WO2014161035A1 - A handle for a bat - Google Patents
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- WO2014161035A1 WO2014161035A1 PCT/AU2014/000351 AU2014000351W WO2014161035A1 WO 2014161035 A1 WO2014161035 A1 WO 2014161035A1 AU 2014000351 W AU2014000351 W AU 2014000351W WO 2014161035 A1 WO2014161035 A1 WO 2014161035A1
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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
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
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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
- A63B60/06—Handles
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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
- A63B60/06—Handles
- A63B60/34—Handles with the handle axis different from the main axis of the implement
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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
Definitions
- the present invention relates to an angled handle for a bat for striking an object.
- the present invention relates to a handle for a cricket bat for use in the game of cricket.
- Bats of various shapes and sizes are used in many sporting activities to strike an object such as a ball.
- a cricket bat is used to strike a cricket ball on a cricket field.
- a typical cricket bat includes a handle and a blade. The blade is typically made of wood.
- Cricket bats originally were of a "hockey stick” type shape. Recently, cricket bats have included scoops, removing material from the back of the bat and double sided bats which has a blade on the front and back of the bat. As a variation, the blade can be angled forward or backward relative to the grip instead of being in a straight alignment with the grip.
- a typical cricket bat handle comprises a gripping portion in a cylindrical shaft and a wedge-shaped splice which is inserted into the blade.
- the components of this handle are typically made using Singapore cane.
- Handles used in various sports equipment, in particular cricket, have tended to be on a straight plane and supplementing the main component of the equipment.
- a handle for a bat having a blade with a cleft comprising:
- an elongate gripping portion adapted to be gripped by a user, the gripping portion defining a first longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;
- an elongate splice located at and extending away from the second end of the gripping portion, the splice having an end remote said the second end of the gripping portion, the splice defining a second longitudinal axis, wherein the splice is adapted, in use, to be joined to the cleft of the blade;
- an angling means for angularly displacing the second longitudinal axis relative to the first longitudinal axis
- first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are angled by the angling means by not more than 45 degrees.
- the angling means includes a bend in the handle between the gripping portion and the splice.
- the angling means includes an adjustable hinge disposed between the gripping portion and the splice, the hinge being operable to adjust the angle displacement between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.
- the blade has an elongate front face defining a third longitudinal axis, and the splice is adapted to be joined to the cleft such that the second longitudinal axis substantially coincides with, or is substantially parallel to, the third longitudinal axis.
- the blade includes a substantially flat front face, the splice being substantially wedge-shaped narrowing in thickness along the second longitudinal axis towards the end and adapted to be wedged into the cleft of the blade substantially perpendicular to said flat face of said blade.
- a bat comprising:
- the handle has:
- an elongate gripping portion adapted to be gripped, the gripping portion defining a first longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;
- an elongate splice located at the second end of the gripping portion and having an end remote said second end of the gripping portion, the splice defining a second longitudinal axis;
- an angling means for angularly displacing the second longitudinal axis relative to the first longitudinal axis
- the blade has: an elongate front face located in a forward direction of striking a ball in use; and a cleft for joining with the second end of the splice and handle, the blade having an elongate front face defining a third longitudinal axis,
- first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are angled by the angling means by not more than 45 degrees and the second longitudinal axis substantially coincides with, or is substantially parallel to, the third longitudinal axis.
- the angling means of the handle includes a bend in the handle between the gripping portion and the splice.
- the angling means of the handle includes an adjustable hinge disposed between the gripping portion and the splice, the hinge being operable to adjust the angle displacement between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis.
- Figs. l(a)-(c) are front, rear and side views of a bat
- Figs. 2(a)-(b) are front and side, exploded views of a bat according to a first embodiment of the present invention
- Figs. 3(a)-(e) are perspective, side, front, back and top views of a handle for a bat according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- Figs. 4(a)-(c) are front, side and back views of a bat according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a front view (Fig. 1 A), a rear view (Fig. IB) and a side view (Fig.lC) of a cricket bat 100.
- the bat 100 has an elongate handle 10 and a blade 12 with a shoulder 5 and a toe at a free end 20 of the blade.
- the handle 10 is to be gripped by a batsman when in use, and defines a longitudinal axis 18 in relation to which the location of the blade 12 will be discussed below.
- the handle 10 can include gripping means 8 such as rubber or the like.
- the blade 12 is substantially rectangular.
- the blade 12 is attached to and extends away from the handle 10.
- the blade 12 also has a free end 20 that is remote from the handle 10.
- the blade 12 has an elongate front face 14 and a back face 16.
- the direction "front” refers to a direction in which the bat 100 is generally swung to strike a ball which is away from the batsman or direction A.
- the back face 16 is on the side of the blade 12 that is to be located closer to the batsman than the front face 14 when in use.
- the front face 14 has an attacking zone which extends from the free end 20 of the blade 12 towards the handlelO.
- the whole of the front face 14 forms the attacking zone.
- the attacking zone can vary in size.
- the attacking zone of the front face 14 defines a plane having a longitudinal axis 19.
- the blade 12 is angularly displaced in a forward direction A.
- Figures 2(a) and (b) show exploded views of the bat shown in Figure 1 in front and side views.
- Figures 3(a) to (e) are detailed views of the handle 10.
- the bat 100 includes the handle 10 and the blade 12 which are joined together to form the bat 100.
- the blade 12 has a cleft 13, an approximately v-shaped indentation, at the end proximate to the handle 10.
- the handle 10 has an elongate gripping portion 30, an elongate splice 32 and an angling means.
- the gripping portion 30 is designed to be gripped by a batsman using the bat 100.
- the elongate gripping portion 30 has a longitudinal axis 36.
- the gripping portion 30 has a top end 30a and a bottom end 30b.
- the splice 32 is located at the bottom end of the gripping portion 30 and extends away from the bottom end 30b of the gripping portion 30.
- the splice 32 is wedge-shaped to correspond with the cleft 13 of the blade 12, and narrows down along the longitudinal axis 38 of the splice 32 towards the end 32a remote from the bottom end of the gripping portion 30.
- the splice 32 is wedged into the cleft 13 of the blade 12 when assembling the bat 100. As shown in Figs. 2(a) and (b), the wedge-shape of the splice 32 is disposed to be substantially perpendicular to the plane 19, or the flat face of the blade 12 when the splice 32 is wedged into the cleft 13.
- the splice 32 further has a longitudinal axis 38.
- the handle 10 further has an angling means, which in this embodiment includes a bend 34 in the handle 10 between the gripping portion 30 and the splice 32.
- the handle 10 is bent at the bend 34 such that the longitudinal axis 38 of the splice 32 is angularly displaced forward from the longitudinal axis 36 of the gripping portion 30 by an angle shown as ⁇ in Fig. 3(b).
- the splice 32 is joined to the cleft 13 of the blade 12 such that the longitudinal axis 38 of the splice 32 and the axis 19 of the plane of the blade 12 are substantially parallel or coincidental.
- the plane 19 of the blade 12 will thus be angled by approximately ⁇ relative to the axis 36 of the handle 10.
- the splice 32 is shown to be angularly displaced forward relative to the longitudinal axis 36 of the gripping portion 30 for a forward-angling bat.
- the splice 32 can alternatively be angularly displaced backward relative to the longitudinal axis 38 of the gripping portion 30 for a backward-angling bat.
- the angular displacement ⁇ is less than 45 degrees, forward or backward.
- the angles handle also allows for a better weight distribution for the cricket bat, which allows for a beneficial "pick up" for the batsman, allowing for better use of a cricket bat and reducing the physical strain.
- the angular displacement 0 is selected to implement an angle a of more than 2 degrees and equal to or less than 20 degrees between the longitudinal axis 19 of the plane and the axis 18 is.
- the forward angle displacement of the blade 12 enables the batsman to give more loft to the ball at impact, so that the ball will carry further after the impact. Additional range can be gained with the above described bat 100 especially when a ball is hit with an upward, or obliquely upward, sweeping motion of the bat 100. This will create more runs which is desirable in cricket.
- the angle of elevation that allows a projectile the greatest distance to travel before landing is 45 degrees. If it is assumed that, at the time when the bat 100 strikes a horizontally traveling, non-spinning ball, the bat 100 is positioned such that the handle 10 of the bat 100 is perpendicular to the ground, a front face 14 angled at 45 degrees to the axis 18 of the handle 10 can provide the optimal loft to the ball. However, a smaller angle of 2 degrees and equal to or less than 20 degrees can reduce the stresses produced at the joint of the handle 10 and the blade 12, or the angling means 34 between the gripping portion 30 and splice 32 of the handle 10. Further, smaller angle a may be more preferable from the view point of maneuverability in various striking scenes. More specifically, a range of greater than 2 degrees and equal to or less than 8 degrees for the angle a between the axis 18 and the axis 19 of the plane is preferred.
- Figures 4(a)-(c) show the bat 100 and its handle 11 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- the angling means includes an adjustable hinge 44 disposed between the gripping portion 30 and the splice 32.
- the hinge 44 can be operated by the user to adjust the angle displacement of the longitudinal axis 38 of the splice 32 relative to the longitudinal axis 36 of the gripping portion 30.
- Figure 4(b) shows an example where the displacement angle can be selected from three pre-defined angles ( ⁇ , ⁇ + ⁇ , ⁇ + ⁇ + ⁇ ) using a dial 46 at the hinge 44.
- the hinge 44 can also be configured to allow the user to select any desired angle between the minimum and maximum angles.
- An adjustable hinge at the handle enables the user to select a desired blade angle by adjusting the angle of the hinge 44 between the gripping portion 30 and the splice 32 depending on the desired performance.
- the benefit of the adjustable handle is that the batsman can determine what type of projection they would want to execute during match conditions. This will increase the marketability of the product as it can be used for multiple purposes.
- a handle for a bat described herein can be used for a bat with a traditional straight blade as well as other types of blades, such as a blade with a concave front face, a blade with variable thickness and/or weight distribution.
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AU2014246656A AU2014246656A1 (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2014-04-02 | A handle for a bat |
GB1519347.7A GB2530432A (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2014-04-02 | A handle for a bat |
ZA2015/07297A ZA201507297B (en) | 2013-04-02 | 2015-10-01 | A handle for a bat |
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WO2020194039A1 (en) * | 2019-03-28 | 2020-10-01 | Vinayak Ramchandra Virkar | A cricket bat |
US20230392895A1 (en) * | 2022-06-01 | 2023-12-07 | Harold Stuart Hall | Paddle for discipline with pivoting handle and related methods |
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DE4203691A1 (en) * | 1992-02-08 | 1993-08-12 | Maiwald Helmut | Table tennis bat with blade which can be rotated - has notches formed in the edge of blade to enable player to rotate blade to impart spin to ball |
AU2021695A (en) * | 1994-05-24 | 1995-11-30 | Carrybind Pty Limited | Improved cricket bat |
US6083125A (en) * | 1998-12-01 | 2000-07-04 | West; David W. | Sports racquet with offset angled handle |
US20090005198A1 (en) * | 2007-06-29 | 2009-01-01 | Shiu Hsiu Cheng | Hockey stick |
WO2011069208A1 (en) * | 2009-12-09 | 2011-06-16 | Randika Dias | A bat |
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- 2014-04-02 GB GB1519347.7A patent/GB2530432A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2014-04-02 WO PCT/AU2014/000351 patent/WO2014161035A1/en active Application Filing
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DE4203691A1 (en) * | 1992-02-08 | 1993-08-12 | Maiwald Helmut | Table tennis bat with blade which can be rotated - has notches formed in the edge of blade to enable player to rotate blade to impart spin to ball |
AU2021695A (en) * | 1994-05-24 | 1995-11-30 | Carrybind Pty Limited | Improved cricket bat |
US6083125A (en) * | 1998-12-01 | 2000-07-04 | West; David W. | Sports racquet with offset angled handle |
US20090005198A1 (en) * | 2007-06-29 | 2009-01-01 | Shiu Hsiu Cheng | Hockey stick |
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WO2020194039A1 (en) * | 2019-03-28 | 2020-10-01 | Vinayak Ramchandra Virkar | A cricket bat |
US20230392895A1 (en) * | 2022-06-01 | 2023-12-07 | Harold Stuart Hall | Paddle for discipline with pivoting handle and related methods |
US11920891B2 (en) * | 2022-06-01 | 2024-03-05 | Harold Stuart Hall | Paddle for discipline with pivoting handle and related methods |
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