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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Dewey Chauvin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Ian Montgomery, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Hsing-yen Chuang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Gary Filice, Moorpark, CA (US);
William Giannetti, Winnetka, CA (US);
Dewey Chauvin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Ian Montgomery, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Hsing-Yen Chuang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Gary Filice, Moorpark, CA (US);
William Giannetti, Winnetka, CA (US);
Easton Sports, Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Abstract
A ball bat includes a barrel having one or more integral features for selectively stiffening regions of the barrel. The barrel may include an indented region forming a rib projecting inwardly into the barrel. Alternatively, one or more inwardly projecting lips may be formed on adjoining barrel sections that are bonded, welded, or otherwise attached to each other, such that an integral, internal rib is formed in the barrel. The internal rib stiffens the barrel, thus reducing the barrel's BBCOR. One or more integral ribs may be provided at any desired barrel locations for selectively limiting the barrel's performance without appreciably increasing the moment of inertia of the ball bat. In another embodiment, a joint, to which two barrel sections are bonded, welded, or otherwise attached, includes an inwardly projecting member that stiffens the barrel, thus reducing the barrel's BBCOR.