Bat having fiber/resin handle and metal hitting member and method of making
OwnerSam Cheninventor
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Abstract
A bat (10) comprises a near portion (20) and a far portion (80) joined by a weld (90). Near portion (20) generally comprises a fiber/resin composite portion (30) including a proximal end (32), a distal end (40), and a grip portion (36) therebetween, and a metal joining ring (50) including a proximal portion (54) including interlocking joining means (55), such as through bores (56) or contours (57), mechanically joining proximal portion (54) of ring (50) to distal end (40) of composite portion (30), and a distal portion (58). Far portion (80) includes a proximal portion (82) joined, such as by weld (90), to ring (50), a distal portion (87), and a barrel portion (86) therebetween.
Claims20
A bat comprising:
- a near portion comprising:
- a fiber/resin composite portion including:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- and
- a grip portion therebetween;
- a metal joining element including:
- interlocking joining means mechanically joining said metal joining element to said distal end of said composite portion;
- and
- a far portion of metal including:
- a proximal portion joined to said metal joining element;
- a distal portion;
- and
- a barrel portion therebetween.
A method of making a bat comprising the steps of
- fabricating a near portion comprising the steps of:
- providing a metal joining element including interlocking joining means;
- molding a fiber/resin composite portion having:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- and a grip portion therebetween;
- such that the distal end of the composite portion is interlockingly joined to the interlocking joining means of the metal joining element;
- providing a far portion having:
- a proximal portion;
- a distal portion;
- and
- a barrel portion therebetween;
- and
- joining the metal joining element of the near portion to the proximal portion of the far portion.
A method of fabrication of a bat comprising the steps of
- providing a near portion having:
- a metal joining element including interlocking joining means;
- and
- a fiber/resin composite portion having:
- a proximal end;
- a distal end;
- and a grip portion therebetween;
- the distal end of the fiber/resin composite portion being joined to the joining means of the metal joining element by interlocking with the locking means;
- providing a far portion having:
- a proximal portion;
- a distal portion;
- and
- a barrel portion therebetween;
- joining the metal joining element of the near portion to the proximal portion of the far portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.