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US 11,964,195 B2Granted
Training bat
AssigneeLeftySwag, LLC
InventorJeffrey S. Kirt
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Abstract
A bat comprises a handle section, a barrel section and a tapered section between the handle section and the barrel section. In some embodiments, the tapered section comprises discrete zones that increase in diameter from the handle section to the barrel section of the bat. In some embodiments, the tapered section comprises six discrete zones. In some embodiments, the discrete zones are one-inch in length.
Claims13
A sports training device comprising:
- a. a body comprising:
- i. a handle section having a diameter of 0.937 inches;
- ii. a barrel section having a diameter of less than 1.5 inches;
- and
- iii. a taper section between the handle section and the barrel section, the taper section having six discrete zones that each have a different maximum diameter, wherein the taper section tapers from a diameter of less than 1.50 inches at the barrel section to a diameter of 0.937 inches at the handle section, wherein the handle section and the barrel section are a same length.
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A sports training system comprising:
- a. a thin barrel bat configured to hit standard sized baseballs and softballs, the bat comprising:
- i. a handle section having a diameter of 0.937 inches;
- ii. a barrel section having a diameter of less than 1.5 inches;
- and
- iii. a taper section between the handle section and the barrel section, wherein the taper section increases in diameter from the handle section to the barrel section of the bat, wherein the handle section and the barrel section are a same length.
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A method of manufacturing a sports training device comprising:
- a. forming a bat body comprising
- i. forming a handle section with a diameter of 0.937 inches;
- ii. forming a barrel section comprising a diameter of less than 1.50 inches;
- and
- iii. forming a taper section between the handle section and the barrel section, the taper section having six discrete zones that each have a different maximum diameter, wherein the tapered section is formed such that the taper section tapers from the diameter of less than 1.50 inches at the barrel section to the diameter of 0.937 inches at the handle section, wherein the handle section and the barrel section are a same length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.