BASEBALL/SOFTBALL BAT WITH SHOCK DISSIPATION CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

摘要

A baseball or softball bat includes a handle having a grip portion adjacent to a first end thereof and a second end disposed within a proximal end of a barrel. The second end of the handle defines a recess having a cross-sectional configuration which is less than the cross-sectional areas of the handle immediately adjacent thereto. A vibration dampening sleeve is disposed over the recess and has an outer surface which engages an inner surface of the proximal end of the barrel. The sleeve may be interlockingly or threadedly engaged to the inner surface of the barrel.

主权项

1. A baseball or softball bat, comprising:
a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end; a handle comprising a first end having a grip portion adjacent thereto, and a second end disposed within the proximal end of the barrel and defining a recess having a cross-sectional configuration which is less than the cross-sectional areas of the handle immediately adjacent thereto; and a vibration dampening sleeve disposed over the recess and having an outer surface which engages an inner surface of the proximal end of the barrel.