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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Makoto Watari, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Shimohira, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Watari, Yokohama, JP;
Katsumi Shimohira, Yokohama, JP;
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A bat includes a handle having a handle joint, a barrel having a barrel joint and a barrel joint opening at an end of the barrel joint, and a connector connecting the handle joint and barrel joint together. The barrel joint has a first support hole formed proximal to the barrel joint opening, a second support hole formed distal to the barrel joint opening and having a larger diameter than the first support hole, and a receiver formed between the first and second support holes orthogonal to an axis of the holes. The connector has a handle connection connected to the handle joint, a first barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the first support hole, a second barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the second support hole.