A multi-component bat having threaded connection and assembly process

A process for assembling a multi-component baseball bat, comprising the steps of:

• providing a bat barrel having a threaded section;
• selecting a bat handle having a threaded section;
• interconnecting the barrel and handle in threaded engagement to define an intermediate tapered section which provides impact absorption and reduces stress on an interface of the barrel and handle resulting from repeated impacts of a ball on the bat;
• dampening vibrations created when the ball contacts the bat;
• and
• enveloping a section of the handle with an end of the barrel.

A multi-component baseball bat, comprising:

• a bat barrel having a first threaded section;
• a bat handle having a second threaded section;
• and
• means for coaxially interconnecting the first and second threaded sections in an aligned relation, to provide impact absorption and reduce stress on an interface of the barrel and handle resulting from repeated impacts of a ball on the bat;
• the interconnecting means defining, at least in part, an intermediate tapered section between the bat barrel and bat handle.

A multi-component baseball bat, comprising:

• a bat barrel having a first threaded section;
• a bat handle having a second threaded section;
• means for coaxially interconnecting the first and second threaded sections in an aligned relation, to provide impact absorption and reduce stress on an interface of the barrel and handle resulting from repeated impacts of a ball on the bat;
• the interconnecting means including a section of the handle enveloping an end of the barrel and defining, at least in part, an intermediate tapered section between the bat barrel and bat handle;
• and
• means for dampening vibrations created when the ball contacts the bat by deflecting vibrations traveling along the bat, the dampening means comprising a tapered, corrugated section.