US20070232422A1 - Baseball bat with a break resistant structure - Google Patents
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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- the present invention relates generally to baseball bats, and, more particularly, to an improved baseball bat having a break resistant structure.
- a well-known alternative is to use metal in a ball bat's construction. This has several problems, including particularly the increasing costs of such metal bats and the prohibition against such bats by Major League Baseball.
- the improved bat must at least include a reinforcing structure which reduces the incidence of breakage.
- the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a baseball bat which has a reinforcing structure on the critical stress area of a baseball bat to reduce the incidence of breakage.
- Another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved baseball bat that can have the all advantages of the wooden materials.
- a still further objective of the present invention is to provide a novel break resistant baseball bat that has a vibration absorbing area to reduce the vibration created by impact with a ball, and thereby minimizes the likelihood of breakage.
- a baseball bat which comprises a main body and a reinforced core.
- the main body is made of wooden materials so that the bat should have the all advantages of the wooden materials.
- the main body is an elongated circular bat and includes a handle portion, a barrel portion defining a ball hitting portion, and an outwardly tapered intermediate portion between the handle portion and the barrel portion.
- the reinforced core is made of bamboo materials and is disposed within the main body extending along the axis thereof. Whereby the bat provided by the present invention can have a break resistant advantage contributed by the bamboo core to reduce the incidence of breakage.
- a specific feature of the present invention is that the reinforced core is laminated from a plurality of layers of bamboo plate so that the nodes of bamboo materials will not be fixed on a stationary position.
- a still further feature of the present invention is that there is a vibration absorbing area near the ball hitting portion of the bat so that the vibration created by impact with a ball will be reduced, and thereby minimizes the likelihood of breakage.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baseball bat in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the baseball bat as shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a longitudinal-sectional view of the baseball bat as shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a longitudinal-sectional view of a baseball bat in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a longitudinal-sectional view of a baseball bat in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the bat 10 has a main body 20 and a reinforced core 30 .
- the main body 20 is made of wooden materials, such as ash or maple.
- the main body 20 has a barrel portion 22 to define a ball hitting portion and a handle portion 24 with a knob 25 on the end thereof.
- An outwardly tapered intermediate portion 26 forms a transition between the handle portion 24 and the barrel portion 22 .
- the reinforced core 30 is an elongated rod having a circular cross section and embedded in the main body 20 extending along the axis of the main body 20 .
- the core 30 is made from five layers of bamboo plate 32 which are laminated together by a suitable adhesive.
- the diameter of the core 30 is 15 mm and the diameter of the barrel portion 22 of the body 20 is 63 mm.
- the layers of bamboo plate 32 may vary somewhat depending upon the style of the bat. As shown in FIG. 3 , the core 30 extends through the knob 25 to the very end 28 of the bat 10 .
- the core 30 ′ may only extend through the knob 25 ′ to the barrel portion 22 ′ to form an internal room 40 near the end 28 ′ of the body 20 ′.
- a stopper 50 is plugged in an opening on the very end 28 ′ of the body 20 ′.
- the internal room 40 of the body 20 ′ can be filled with a filler 42 made of PU foam or any other suitable materials, to dampen the vibration, in other words, to increase the vibration absorbing performance of the bat in ball-hitting.
- the actual hitting test was under the condition that a testing bat hit at an impact speed of 90 mile/h against a ball moving at a velocity of 90 mile/h.
- the result of the test was that the bat 10 did not have any visible cracks after 1200 hits and the conventional bat was broken just after 120 hits.
Abstract
A baseball bat includes a main body and a reinforced core. The main body is made of wooden materials and is an elongated circular bat including a handle portion, a barrel portion defining a ball hitting portion and an outwardly tapered intermediate portion between the handle portion and the barrel portion. The reinforced core is made of bamboo materials and disposed within the main body extending along the axis thereof. Whereby the bat has a break resistant advantage contributed by the bamboo core to reduce the incidence of breakage.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to baseball bats, and, more particularly, to an improved baseball bat having a break resistant structure.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Baseball bats, particularly those constructed of wood, are well known in the art. However, their drawback is that they are easily broken during game play due to a larger shock by the ball. As a result of the drawback of the wooden bats, several alternative baseball bat structures have been developed.
- A well-known alternative is to use metal in a ball bat's construction. This has several problems, including particularly the increasing costs of such metal bats and the prohibition against such bats by Major League Baseball.
- A lesser-known alternative is proposed by U.S. Pat. No. 6,827,659 to Chen. Chen disclosed a baseball bat made of bamboo. While this construction is advantageous for strength and other reasons, the problem of ball bat breakage has still not been solved due to the rough fibers and nodes thereof.
- For the foregoing reasons, there is still a need for an improved baseball bat that can reduce construction costs and at the same time reduce the frequency of broken bats. The improved bat must at least include a reinforcing structure which reduces the incidence of breakage.
- The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a baseball bat which has a reinforcing structure on the critical stress area of a baseball bat to reduce the incidence of breakage.
- Another objective of the present invention is to provide an improved baseball bat that can have the all advantages of the wooden materials.
- A still further objective of the present invention is to provide a novel break resistant baseball bat that has a vibration absorbing area to reduce the vibration created by impact with a ball, and thereby minimizes the likelihood of breakage.
- In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a baseball bat which comprises a main body and a reinforced core. The main body is made of wooden materials so that the bat should have the all advantages of the wooden materials. The main body is an elongated circular bat and includes a handle portion, a barrel portion defining a ball hitting portion, and an outwardly tapered intermediate portion between the handle portion and the barrel portion. The reinforced core is made of bamboo materials and is disposed within the main body extending along the axis thereof. Whereby the bat provided by the present invention can have a break resistant advantage contributed by the bamboo core to reduce the incidence of breakage.
- A specific feature of the present invention is that the reinforced core is laminated from a plurality of layers of bamboo plate so that the nodes of bamboo materials will not be fixed on a stationary position.
- A still further feature of the present invention is that there is a vibration absorbing area near the ball hitting portion of the bat so that the vibration created by impact with a ball will be reduced, and thereby minimizes the likelihood of breakage.
- These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a baseball bat in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the baseball bat as shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal-sectional view of the baseball bat as shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal-sectional view of a baseball bat in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal-sectional view of a baseball bat in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. - Referring now to the drawings, a
baseball bat 10 of a traditional configuration and size is shown. Thebat 10 has amain body 20 and a reinforcedcore 30. - The
main body 20 is made of wooden materials, such as ash or maple. Themain body 20 has abarrel portion 22 to define a ball hitting portion and ahandle portion 24 with aknob 25 on the end thereof. An outwardly taperedintermediate portion 26 forms a transition between thehandle portion 24 and thebarrel portion 22. - The reinforced
core 30 is an elongated rod having a circular cross section and embedded in themain body 20 extending along the axis of themain body 20. In this embodiment, thecore 30 is made from five layers ofbamboo plate 32 which are laminated together by a suitable adhesive. The diameter of thecore 30 is 15 mm and the diameter of thebarrel portion 22 of thebody 20 is 63 mm. - The layers of
bamboo plate 32 may vary somewhat depending upon the style of the bat. As shown inFIG. 3 , thecore 30 extends through theknob 25 to thevery end 28 of thebat 10. - However, as shown in
FIG. 4 , according the aspect of the present invention, thecore 30′ may only extend through theknob 25′ to thebarrel portion 22′ to form aninternal room 40 near theend 28′ of thebody 20′. Astopper 50 is plugged in an opening on thevery end 28′ of thebody 20′. Thus, when hitting the ball, the area adjacent to thevery end 28′ of thebody 20′ will be compressed and deform, energy loss due to the ball deformation can be suppressed, and that reduces the stress in the critical stress area which is most likely to break. In addition, as vibration in ball-hitting is absorbed by theinternal room 40, batter's hands will not be benumbed. - Further, it must understand that according the aspect of the present invention, as shown in
FIG. 5 , theinternal room 40 of thebody 20′ can be filled with afiller 42 made of PU foam or any other suitable materials, to dampen the vibration, in other words, to increase the vibration absorbing performance of the bat in ball-hitting. - In order to verify the effect of the bat according to the present invention, an actual hitting test was conducted, using the
bat 10 according to the present invention as described above and a conventional baseball bat made of maple with a barrel portion thereof having a 63 mm diameter. - The actual hitting test was under the condition that a testing bat hit at an impact speed of 90 mile/h against a ball moving at a velocity of 90 mile/h. The result of the test was that the
bat 10 did not have any visible cracks after 1200 hits and the conventional bat was broken just after 120 hits. - It is therefore apparent that the present invention discloses a baseball bat with a break resist structure which is a vast improvement over prior art wooden bats and the like.
Claims (6)
1. A baseball bat comprising:
an elongated and substantially circular cross sectional shaped main body including a handle portion, a barrel portion defining a ball hitting portion, and an outwardly tapered intermediate portion between said handle portion and said barrel portion;
said main body being made of wooden materials;
a reinforced core disposed within said main body extending along the axis thereof; and
said core being made of bamboo materials.
2. The baseball bat according to claim 1 , wherein said core is an elongated rod having a circular cross section.
3. The baseball bat according to claim 1 , wherein said core extends from said handle portion through said barrel portion to a very end of said main body.
4. The baseball bat according to claim 1 , wherein said core extends from said handle portion to said barrel portion to form an internal room in said main body adjacent to a very end thereof.
5. The baseball bat according to claim 4 , further comprising a filler filled in said internal room for dampening vibration.
6. The baseball bat according to claim 1 , wherein said core is laminated from a plurality of layers of bamboo plate.
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US20040029660A1 (en) * | 2002-08-08 | 2004-02-12 | Chen Sam H. | Laminated sport bat with internal chamber |
US6827659B1 (en) * | 2003-09-29 | 2004-12-07 | Shih-Pao Chen | Bat structure made of plant |
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US8870688B2 (en) * | 2008-11-05 | 2014-10-28 | Pinnacle Sports Equipment Co. Inc. | Bat having fiber-fused core section and method of manufacturing the same |
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