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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Robert T. Thurman, Plainfield, IL (US);
Ty B. Goodwin, Vancouver, WA (US);
Joshua S. Stenzler, Portland, OR (US);
Mark A. Fritzke, Portland, OR (US);
Bradley L. Gaff, Woodridge, IL (US);
Jeffrey A. Flood, Sandy, OR (US);
Sean S. Epling, Portland, OR (US);
Wilson Sporting Goods Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for releasable attachment to a handle of a ball bat includes a base fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the handle of the bat, and at least one knob releasably coupled to the base. The base includes knob-engaging structure. The knob includes base-engaging structure to cooperate with the knob engaging structure to inhibit rotation of the knob with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat.