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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael D Eggiman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
DeMarini Sports, Inc., Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473566 ;
Abstract
A tubular ball bat with a performance enhancing sleeve is disclosed wherein the sleeve has improvements for better manufacturability and performance. The insert is provided with a deformable end that can be forced into a tapered portion of a bat to easily and securely couple that end of the insert to the inner surface of the bat.