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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Adam G. Gray, Roseville, CA (US);
James M. Earley, Roseville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 59/50 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01); A63B 60/00 (2015.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 59/50 (2015.10); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2060/0081 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2102/182 (2015.10);
Abstract
A ball bat extending along a longitudinal axis. The bat includes a handle portion, a barrel portion and an end cap. The barrel portion includes a proximal region and a distal region. The proximal region of the barrel portion is coupled to the handle portion by a first pivot joint. The distal region of the barrel portion is coupled to the end cap by a second pivot joint. The first and second pivot joints movably support the barrel portion relative to the longitudinal axis.