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US 2014/0235378 A1Published application
Support structure
OwnerJoel Nelson Albininventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
a bat comprising:
- a. a bat barrel having a central axis, a bat barrel internal radius, and a bat barrel internal arc radius;
- b. a first appendage;
- c. wherein the first appendage has a first appendage first portion that is adjacent to the bat barrel;
- d. wherein the first appendage first portion has a first appendage first portion arc radius greater than 80% of the bat barrel internal arc radius;
- e. wherein the first appendage has a first appendage second portion that is located further from the bat barrel than the first appendage first portion;
- f. wherein the first appendage second portion has a first appendage second portion arc radius less than or equal to 80% of the bat barrel internal arc radius;
- g. a second appendage;
- h. wherein the second appendage has a second appendage first portion that is adjacent to the bat barrel;
- i. wherein the second appendage first portion has a second appendage first portion arc radius greater than 80% of the bat barrel internal arc radius;
- j. wherein the second appendage has a second appendage second portion that is located further from the bat barrel than the second appendage first portion;
- k. wherein the second appendage second portion has a second appendage second portion arc radius less than or equal to 80% of the bat barrel internal arc radius;
- l. wherein the first appendage and the second appendage are connected within the bat barrel.
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A support structure comprising:
- a. a central hub structure having a central axis and a hub structure height;
- b. a plurality of curved spokes attached to the central hub structure;
- c. wherein the plurality of curved spokes each have a curved spoke height substantially equivalent to the hub structure height;
- d. wherein the plurality of curved spokes each have a curved spoke length extending to a support structure maximum radial distance;
- e. wherein the support structure maximum radial distance is measured from the central axis;
- f. wherein the support structure is located within the support structure maximum radial distance;
- g. wherein the plurality of curved spokes each have an outer portion;
- h. wherein each of the outer portions of the plurality of curved spokes forms a first set of surfaces;
- i. wherein the first set of surfaces lies along the support structure maximum radial distance;
- j. wherein each of the plurality of curved spokes have an internal spoke portion;
- k. wherein each of the internal spoke portions has an arcing portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.