Bat having fiber-fused core section and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A bat has a core section made from wood or grass material fibers artificially fused together and an outer section for substantially surrounding the core section. The core section can be made exclusively of bamboo fibers artificially fused together. The outer section has opposite bottom and top subsections and opposite side subsections, adhered to corresponding sides of the core section. The outer section can be made of bamboo strips. The bat also has an insert or plug made of a wood material. The insert or plug is disposed in a void provided in a distal end portion of the bat.

主权项

1. An elongated article extending along a longitudinal axis and having a distal end and a proximal end along the axis, the article comprising:
an elongated core section extending along the axis, the core section consisting of a plurality of material fibers, each material fiber having a surrounding adhesive coating for bonding the material fibers together; an outer section extending along the axis, the outer section substantially surrounding the core section; a void in a distal end portion of the article; and an insert disposed in the void, wherein the core section comprises a substantially square cross section having opposite left and right sides and opposite top and bottom sides, and wherein the article comprises a bat and wherein the core section of the bat consisting of a plurality of bamboo fibers fused together and the insert of the bat is made of a wood material.