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US 5,766,104 AGranted
Toy striking implements
AssigneeAmloid Corporation
InventorMichael P. Albarelli, Jr.
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Abstract
A toy striking implement in the form of a baseball bat especially well-suited to manufacture by injection molding includes a striking portion having longitudinally spaced apart semi-annular ribs supported and reinforced by a central web in the form of a solid blade-like wall and external stringers spaced laterally from the web, and a gripping portion molded unitary with the striking portion for gripping and swinging the striking implement.
Claims20
A toy striking implement particularly well-suited for manufacture by injection molding of a synthetic polymeric material, the implement comprising:
- an elongate body extending longitudinally between opposite first and second ends and including a striking portion and a gripping portion;
- the striking portion of the body having:
- a longitudinal length;
- an outer contour configuration including longitudinal profile components and lateral profile components;
- a web extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end, the web including laterally opposite edges and opposite faces extending between the laterally opposite edges, each edge following a web-edge profile corresponding to a longitudinal profile component of the outer contour configuration of the striking portion;
- a plurality of ribs spaced from one another longitudinally along the striking portion to establish spaces between adjacent ribs, the ribs intersecting the web along the edges of the web, each rib being placed at an individual longitudinal location along the web and following a rib profile corresponding to a lateral profile component of the outer contour configuration of the striking portion, the ribs and spaces being grouped in laterally opposite first and second sets of ribs and spaces, the first set of ribs and spaces being staggered longitudinally with respect to the second set of ribs and spaces such that the ribs of the first set are located laterally opposite the spaces of the second set and the ribs of the second set are located laterally opposite the spaces of the first set;
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- stringers spaced laterally from the opposite faces of the web and joining the ribs of the first set to the ribs of the second set, the stringers extending along stringer profiles corresponding to further longitudinal profile components of the outer contour configuration of the striking portion;
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- the gripping portion of the body having a hand grip extending between the striking portion and the second end of the body.
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