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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Easton Baseball/softball Inc., Van Nuys, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hsing-Yen Chuang, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Dewey Chauvin, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
EASTON BASEBALL/SOFTBALL INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 59/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 59/06 (2013.01); A63B 59/50 (2015.10); A63B 59/51 (2015.10); A63B 59/54 (2015.10); A63B 2102/18 (2015.10); A63B 2209/02 (2013.01); A63B 2209/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ball bat includes one or more low-durability regions fortified by one or more reinforcing elements, such as a structural patch. If the reinforcing element is altered or removed, the durability of the ball bat is significantly reduced. For example, if the ball bat is subjected to internal shaving or external rolling in an attempt to increase the bat's performance, the reinforcing element would be removed or damaged such that the durability of the bat is reduced to the point that the ball bat's performance remains below a specified limit.