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US 2020/0276484 A1Published application
Baseball or softball bat with adjustable sound generator
AssigneeXiamen Pheasant Hi-Tech Aluminum Co., Ltd.
InventorsThu Van Nguyen, Renqin Zhang, Chi-Hung Lee
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Abstract
A baseball or softball bat having a sound generator disposed therein. A resilient member retains a knocker in relation to an inner surface of the bat when the sound generator is in an inactive, at-rest state. Upon an impact of the barrel with an object, the resilient member flexes or is deformed causing the knocker to strike an inner surface of the bat and generate a simulated bat impact sound.
Claims21
A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a vibration dampener disposed within the barrel that dampens or eliminates vibrations from the barrel to the handle when the barrel strikes an object;
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- a sound generator disposed within the bat comprising a knocker attached to a resilient member, wherein upon an impact of the barrel with an object, the resilient member flexes or is deformed causing the knocker to strike an inner surface of the bat and generate a simulated bat impact sound.
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A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel extending from the handle;
- a sound generator disposed within the barrel comprising a knocker attached to a resilient member, wherein upon an impact of the barrel with an object, the resilient member flexes or is deformed causing the knocker to strike an inner surface of the barrel and generate a simulated bat impact sound;
- wherein the knocker is comprised of a metal or a similar hard material so as to generate the simulated bat impact sound upon striking the inner surface of the barrel;
- and
- wherein the resilient member comprises a spacer of a resilient material that retains the knocker in relation to the inner surface of the barrel when the sound generator is in an inactive state
- wherein the sound generator is attached to a portion of the handle extending into the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.