US 5,179,255 AGranted

Baseball bat having the functions of resonators and microphones

OwnerPeter S. Y. Yehinventor

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Abstract

A baseball bat having the functions of resonators and microphones is designed to be hollow and has a receiver cup disposed at its inner top end in such a manner that a spring may be hooked to its bottom while the other end of the spring is hooked to a tuning bar fixed at an end cap fittedly adhered to the bottom end of the bat. Besides, a plurality of sound-amplifying holes are formed on the surface of the bat at proper positions. Whenever the bat is vibrated by external force, the spring inside it shall vibrate accordingly and the sound-wave so produced resonates within the hollow bat which serves as a resonance box. When the sound-wave passes through the sound-amplifying holes on the surface of the bat, a special striking tone shall be produced. Such special tone can be produced either when the bat stikes a ball or when the bat is purposely vibrated or waved. When speaking into the receiver cup, the wave of voice may be amplified through the resonance effect of the hollow bat. No battery is needed in this baseball bat to achieve the above said functions and therefore, no public pollution by waste batteries shall occur due to this bat.

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Dependent claims

A baseball bat having the functions of resonators and microphones comprising a bat body, a receiver cup, a spring, and end cap, a receiver member, and a lashing ring;

said bat body being designed to be hollow so as to serve as a resonance box and having a plurality of sound-amplifying holes formed at its handle part as well as at a place near its top end;
through said sound-amplifying holes, resonant sound produced by said hollow bat body passing and being amplified;
said receiver cup being in form of a cup, having proper wall thickness, and being disposed at inner top of said hollow bat body while its bottom being connected with said spring of which the tension is properly adjustable;
said end cap being fittedly fixed to bottom end of said bat body with suitable adhesive material permitting another end of said spring to hook thereto;
two bulgy heads being separately and oppositely formed at two inner sides of said end cap corresponding to end rim of said bat body in order for a gap to exist between said end cap and said bat body;
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said receiver member being provided at top end of said bat body and fixed thereto with suitable adhesive material and said lashing ring;
a plurality of openings being formed on said lashing ring at positions corresponding to said sound-amplifying holes near top end of said bat body;
and a plurality of tiny holes being formed on top surface of said receiver member within area corresponding to upward opening of said receiver cup.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 07/763,201Filed 20 Sep 1991
Granted: 12 Jan 1993
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A63B 59/59
Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball: with sound generators, e.g. with internal movable members therefor
A63B 59/50
Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00: substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for…
G10K 11/08
Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise…
A63B 60/52
Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like: with slits