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US 12,605,604 B2Granted
Vibration damper for a bat knob and/or end cap
OwnerThu Van Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
A baseball or softball bat includes a barrel extending from a handle having a knob. A cap defining a chamber partially filled with gel is attached to an end of the barrel or the knob for dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object.
Claims17
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the cap defining a chamber;
- and
- a gel partially filling the chamber of the cap for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- wherein a portion of the cap extends into a chamber formed in the knob.
3 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof,
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the can defining a chamber;
- and
- a gel partially filling the chamber of the cap for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- wherein the gel fills 25% to 90% of the chamber of the cap.
3 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob al an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the cap defining a chamber;
- and
- a gel partially filling the chamber of the can for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- wherein the gel has a viscosity of 1800 to 300,000 centipoise.
3 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the cap defining a chamber;
- and
- a gel partially filling the chamber of the can for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- wherein the gel has a Shore A hardness of 0-2.
3 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the cap defining a chamber;
- a gel partially filling the chamber of the cap for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- including a cover disposed over an aperture or open end of the chamber that retains the gel within the chamber.
2 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an end of the barrel or the knob, the cap defining a chamber;
- and
- a gel partially lilting the chamber of the cap for at least par tally dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object;
- wherein the cap includes a plurality of chambers that are partially filled with the gel.
3 more elements
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle having a knob at an end thereof;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a cap attached to an open end of the barrel or the knob, the cap having a side wall extending from an end wall that cooperatively define an open-ended chamber;
- and
- a polymer gel material filling between 25% and 90% of the chamber of the cap for at least partially dissipating vibrations created when the bat strikes an object.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.