from an open end of the batting portion, and the rest of the bat main body is exposed from the batting portion. The bat further includes a suppressing member arranged on an outer circumference of the bat main body. The suppressing member prevents change of orientation of fibers in the fiber-reinforced plastic. The suppressing member is positioned so as to contact a step formed between the outer circumference of the bat main body and an outer circumference of the batting portion at the open end of the batting portion. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130165279 | BALL BAT INCLUDING A REINFORCED, LOW-DURABILITY REGION FOR DETERRING BARREL ALTERATION - A ball bat includes one or more low-durability regions fortified by one or more reinforcing elements. If the reinforcing element is altered or removed, the durability of the ball bat is significantly reduced. For example, if the ball bat is subjected to internal shaving or external rolling in an attempt to increase the bat's performance, the reinforcing element would de removed or damaged such that the durability of the bat is reduced to the point that the ball bat's performance remains below a specified limit. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130172136 | Knob Simulating Device For Sporting Equipment - A knob simulating device that can be affixed to a sporting good, such as a baseball bat. The knob simulating device encircles the shaft of the baseball bat and is made up of a plurality of components that mate together to surround and encase the entire periphery of the bat shaft. Each of the component parts has a hard exterior portion and a resilient interior portion for contacting and conforming to the circular outer surface of the baseball bat. The resilient interior portion is generally cylindrical and may have one or more deformable projections that retain the device along the circular outer surface of the baseball bat. There may be a plurality of deformable projections in the form of annular rings that can be angled so as to securely retain the knob simulating device in the desired location along the shaft of the baseball bat. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130237349 | BALL BAT HAVING PERFORMANCE ADJUSTING ANNULAR MEMBER - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a bat frame having a handle portion and a tubular barrel portion, a knob coupled to the handle portion; and an annular member. The bat has a proximal end, a distal end, a center of percussion and a length of at least thirty inches. The barrel portion has an inner surface. At least a portion of the inner surface of the barrel portion includes a first set of projections. The annular member includes an outer radial surface having a second set of projections. The annular member is positioned within the barrel portion such that the first set of projections engages the second set of projections to inhibit longitudinal movement of the annular member with respect to the barrel portion in at least one direction. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130252770 | Ball Bat - A ball bat includes a barrel section extending along an axis, a throat section extending taperingly from the barrel section along the axis, an upper handle section extending along the axis and connected to the throat section, and a lower handle section abutting against an end of the upper handle section. The ball bat further includes a connecting unit including a connecting rod that extends from the upper handle section and a retaining space that is formed in the lower handle section for being engaged fittingly and separably with the connecting rod, and a securing unit having a securing member for securing separably the lower handle section to the connecting rod of the connecting unit. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130260926 | BAT WITH REINFORCING WRAP - A softball or baseball bat comprising a plurality of strips of wood assembled to form a solid material is disclosed. The bat can comprise bamboo, or other suitable material, that provides the necessary hardness, while using a more economical and renewable resource than conventional hardwoods. The plurality of strips can be assembled to form a solid block, which can be shaped into a bat blank. Then blank can comprise a handle portion, a transition portion, and a barrel portion. The bat can further comprise a reinforcing sleeve disposed proximate the handle portion and the transition portion. The finished bat can further comprise a protective and decorative coating. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130288830 | STRUCTURALLY MODIFIED BAT FOR SPORTS, INCLUDING METHODS OF PRODUCTION - Bats and methods for producing a bat for use in sports are describe and include providing a bat comprising a natural or synthetic material and having a handle portion, a barrel portion and a head portion, providing a multi-component film, applying at least one layer of the multi-component film to at least part of the handle portion of the bat, the barrel portion of the bat or a combination thereof, providing a releasable textured layer, applying the releasable textured layer to the handle portion of the bat, the barrel portion of the bat or a combination thereof, curing the bat at a temperature that is compatible with the multi-component film. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130316859 | TAMPER-RESISTANT BALL BAT - A tamper-resistant ball bat may include a barrel having a tamper-resistant layer and a handle coupled to the barrel. The tamper-resistant layer may include a plurality of composite strips. The composite strips may be layered such that each composite strip radiates outward from the longitudinal axis of the barrel. Each composite strip may include a plurality of longitudinal edges. The longitudinal edges may be disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the barrel. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130324332 | BAT SAFETY SYSTEM - The danger of damage caused by flying fragments from a shattered baseball bat is greatly reduced or eliminated by wrapping a portion of the bat with nearly invisible polymeric film. Although extremely thin, the film shows great tensile strength and retains wood fragments should the bat shatter in use. Preferably the region of the bat where the handle portion transitions into the barrel portion is wrapped because this area is the most prone to shatter. This leaves the barrel of the bat completely unaltered. Where game rules permit thin strips of film can also be applied to the sides of the barrel as an additional precaution although the barrel is relatively unlikely to shatter in use. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140073463 | Ball Bat - A ball bat includes a bat body, a first tube and a second tube. The bat body has a barrel section having an upper receiving space, a knob section opposite to the barrel section, and a handle section interconnecting the barrel and knob sections and defining a lower receiving space. The bat body includes a plurality of wooden pieces, each of which has a connecting region that is formed with an upper groove as a portion of the upper receiving space, a lower groove as a portion of the lower receiving space, and a separating part separating the upper groove from the lower groove. The first tube is disposed in the upper receiving space. The second tube is disposed in the lower receiving space. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140080641 | BALL BAT WITH OPTIMIZED BARREL WALL SPACING AND IMPROVED END CAP - A ball bat extending about an axis, and configured for hitting a ball. The bat including a barrel portion coupled to a handle portion, a tubular sleeve positioned within the barrel portion, and an end cap. The barrel portion is formed of a fiber composite material, and includes a proximal end region, a distal end region, and an inner and outer layer. The layers are separated by a first separation configured to allow for independent movement between the layers upon impact with the ball. The sleeve is coupled to the handle portion. A portion of the sleeve is separated from the inner layer by a second separation within the range of 0.030 to 0.125 inch when measured radially from the axis. Upon impact, the barrel portion deflects inwardly such that the inner wall operably engages the sleeve. The cap is coupled to the sleeve and to the barrel portion. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080642 | BALL BAT WITH OPTIMIZED BARREL WALL SPACING AND IMPROVED END CAP - A ball bat extending along an axis configured for hitting a ball. The bat including a handle portion, a barrel portion coupled to the handle portion, a tubular sleeve positioned within the barrel portion, and an end cap. The barrel portion includes proximal and distal end regions, and a central region. The end cap is coupled to the sleeve and to the barrel portion by an adhesive. The end cap includes an end wall and an annular wall proximally extending from an inner surface of the end wall. The annular wall is configured to engage an inner surface of a distal end region of the sleeve. The annular wall defines at least one through-wall opening configured for facilitating flow of the adhesive through and about the annular wall during the coupling of the end cap to the barrel portion. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140100065 | ROLLED BASEBALL BAT - An improved laminated bat is presented using a wood inner core that maintains a constant “feel” to the bat when a ball is struck. The use of a wood inner core further ensure consent thermal expansion and bending as the bat is used to impact a ball. Progressively narrower veneer sheets of wood are heated to bond thermoset glue on the inner core to approximate the finished contour of the bat. Veneer layers are also pressed onto the bat thereby providing a completely bonded bat with any air bubbles removed when the last layer of veneer is rolled onto the bat. This reduces the amount of post processing of the bat and results in a nearly finished shape when the veneer is applied. The overlapping wood grain increases the strength of the bat and eliminated inconsistencies with hitting a ball at a particular side of the bat. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140148280 | JOINTED BAT - A jointed bat includes a barrel, a handle, and a glue. The barrel is tubular and has one end fixedly connected to a top cap and the other end having a tapered first joint portion. An opening is formed at the end of the first joint portion. The handle is tubular and has one end fixedly connected to a knob and the other end having a tapered resilient second joint portion. At least a relief slit is formed at an end of the second joint portion. A dam protrudes from the second joint portion and abuts against an inner wall of the first joint portion. The second joint portion penetrates the opening to fit inside the first joint portion. The glue is filled between and fixedly connected between the first and second joint portions. Therefore, requirements for precision in production of the barrel and the handle are reduced. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140148281 | Ball Bat - A ball bat includes a hollow handle segment, a wooden barrel segment and a reinforcing segment. The handle segment has a handle section, a connecting section that has an outer diameter smaller than that of the handle section, and an abutment section that is disposed between the handle and connecting sections. The barrel segment has an abutment end section, a top end section that is opposite to the handle section of the handle segment, and an insertion hole that extends from the abutment end section toward the top end section. The connecting section is inserted into the insertion hole. The abutment end section abuts against the abutment section. The reinforcing segment is sleeved on the abutment end section. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140162813 | BAT WITH BIFURCATED INTERNAL CAVITIES - A tubular bat is provided whereby at least one diaphragm is located within the internal cavity of the bat. The diaphragm is fastened at its peripheral edge to the inner surface of the bat wall, thereby dividing the internal cavity into two separated cavities, thus creating two sweet spots, or shifting the existing sweet spot forward towards the distal end of the bat. This improves player performance by providing an expanded number of optimal hitting zones or by moving the optimal hitting zone farther from the bat handle. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140206483 | TAPERED ISOLATING ELEMENT FOR A BALL BAT AND SYSTEM FOR USING SAME - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a handle portion, a barrel portion and an injection molded element non-removably attached to the handle member. The barrel portion has a proximal region and a distal region spaced apart by a central region. The element has a tapered proximal region and barrel engaging region. The barrel engaging region of the element non-removably engages the proximal region of the barrel portion. The bat has a total length measured from a proximal end of the handle portion to a distal end of the barrel portion. The handle portion has a length that is less than 70 percent of the total length. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206484 | TAPERED ISOLATING ELEMENT FOR A BALL BAT AND SYSTEM FOR USING SAME - A ball bat includes a handle portion having a generally uniform outer diameter with respect to a longitudinal axis, a barrel portion and an element coupled to the handle member. The barrel portion has a proximal and distal regions spaced apart by a central region. The element has a tapered proximal region and barrel engaging region. The element has a tubular wall defining a bore for receiving the handle member, and an outer wall extending over a portion of its length. The outer wall is spaced apart from the tubular wall by at least one rib. The barrel engaging region non-removably engages the proximal region of the barrel portion. The bat has a total length measured from a proximal end of the handle portion to a distal end of the barrel portion. The handle portion has a length that is less than 70 percent of the total length. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206485 | TAPERED ISOLATING ELEMENT FOR A BALL BAT AND SYSTEM FOR USING SAME - A ball bat extending about a longitudinal axis and includes a handle portion, a barrel portion, an injection molded element, and a tubular insert. The handle portion has a generally uniform outer diameter. The barrel portion has proximal and distal regions spaced apart by a central region. The element includes a tubular inner wall defining a longitudinal bore. The element is non-removably attached to the handle member. The element includes a tapered proximal region, a barrel engaging region, and an insert engaging region for engaging the insert. The insert engaging region includes a stop for inhibiting longitudinal movement of the insert. The barrel engaging region non-removably engages the proximal region. The bat having a total length measured from a proximal end of the handle portion to a distal end of the barrel portion. The handle portion has a length that is less than 70 percent of the total length. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140235378 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE - Support structures and bats such as those that may be used in the game of baseball are disclosed herein. Certain embodiments include a plurality of appendages within a bat barrel that both arc toward the bat barrel and form an arc adjacent to the inside of the bat barrel. Sport structures having a central hub within the barrel of a bat are also disclosed. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140274496 | Multilayered Ball Bats - In one instance, the disclosure is a multilayered ball bat comprising multiple sheets of wood or other material. The sheets of wood can be uniform in thickness and are bonded together with adhesive. The sheets can also be made of fiberglass-reinforced wood. The sheets run the length of the bat, from the end-cap to the knob. The sheets are planar and run parallel to each other. Each sheet has two terminal sides. When the sheets are bonded together, the terminal sides form the hitting surfaces of the ball bat. The ball bat can also have multiple layers of different varieties of wood, with a less dense wood making up the top and bottom layers of the ball bat and a denser wood making up the middle layer of the ball bat. By using multiple sheets of uniform thickness, the ball bat is more break-resistant with an acceptable weight for swinging. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140323251 | Baseball Bat Survival Apparatus - A hollow and open-ended baseball bat containing a survival kit secured inside the bat by a removable end cap and designed to be used in an emergency situation as both a blunt impact weapon, and as a means of carrying the survival kit. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140342855 | BAT CUSTOMIZATION SYSTEM - A bat including a barrel, a barrel taper, a first connector portion carried by the barrel taper, a handle, and a second connector portion extending from the handle portion. The barrel has a distal portion, a proximal portion and an internal bore. The barrel taper axially engages the proximal portion of the barrel from within the internal bore. The second connector portion cooperates with the first connector portion to axially draw the barrel taper against the internal bore to connect the barrel to the handle. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342856 | BALL BAT WITH GOVERNED PERFORMANCE - A ball bat includes a barrel in which one or more stiffening elements or damping elements, or both, are located. The stiffening or damping elements may be positioned at a variety of locations, and may have a variety of configurations, for selectively reducing the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the bat's moment of inertia. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150045155 | Toy Bat and Projectile Launcher - A toy assembly that includes a bat structure and balls. The bat structure can be used to bat a ball like a traditional baseball bat. The bat structure can also be loaded with a ball, wherein the bat structure can launch the ball pneumatically. The bat structure has a cylindrical section. A piston head is disposed within the cylindrical section. A ball retention ring is coupled to the end of the cylindrical section. A tapered section of the bat structure is coupled to the opposite end of the cylindrical section. A handle is attached to the tapered section using a mechanical connector. A piston rod is coupled to both the handle and the piston head. A ball is set into the ball retaining ring. The piston head can then be advanced within the bat structure. This creates high pressure that eventually launches the ball. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150094174 | Ball Bat - A ball bat includes a bat body and a core unit. The bat body has a barrel section, a knob section, and a handle section. The barrel section has an upper receiving space defined by a space-defining surface. The handle section interconnects the barrel section and the knob section. The bat body includes a plurality of wooden pieces, each having a connecting region that is formed with an upper groove as a portion of the upper receiving space. The space-defining surface is formed with a plurality of adhesive-receiving grooves in spatial communication with the upper receiving space. The core unit has a tube disposed in the upper receiving space and adhered to the space-defining surface. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150290510 | BALL BAT INCLUDING A STIFFENING ELEMENT IN THE BARREL - A ball bat includes a barrel in which one or more stiffening elements are located. The stiffening element may be positioned at a variety of locations, and may have a variety of configurations, for selectively limiting the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the bat's moment of inertia. In one configuration, the stiffening element includes two radially outer flanges, a radially inner flange, and two web members connecting the outer flanges to the inner flange. The radially outer surfaces of the radially outer flanges contact, and may be affixed to, the inner surface of the barrel wall. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150360104 | BALL BAT WITH AN EXTERNAL WALL IN THE BARREL REGION - A ball bat includes a handle and a main barrel. An external wall or sleeve is positioned around the main barrel and separated from the main barrel by a gap. The gap provides a bat barrel with relatively low stiffness and high radial compliance, resulting in performance advantages and improved feel. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160001148 | BUTT-END DEVICE OR KNOB FOR A SPORTS IMPLEMENT - A butt-end device or knob for a sports implement with a handle for holding the sports implement. The butt-end device or knob has an inner member or inner surface mountable adjacent to a longitudinal end of the handle and a hand-engaging surface to engage a user's hand when holding the handle, the hand-engaging surface being movable relative to the handle in order to follow movement of the user's hand when the user swings the sports implement. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160089586 | ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT SPORTS BAT SYSTEM - A sports bat system includes a bat body, a barrel end assembly and a handle end assembly. The bat body includes a barrel section and a handle section that is connected to the barrel section. The barrel end assembly is secured to the barrel section. The barrel end assembly can include a removable first weight. The handle end assembly is secured to the handle section. The handle end assembly can include a removable second weight. The first weight and the second weight can be interchangeable with one another. The barrel end assembly can include a first weight retainer that is fixedly secured to the barrel section and selectively retains the first weight. The sports bat system can also include plurality of removable first weights that are alternately retained by the first weight retainer. In some embodiments, each of the first weights can have a different mass from one another, can be the same size and shape as one another and/or can be formed from a different material from one another. The handle end assembly can include a second weight retainer that is fixedly secured to the handle section and selectively retains the second weight. The sports bat system can also include a plurality of second weights that are alternately retained by the second weight retainer. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160096092 | Ball Launching, Hitting, and Catching Toy - An active play toy shaped substantially like a baseball bat has a proximal handle section grippable by a user and a distal launching section rotatably attached to the handle section and rotatably movable with respect to the handle section from a first angled striking configuration to a second substantially straight configuration by swinging the toy. The angle between the handle section and the launching section in the striking configuration is substantially between 90° and 120° and preferably about 105°. One or more detent mechanisms keep the toy in at least one of the first or second configurations until moved by the user. One such detent mechanism keeps the toy in the first angled striking configuration until the toy is swung like a bat by the user. A scalloped ball holding region may be formed in a distal portion of the launching section for holding and/or catching a ball. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160121182 | Baseball bat - This utility model discloses a type of baseball bat that falls within the baseball paraphernalia and is composed of a hitting part and a handle part; the inside of the hitting part is a hollow cavity, and the hitting—part wall body is of unequal wall-thickness construction. Different sections of the hitting part may hit the baseball when hitting. The wall body of hitting part is of an unequal wall-thickness construction, therefore, different resilience effect may be achieved by the hitting part with different wall thickness, the hitting effect of each stroke is different, and the pitch of baseball achieved by baseball bat makes it hard for an attacker to catch the baseball. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160129325 | BARREL FOR A BAT ASSEMBLY AND BALL BAT - The present disclosure is directed to a barrel comprising cast metal, composite or plastic for use in a bat assembly; a bat assembly comprising a barrel portion, an end cap and a handle; and a ball bat. The barrel may have uniform wall thickness or may include structural elements disposed on an inner surface to improve stiffness and reduce weight. The barrel and bat may further comprise a weighted insert for an asymmetrical center of gravity, allowing controlled spin to be imparted on a struck ball based on the angular orientation of the bat. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160129330 | SLIDING HANDLE TRAINING BAT - A training bat has a central rod extending through the longitudinal length of the bat. A knob may be located at a proximal end of the bat. A handle located immediately distal to the knob may slide along the length of the rod. A cone section may be located distal to the handle. The knob and cone section may limit the longitudinal sliding of the handle. A barrel section may be located distal to the cone section. If the barrel section includes an interior chamber, the distal end of the barrel section may include a removable cap. Weights, springs, pins and other objects may be located inside the barrel section. Electrical components or other devices may also be included in the cone section, barrel section or cap. The handle may include an acoustic chamber and an amplifying chamber to provide for emission of a sound when the bat is swung. The acoustic chamber and amplifying chamber may also incorporate safety features. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160158613 | VARIABLE STIFFNESS STRIKING IMPLEMENT - A variable stiffness striking implement, such as, for example, a ball bat typically used in baseball, softball, or rubber ball. The striking implement, preferably has a separate barrel and handle and includes a variable stiffness assembly which results in the user being able to adjust stiffness. This is accomplished by the user selecting a stiffness member having a desired hardness and inserting the selected stiffness around the handle and abutting the end of the barrel closest to the handle end and using a cap to hold the stiffness member in place, or, if desired by the user, the striking implement may be used without a stiffness member. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160184681 | BALL BAT BARREL WITH LUMINESCENT INTERIOR - A ball bat barrel has an interior surface and a luminescent layer on the interior surface. The luminescent layer, upon being charged, emits light that indicates tampering with the interior surface. | 06-30-2016 |
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