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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:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael D. Eggiman, North Plains, OR (US);
Douglas G. Guenther, Wheaton, IL (US);
Mark A. Fritzke, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A67B 5/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A67B 5/906 ;
Abstract
A bat has an elongate tubular striking member of a first material, and an elongate handle member of a second material. The handle may be of composite material laid up in selected layers and orientation to produce selected weight distribution, strength, and stiffness and improved batting capabilities. The striking member and handle member may have juncture sections which are substantially rigidly interconnected through mating configurations.