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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
William B. Giannetti, Winnetka, CA (US);
Dewey Chauvin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Hsing-yen Chuang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
William B. Giannetti, Winnetka, CA (US);
Dewey Chauvin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Hsing-Yen Chuang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Easton Sports, Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Abstract
A ball bat includes a barrel having a radially inner surface. Graphics, or an indicator layer including graphics, that provide a visual indication of whether tampering, such as shaving, has occurred to the radially inner surface of the barrel are affixed to, applied to, or integral with the radially inner surface of the barrel. A transparent or translucent cap, or a cap including a window, is optionally attached to an end of the barrel to provide visual inspection of the internal graphics. The cap itself may additionally or alternatively include internal observable features, or external engraved or etched features, that make the cap difficult to replicate or counterfeit.