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US 8,282,516 B2Granted
Ball bat including a tamper-resistant cap
AssigneeEaston Sports, Inc.
InventorsDewey Chauvin, H. Y. Chuang
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Abstract
A ball bat includes a transparent or translucent cap attached to a bat barrel. One or more security labels are bonded or otherwise attached to the cap and the barrel such that removal of the cap damages or destroys the one or more security labels, providing an indication that the cap has been removed and that tampering with the interior of the bat may have occurred.
Claims15
A ball bat, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel connected to, or integral with, the handle;
- a transparent or translucent cap attached to a free end of the barrel;
- a security label, attached to an unexposed surface of the cap and to the barrel such that removal of the cap damages or destroys the security label.
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A ball bat, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel connected to, or integral with, the handle;
- a transparent or translucent cap attached to a free end of the barrel;
- a security label bonded to an unexposed surface of the cap via a transparent or translucent adhesive such that the security label may be viewed through the cap, and bonded to the barrel such that removal of the cap damages or destroys the security label, wherein the security label includes a holographic image or a custom image created by a reflective or wavelength-specific ink.
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A ball bat, comprising:
- a handle;
- a barrel connected to, or integral with, the handle;
- a cap attached to the barrel;
- and
- a thread or ribbon attached to an unexposed surface of the cap at a first attachment point and to the barrel at a second attachment point, wherein the tensile strength of the thread or ribbon is less than the attachment strength at the first and second attachment points such that the thread or ribbon breaks if the cap is removed from the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.