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US 7,611,428 B2Granted
Bat with flexible handle
AssigneeMiken Sports, LLC
InventorsBiju Mathew, Matthew V. Vacek
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Abstract
Included herein is a bat for striking a ball. The bat comprises a barrel portion, transition portion attached to the barrel portion, and a handle portion attached to the transition portion. The handle portion includes a longitudinal axis and a plurality of planes substantially parallel to the axis. The adjacent planes of the plurality of planes are positioned to define apertures substantially parallel to the axis. The planes and apertures are positioned to vary the flexibility of the handle and improve bat performance for a given swing speeds.
Claims5
A bat for striking a ball, the bat comprising:
- a barrel;
- a taper attached to the barrel;
- and
- a handle attached to the taper, the handle including:
- a circumference;
- a central axis;
- a plurality of longitudinal planes of material substantially parallel to the axis, wherein adjacent longitudinal planes are positioned to define longitudinal apertures substantially parallel to the axis;
- a connecting piece substantially perpendicular to the plurality of longitudinal planes and intersecting the axis, the connecting piece including a width and a length, wherein the width varies along the length.
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