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US 2014/0150564 A1Published application
Compression measurement device
OwnerRichard A. BRANDTinventor
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Abstract
Performance of an article of sporting equipment, such as a ball bat, is measured by applying a force through a spring of known elastic properties to compress the article of sporting equipment. Compliance of the article of sporting equipment to a known standard is based on the compression of the article of sporting equipment.
Claims8
1-27. (canceled)
A method of measuring the compression of an article of sporting equipment whose elasticity is restricted by a known standard comprising:
- supporting the article of sporting equipment on a support;
- applying a force through a spring of known elastic properties to compress the supported article of sporting equipment;
- and,
- indicating compliance of the article of sporting equipment to the known standard based on the compression of the article of sporting equipment,
- wherein the applying step comprises applying the force to the article of sporting equipment to compress the article of sporting equipment between the support and a compression plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.