US20100311525A1 - Bat - Google Patents
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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
- A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
- A63B59/50—Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball
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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
- A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
- A63B2102/18—Baseball, rounders or similar games
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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
- A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
- A63B59/50—Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball
- A63B59/55—Substantially rod-shaped bats for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for baseball with non-circular cross-section
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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
- A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
- A63B2102/20—Cricket
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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
- A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
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- the present invention relates to a bat, of the general type used in many sports for hitting a ball.
- a bat which is more suitable for training or practice sessions than the normal type of bat for any given sport.
- the present invention has been developed particularly in relation to cricket bats and baseball bats and will generally be described on that basis. However the principles of the invention are preferably applicable to other types of bats.
- bat-and-ball sports the nature of the particular bat to be used in any given sport is usually closely regulated. For example, the dimensions, construction and/or material of the bat may be carefully prescribed.
- the present invention aims to provide a bat which is more easily and comfortably usable by a batsman in training.
- the present invention provides a bat having a handle and a body, part of the body including a hitting area which in use is intended to hit a ball, wherein at least a portion of the hitting area is made of a resilient material.
- a batsman is typically able to use the bat to hit a ball for e.g. a given distance or speed, with less effort than using a regular bat. Clearly this improves the ability of the batsman to provide, for example, fielding training as explained above.
- the resiliency of the resilient material is greater than that of the rest of the body.
- Resiliency of a material is often measured by it's modulus of resilience so preferably the modulus of resilience of the resilient material is greater than the modulus of the resilience of the material used for the fabrication of some or all of the rest of the body.
- the entire hitting area of the bat is made from the, or a, resilient material.
- a further hitting area of the bat may be provided in addition to at least a part of the hitting area being provided by the resilient material.
- the further hitting area preferably is formed from a material which is stiffer, e.g. less resilient, than the resilient material.
- the further hitting area is formed of wood, plastic or metal, e.g. aluminium, as described later.
- the further hitting area is preferably formed on a surface of the bat which is opposite to that of the hitting area.
- the hitting surface and the further hitting surface may respectively be formed on the front and back surfaces of the bat, or vice versa.
- the hitting area incorporating the resilient material can be used for fast or long-range fielding practice, whereas the further hitting area can be used for other types of fielding practice, such as slip-fielding practice (using cricket as an example) where a ball might be edged or faced to a slip fielder, for example.
- the further hitting area may be formed to resemble the hitting area of a regular ball hitting area of a regular bat of the appropriate sport.
- the further hitting area may be formed to resemble the ball hitting area of a regular cricket bat, baseball bat, softball bat or rounders bat.
- the resiliency of the resilient material need not be uniform throughout the material, although preferably it is. Alternatively, the resiliency of the resilient material may vary, or even a plurality of different materials of differing resiliencies be used to create the portion of the hitting area referred to.
- the body is rigid.
- the body may be made from wood, metal, carbon fibre or glass fibre.
- typical bats in which the present invention may be used are any or all of cricket bats, softball bats, baseball bats and rounders bats.
- the non-hitting area section of the body extends adjacent to the entire hitting area so as to provide support to it.
- the portion of hitting area which is made from the resilient material may be in place of an equivalent section of hitting area which would otherwise normally be included in such a bat, i.e. a bat according to the present invention may be of the same general dimensions as a normal bat for that particular sport.
- the portion of the hitting area made from the resilient material may be in addition to the normal hitting area of the bat in question, in which case the dimensions of the bat (such as it's thickness) may be different to or greater than the normal dimensions for such a bat.
- the resilient material is a rubber or polyurethane foam material. More preferably it is a closed cellular polyurethane foam.
- the density of the resilient material may be chosen so as to provide the required level of resilience. For example, if a closed cellular polyurethane foam is being used then the density is preferably between 200 and 450 kg per m 3 , and more preferably between 300 and 350 kg per m 3 .
- the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a bat consisting of fabricating the various elements described above to produce the bat.
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a bat intended for use in relation to cricket ( FIG. 1 a shows a front view of the bat, FIG. 1 b a side view and FIG. 1 c an end view).
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of a bat incorporating aspects of the present invention, which is intended for use in relation to baseball ( FIG. 2 a shows a perspective view of the bat, FIG. 2 b an end view and FIG. 2 c a side view).
- FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of a bat incorporating aspects of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a bat which is essentially a cricket bat which includes a handle ( 2 ) attached to a body generally shown as ( 4 ).
- the handle and body are fabricated together from a single piece of material, though that is not necessarily the case.
- the dimensions of the bat are such that it is relatively short compared to a normal cricket bat.
- the ratio of handle length to body length is greater than normal.
- the ratio of handle length may be less than 1:2, more preferably less than 2:3 and perhaps even as low as 1:1.
- the body has a hitting area shown generally as ( 6 ).
- a portion of the hitting area ( 8 ) (seen more clearly in FIG. 1 b ) is made of a resilient material, and in particular preferably a material which is more resilient than that of the rest of the body.
- the area of resilient material ( 8 ) makes up almost all of the total hitting area of the bat. In other examples, the area of the resilient material may be less than the total hitting area.
- the resilient material ( 8 ) is effectively an additional layer of material fixed (e.g. by glue) onto what would otherwise be the normal hitting area ( 10 ) of a typical cricket bat.
- the portion ( 10 ) of the body which would otherwise be the normal hitting area extends adjacent to the entire hitting area ( 8 ) so as to provide support to it.
- the area ( 12 ) of the body closest to the handle ( 2 ) is tapered or waisted.
- the rear area ( 14 ) of the body is shaped so as to form a ridge ( 16 ) at the back of the body along it's length to help provide the appropriate bat characteristics.
- the typical dimensions of the bat of FIG. 1 may be as follows: body length 35-45 cm, handle length 25-30 cm, body width 9-11 cm.
- the typical weight of this bat is 1-1.25 kg.
- the bat may have a strengthening rod (not shown) through the centre of the blade, e.g. made of carbon fibre.
- the resilient material used on hitting area ( 8 ) may be any suitable material providing the desired resilient characteristics to give the appropriate bat performance.
- particularly suitable materials are rubber and polyurethane foam, in particular closed cellular polyurethane foam.
- the thickness of the layer resilient material and the density of the material chosen may be related and may depend on the performance characteristics required. In one example, where the resilient material is a closed cellular polyurethane foam, the density of the foam is between 300 and 350 kg per metre 3 .
- the thickness (i.e. depth) of the resilient material is 2-4 cm, preferably around 3 cm.
- Other types of polyurethane foam may also be suitable, for example polyether based polyurethane foam, reticulated polyurethane foam, or polyisocyanurate foam. Trade names of two suitable materials are VulcalanTM and VulcacelTM.
- Typical materials for the manufacture of the main body of the bat are the usual materials for cricket bats i.e. wood of various types (willow, poplar, ash, beech, hickory), composite materials (carbon fibre, Kevlar or glass fibre) or metal (DEG aluminium).
- the rear area ( 14 ) of the bat may not form the ridge ( 16 ) but may form a further hitting area instead.
- the further hitting area may be formed to function as a hitting area similar to that of a regular bat.
- the bat may be reversible to provide two hitting areas, one hitting area which incorporates the area of resilient material, the (further) other hitting area preferably being formed of a respectively different material which would e.g. typically be used to make up the regular hitting area of a regular bat in the appropriate sport, e.g. the further hitting area may be formed as a cricket bat ball hitting face.
- the different material may be any of the typical materials set out in the preceding paragraph.
- the different material may be the same as the material from which the body of the bat is formed.
- the different material is preferably stiffer, e.g. less resilient, than the resilient material(s) described herein.
- the different material is preferably less compliant than the resilient material(s) described herein.
- FIG. 2 shows a different embodiment of a bat incorporating the present invention.
- the bat is of the style typically used in baseball, softball or rounders (depending on size).
- it consists of a handle ( 20 ) connected to a generally cylindrical body ( 22 ).
- the body ( 22 ) has a hitting area ( 24 ), which in this particular example is made of a resilient material, which again is preferably a material of a different resilience to the rest of the body ( 22 ). Also in this example, the entire hitting area is made of the resilient material, but as before this need not be the case. However, unlike the cricket bat example of FIG. 1 , with this particular style of bat the resilient material is effectively used in place of a part of the body which would otherwise make up the hitting area, i.e. the overall size, shape and/or appearance of the bat is similar to that of a normal bat for the particular sport in question.
- the portion of resilient material replaces more than half of what would otherwise be the body.
- the portion of the resilient material ( 24 ) takes up an arc of approximately 240° of the body of the bat at that point.
- Suitable resilient materials and body materials are as described previously with reference to the cricket bat embodiment of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a bat using aspects of the present invention.
- the bat is similar to a baseball bat but with a generally planer face ( 30 ). So the bat consists of a handle ( 32 ) connected to a body ( 34 ).
- the hitting area ( 36 ) of the body ( 34 ) is again made of a resilient material ( 38 ) for the purposes as previously described. Suitable body materials and resilient material are also as previously described.
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GB0715413A GB0715413D0 (en) | 2007-08-06 | 2007-08-06 | Fusion skyer |
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GB0720720A GB0720720D0 (en) | 2007-10-24 | 2007-10-24 | Fusion power bat |
GB0720720.2 | 2007-10-24 | ||
PCT/GB2008/002442 WO2009019425A1 (fr) | 2007-08-06 | 2008-07-16 | Batte |
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Cited By (8)
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US20110143871A1 (en) * | 2008-05-24 | 2011-06-16 | Marcus Codrington Fernandez | Cricket sports bat |
US20110183788A1 (en) * | 2010-01-28 | 2011-07-28 | Chuck Smith | Baseball bat employing a dual density foam material |
US20120214623A1 (en) * | 2011-02-16 | 2012-08-23 | Salomon Khater M | Flat Bat Training Method and Apparatus |
US8277341B1 (en) * | 2010-04-30 | 2012-10-02 | Gary T. Vignola | Bunting practice bat |
US20150273305A1 (en) * | 2014-03-29 | 2015-10-01 | Ernest Haro | Training Bat |
US9364734B1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2016-06-14 | Nicholas E. Dixon, Jr. | Training bat apparatus for practicing bat handling skills |
US20160303452A1 (en) * | 2015-04-16 | 2016-10-20 | Blaine Melnyk | Eye-hand coordination training apparatus |
WO2018131052A1 (fr) | 2017-01-11 | 2018-07-19 | Pemmaraju Venkata Parthasaradhi | Batte de sport |
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WO2011092714A1 (fr) * | 2010-01-27 | 2011-08-04 | Vivek Lakhotia | Amélioration apportée à une batte de cricket |
GB2479570A (en) * | 2010-04-15 | 2011-10-19 | Youth Sport Direct Ltd | A bat with three striking faces each with different characteristics |
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US3880423A (en) * | 1973-01-15 | 1975-04-29 | Malcolm G Kreag | Baseball bat having different striking surfaces |
US4881736A (en) * | 1983-09-07 | 1989-11-21 | Fox Daniel W | Bat handle for plastic beverage bottle |
US5605325A (en) * | 1993-07-30 | 1997-02-25 | Haringa; Kenneth R. | Batting practice attachment for baseball bats |
US6681821B1 (en) * | 2000-09-18 | 2004-01-27 | Dominick Cirone | Protective bat cover |
US20040087394A1 (en) * | 2002-10-30 | 2004-05-06 | Byers Bruce E. | Method for coating articles with a composition comprising particulate rubber and articles coated with such composition |
US6872156B2 (en) * | 2001-05-02 | 2005-03-29 | Mizuno Corporation | Baseball or softball bat, bat base member and elastic sleeve |
US20090163307A1 (en) * | 2007-12-19 | 2009-06-25 | Fujii Kinzoku Kako Co., Ltd. | Bat for baseball or softball and manufacturing method thereof |
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- 2008-07-16 GB GB1003729A patent/GB2464656A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2008-07-16 WO PCT/GB2008/002442 patent/WO2009019425A1/fr active Application Filing
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US3618945A (en) * | 1970-05-18 | 1971-11-09 | William Kuchar | Baseball training bat |
US3880423A (en) * | 1973-01-15 | 1975-04-29 | Malcolm G Kreag | Baseball bat having different striking surfaces |
US4881736A (en) * | 1983-09-07 | 1989-11-21 | Fox Daniel W | Bat handle for plastic beverage bottle |
US5605325A (en) * | 1993-07-30 | 1997-02-25 | Haringa; Kenneth R. | Batting practice attachment for baseball bats |
US6681821B1 (en) * | 2000-09-18 | 2004-01-27 | Dominick Cirone | Protective bat cover |
US6872156B2 (en) * | 2001-05-02 | 2005-03-29 | Mizuno Corporation | Baseball or softball bat, bat base member and elastic sleeve |
US20040087394A1 (en) * | 2002-10-30 | 2004-05-06 | Byers Bruce E. | Method for coating articles with a composition comprising particulate rubber and articles coated with such composition |
US20090163307A1 (en) * | 2007-12-19 | 2009-06-25 | Fujii Kinzoku Kako Co., Ltd. | Bat for baseball or softball and manufacturing method thereof |
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US20110143871A1 (en) * | 2008-05-24 | 2011-06-16 | Marcus Codrington Fernandez | Cricket sports bat |
US20110183788A1 (en) * | 2010-01-28 | 2011-07-28 | Chuck Smith | Baseball bat employing a dual density foam material |
US8100787B2 (en) * | 2010-01-28 | 2012-01-24 | Mattingly Sports, Inc. | Baseball bat employing a dual density foam material |
US8641560B2 (en) * | 2010-04-30 | 2014-02-04 | Gary T. Vignola | Bunting practice bat |
US8277341B1 (en) * | 2010-04-30 | 2012-10-02 | Gary T. Vignola | Bunting practice bat |
US20130035179A1 (en) * | 2010-04-30 | 2013-02-07 | Vignola Gary T | Bunting practice bat |
US20120214623A1 (en) * | 2011-02-16 | 2012-08-23 | Salomon Khater M | Flat Bat Training Method and Apparatus |
US8777782B2 (en) * | 2011-02-16 | 2014-07-15 | Khater M. Salomon | Flat bat training method and apparatus |
US9364734B1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2016-06-14 | Nicholas E. Dixon, Jr. | Training bat apparatus for practicing bat handling skills |
US20150273305A1 (en) * | 2014-03-29 | 2015-10-01 | Ernest Haro | Training Bat |
US10022606B2 (en) * | 2014-03-29 | 2018-07-17 | Ernest Haro | Training bat |
US20160303452A1 (en) * | 2015-04-16 | 2016-10-20 | Blaine Melnyk | Eye-hand coordination training apparatus |
WO2018131052A1 (fr) | 2017-01-11 | 2018-07-19 | Pemmaraju Venkata Parthasaradhi | Batte de sport |
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