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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
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 59/56 (2015.01); A63B 60/54 (2015.01); A63B 102/18 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 59/56 (2015.10); A63B 60/54 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10);
Abstract
A ball bat configured for impacting a ball. The ball bat extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a unitary bat frame and a pivot joint. The unitary bat frame includes a handle portion and a barrel portion having a distal region. The pivot joint is coupled to the distal region of the barrel portion. The pivot joint movably supports the barrel portion relative to the longitudinal axis such that the distal region of the barrel portion may pivot towards and away from the longitudinal axis about the pivot joint.