Laminated blank for machining into a bat
US7438656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2102/18
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present technology relates to laminated ball bats and a methodology for making the same. The disclosed technology provides for a laminated blank suitable for machining into a laminated bat having a generic bat shape (such as a bat consisting of a handle and a barrel where the handle has a smaller diameter than the barrel) that offers greater flexibility in changing the bat's weight distribution. Using lamination technology, various portions of a blank may be constructed having different densities (and associated weights) thereby decoupling such blank's length/weight properties. Such technology provides a method of positioning a bat's center of mass (CM) at various locations along the bat thereby changing the location of the bat's sweet spot zone center. Bats constructed in accordance with the disclosed technology may have a variety of pre-selected weight distributions while maintaining a particular bat shape and a particular overall bat weight.
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