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US 2017/0282030 A1Published application
A bat for playing ball games
AssigneeLimpet Sports Management B.V.
InventorPaul FOORTSE
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AssigneeLimpet Sports Management B.V.
InventorPaul FOORTSE
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A bat 10 for playing ball games comprises a handle 12 and a ball-striking head 14 having a monolithic structure comprising a pair of spaced apart outer lattices 16 which define rigid, unstressed ball-striking surfaces and a plurality of discrete internal struts 26 which are integrally moulded with the lattices so as to extend between the lattices. Each lattice includes a distributed and connected network of alternating nodal areas 22 and unobstructed openings 24. Each nodal area comprises a web having an irregular outer surface provided by perforations in the web which reduce an unpleasant high-pitched noise generated when a resilient ball having a smooth outer surface is struck by the bat.
A bat including a handle and a ball-striking head for striking resilient balls having smooth outer surfaces, the ball-striking head comprising a pair of spaced apart outer lattices which define rigid, unstressed ball-striking surfaces of the bat, each lattice including a distributed and connected network of alternating nodal areas and relatively larger unobstructed openings, wherein the lattices are interconnected by a plurality of discrete internal struts spanning the lattices, the bat being characterised in that each nodal area comprises a web having an irregular outer surface.
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