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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:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark A. Fritzke, Portland, OR (US);
Michael D. Eggiman, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 5/906 ;
Abstract
A bat includes a handle portion, tubular impact portion and tubular insert mounted co-axially within the impact portion. A thin tubular composite member is bonded either to the inner or outer surface of the insert. Alternatively the composite member-reinforced insert may be mounted co-axially around the outer surface of the impact portion. In other embodiments, the composite member may be bonded directly to either the inner or outer surface of the impact portion.