Baseball bat and practice device combination
US5674138A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2208/12
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A baseball bat is provided which sized and configured for use in a baseball game by itself and in combination with a practice device for use in training. The baseball bat has a knob end disposed at one end of the bat adjacent to a cylindrically shaped handle portion of the bat. The knob end has a socket hole in axial alignment with the bat. The practice device including a weight structure having a weight sized for positioning in coaxial engagement with the knob end of the baseball bat. The weight has a mass in the range of one to forty-eight ounces. The weight structure has a connecting structure projecting outwardly from the weight structure for disengageable connection within the socket hole to secure the practice device in fixed position with the knob end of the baseball bat for use in training.
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