Knob simulating device for sporting equipment

The combination of a baseball bat and a knob simulating device affixed thereto, the baseball bat having a proximal end forming a knob, a distal end forming a barrel and an intermediate portion forming a shaft having a cylindrical outer surface, the knob simulating device being affixed to the shaft, the knob simulating device comprising two parts having ends, wherein the ends of one of the component parts mate with the ends of the other of the component parts to form a generally cylindrical device surrounding the shaft, each component part having a hard exterior portion and a resilient interior portion for contacting and conforming to the generally cylindrical outer surface of the shaft, the resilient interior portion retaining the knob simulating device along the generally cylindrical outer surface of the shaft, wherein the resilient interior portion comprises a plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections and wherein some of the plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the distal end of the baseball bat and some of the inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the proximal end of the baseball bat.

A device that encircles a shaft of a sporting good having a generally cylindrical outer surface, the device having a distal end and a proximal end and being comprised of a plurality of component parts that mate together to encircle the shaft and provide a hard exterior surface with at least one component having a resilient interior portion comprising a plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections, for contacting and conforming to the circular outer surface of the sporting good, wherein some of the plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the distal end and some of the inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the proximal end to contact and retain the device along the circular outer surface of the sporting good.

The combination of a baseball bat and a knob simulating device affixed thereto, the baseball bat having a proximal end forming a knob, a distal end forming a barrel and an intermediate portion forming a shaft having a cylindrical outer surface, the knob simulating device being affixed to the shaft, the knob simulating device comprising a plurality of component parts that mate together to form a generally cylindrical device surrounding the shaft, each component part having a hard exterior portion and a resilient interior portion for contacting and conforming to the generally cylindrical outer surface of the shaft, the resilient interior portion comprising a plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections wherein some of the plurality of inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the distal end of the baseball bat and some of the inwardly directed deformable projections are slanted in the direction toward the proximal end of the baseball bat, the resilient portion retaining the knob simulating device along the generally cylindrical outer surface of the shaft.