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US 6,319,157 B1Granted
Bat
OwnerCarl Wayne Broadbentinventor
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Abstract
A bat has a grip portion and an elongate, rotationally symmetric playing surface. The playing surface continuously increases in diameter towards its outer end, and the outer end is the widest part of the bat. The surface can be covered with a friction-enhancing material. The bat can be used, together with a conventional soccer ball, as a soccer practice aid.
Claims20
A bat for use as a training aid for ball games, the bat comprising:
- a rotationally symmetric body having an elongate length with opposite first and second ends;
- a grip portion at the first end of the bat body;
- a playing surface extending from the grip portion to the second end of the bat body, the playing surface of the bat body having a continuously increasing diameter as it extends from the grip portion to the second end of the body, the playing surface having its greatest diameter at the second end of the body;
- the playing surface having a shoulder at the bat body second end, the diameter of the playing surface at the shoulder increases at a substantially greater rate relative to the continuously increasing diameter of the playing surface as it extends from the grip portion to the shoulder;
- and,
- the playing surface is covered with a high friction coating.
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A bat for use as a training aid for ball games, the bat comprising:
- a rotationally symmetric body having an elongate length with opposite first and second ends;
- a grip portion at the first end of the bat body;
- a playing surface extending from the grip portion to the second end of the bat body, the playing surface of the bat body having a continuously increasing diameter as it extends from the grip portion to the second end of the body, the playing surface having its greatest diameter at the second end of the body;
- the playing surface having a shoulder at the bat body second end, and the diameter of the playing surface at the shoulder increases at a substantially greater rate relative to the continuously increasing diameter of the playing surface as it extends from the grip portion to the shoulder;
- and
- an end cap is removably attached to the second end of the bat body and the shoulder is on the end cap.
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A bat for use as a training aid for ball games, the bat comprising:
- a rotationally symmetric body having an elongate length with opposite first and second ends;
- a grip portion at the first end of the bat body;
- a playing surface extending from the grip portion to the second end of the bat body, the playing surface of the bat body having a continuously increasing diameter as it extends from the grip portion to the second end of the body, the playing surface having its greatest diameter at the second end of the body;
- the playing surface having a shoulder at the bat body second end, the diameter of the playing surface at the shoulder increases at a substantially greater rate relative to the continuously increasing diameter of the playing surface as it extends from the grip portion to the shoulder;
- the bat body has a hollow interior cavity;
- and
- an end cap is removably attached to the bat body and is removable from the bat body to provide access to the hollow interior cavity.
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A bat for use as a training aid for ball games, the bat comprising:
- a rotationally symmetric body having an elongate length with opposite first and second ends;
- a grip portion at the first end of the bat body;
- a playing surface extending from the grip portion to the second end of the bat body, the playing surface of the bat body having a continuously increasing diameter as it extends from the grip portion to the second end of the body, the playing surface having its greatest diameter at the second end of the body;
- the playing surface having a shoulder at the bat body second end, the diameter of the playing surface at the shoulder increases at a substantially greater rate relative to the continuously increasing diameter of the playing surface as it extends from the grip portion to the shoulder;
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- the bat is made of a fiber reinforced composite material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.