Hollow bat
OwnerWilliam Merrittinventor
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Abstract
A hollow baseball bat having a hollow elongated ball hitting portion of a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and a flattened curved hitting face is internally braced by elongated substantially plate-like members disposed between the hitting face portion and other interior surfaces of the ball hitting portion. Various forms of braces and attachment to the interior of the hitting portion are disclosed.
Claims7
A baseball bat comprising a hollow, unitary elongated head of substantially triangular cross-sectional shape, an elongated handle and an elongated intermediate portion interconnecting the head and the handle, said head having an elongated, arcuate, ball hitting portion, two elongated somewhat arcuate side members laterally disposed on each side of the ball hitting portion and converging to form a corner of the triangular cross-sectional shape opposite the said hitting portion, and elongated brace means internally carried by the head between the ends of the arc of the ball hitting portion and structurally secured to at least one of the elongated side members to divide the unsupported portion of the ball contacting surface into at least two segments and distribute the impact of a force applied to the said large ball contacting surface directly to at least one of the side members of the bat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.