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A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be no more than 2.75 inches (7.0 cm) in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches (1.067 m) in length. Although historically bats approaching 3 pounds (1.4 kg) were swung, today bats of 33 ounces (0.94 kg) are common, topping out at 34 ounces (0.96 kg) to 36 ounces (1.0 kg).
Electronic measurement of the motion of a moving body of sports equipment
An application of rate gyros and accelerometers allows electronic measurement of the motion of a rigid or semi-rigid body, such as a body associated with sporting equipment including a fly rod during casting, a baseball bat, a tennis racquet or a golf club during swinging. For instance, data can be collected by one gyro according to the present invention is extremely useful in analyzing the motion of a fly rod during fly casting instruction, and can also be used during the research, development and design phases of fly casting equipment including fly rods and fly lines. Similarly, data collected by three gyros and three accelerometers is extremely useful in analyzing the three dimensional motion of other sporting equipment such as baseball bats, tennis racquets and golf clubs. This data can be used to support instruction as well as design of the sporting equipment.
Owner:RGT UNIV OF MICHIGAN
Portable swing speed analyzer
InactiveUS20060052173A1Easy to measureImprove accuracyGymnastic exercisingAcceleration measurementShock waveAccelerometer
Provided is a swing speed analyzer for mounting on a swinging implement and comprising a first accelerometer, a processor and a shock attenuator. The processor uses an output from the first accelerometer to compute a swing speed of the swinging implement. The shock attenuator is comprised of a material that is sized and dimensioned to dampen an impact shock wave by more than 50% at 125 Hz. The material is preferably sized and dimensioned to dampen the impact shock wave from more than 1000 g to less than 500 g. Suitable attenuators can include viscoelastomeric materials such as foam. The swing speed analyzer can advantageously include any of a releasable attachment mechanism, a liquid crystal or other visual display, a second accelerometer, and a strain gauge. The analyzer can advantageously be attached to a golf club, a tennis racket, a baseball bat, or a hockey stick.
Owner:TELFORD GOLF ENTERPRISES
Portable swing speed analyzer
InactiveUS7771263B2Easy to measureImprove accuracyGymnastic exercisingAcceleration measurementShock waveAccelerometer
Provided is a swing speed analyzer for mounting on a swinging implement and comprising a first accelerometer, a processor and a shock attenuator. The processor uses an output from the first accelerometer to compute a swing speed of the swinging implement. The shock attenuator is comprised of a material that is sized and dimensioned to dampen an impact shock wave by more than 50% at 125 Hz. The material is preferably sized and dimensioned to dampen the impact shock wave from more than 1000 g to less than 500 g. Suitable attenuators can include viscoelastomeric materials such as foam. The swing speed analyzer can advantageously include any of a releasable attachment mechanism, a liquid crystal or other visual display, a second accelerometer, and a strain gauge. The analyzer can advantageously be attached to a golf club, a tennis racket, a baseball bat, or a hockey stick.
Owner:TELFORD GOLF ENTERPRISES
System for determining the speed and/or timing of an object
InactiveUS6292130B1Improved noise suppressionGymnastic exercisingRadio wave reradiation/reflectionRadarSimulation
A system is disclosed that can determine the speed of an object and report that speed in a format suitable for use on a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, the Internet or another medium. One example of a suitable use for the present invention includes determining the speed that a baseball player swings a bat. Another use of the present invention is to measure the speed of a moving ball. In one embodiment, the system includes a set of radars positioned behind and pointed toward the batter. Data from all of the radars is collected and sent to a computer which can determine the start of a pitch, when a ball was hit, the speed of the ball and the speed of the bat.
Owner:SPORTSMEDIA TECH CORP
Fiber reinforced molded products and processes
A method for manufacturing elongate articles such as baseball bats, paddles, oars, hockey sticks, generic tubing and other articles and articles including molded material molded about a preform. The preferred method includes manufacturing a filament wound preform and reaction injection molding material about the preform to result in a finished article. The preferred baseball bat includes an elongate filament wound preform about which a quantity of urethane foam is molded.
Owner:ADVANCED COMPOSITES
Baseball bat
InactiveUS6776735B1Same maximum exit ball speed and minimum moment of inertiaDomestic articlesRacket sportsFiberEngineering
The present invention provides a composite baseball bat having a core wherein the core is wound at various angles with continuous fibers. The fibers are impregnated with a resin such as an epoxy resin. The baseball bat can include a core having a barrel portion, handle portion and a longitudinal axis extending through core barrel and handle portions, the handle portion being narrower than the barrel portion; continuous first fibers wound around the core barrel portion at an angle of about 0° to 90° relative to a first plane normal to the longitudinal axis to provide at least one layer of first fibers around the core barrel portion; continuous second fibers wound around the core handle portion at an angle of about 35° to 55° relative to the first plane normal to the longitudinal axis to provide at least one layer of second fibers around the core handle portion; and a resin impregnated on the first and second fibers.
Owner:REICHHOLD INC
Non-slip glove
A non-slip glove for all types of weather is disclosed where emory cloth is employed as an exterior friction material to prevent and substantially eliminate slipping from the surface of a moving object as well as handles of golf clubs and baseball bats. The glove has applications to other environments such as construction workers using high-speed drills, drum hammers and the like. Further a finer grit emory cloth has been employed in the interior surface of the glove so as to not irritate the skin but maintain friction contact with the hand so that moisture that may enter inside the glove will not cause the glove to slip on the hand.
Owner:CASS NORMAN ALVIN
Tubular baseball bats with variable stiffened barrels
Tubular baseball bats comprised of an elongated handle portion and a striking or barrel portion wherein the barrel portion has variable stiffness along its length. One such bat has a circumferential low cost, low weight stiffener generally located in the sweetspot area designed to increase radial stiffness in a controlled manner which results in decreasing the bat performance to meet a changed bat performance standard and can be applied at low cost to both used field returned bats and bats being newly manufactured. Further, new tubular polymer composite bats can be designed with increased radial stiffness generally located in the sweetspot area or with radial stiffness graduated from highest, generally in the sweetspot area, to lowest at the barrel ends. All bats of the present invention result in calculated bat performance to meet applicable regulatory standards while also increasing the sweetspot size.
Owner:CE COMPOSITES BASEBALL
Warm-up bat
InactiveUS7147580B2Avoid noiseIncrease speedClubsRacket sportsClassical mechanicsStructural engineering
A warm-up bat includes a tubular shell with a handle section, a barrel section, and a tapered section connecting the handle section with the barrel section. The handle is attached at an end of the handle section of the bat. An end cap is attached at an end of the barrel section of the bat. A sliding weight mechanism is entirely contained within the barrel section of the bat, and is positionally supported on a shaft.
Owner:NUTTER SPORTS L L C
Training bat with visual feedback of proper swing
A training baseball bat has an internal movable magnet that accelerates to the end of the bat when swung at a fast enough speed. As the magnet moves it passes through a coil that is connected to one or more LEDs so that the LEDs momentarily flash as the magnet moves through the coil. A stationary magnet can be used to hold the movable magnet until sufficient centrifugal force is imparted by the swing to overcome the magnetic holding force. Spacers can be provided to establish a distance between the magnets as needed to establish a desired swing speed at which centrifugal force overcomes the magnetic attraction.
Owner:GANT RICHARD ALVA
Sports articles formed using nanostructured materials
InactiveUS20060160636A1Increases weight of unitWeight increaseWalking sticksMaterial nanotechnologyMicrochiropteraSports equipment
A sports article includes a portion that includes a nanostructured material. The nanostructured material includes a metal, and the nanostructured material has an average grain size that is in the range of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a yield strength that is in the range of 200 MPa to 2,750 MPa, and a hardness that is in the range of 100 Vickers to 2,000 Vickers. The sports article can be any of a variety of sports equipment and associated components, such as a golf club, a baseball bat, a softball bat, a lacrosse stick, or a hockey stick.
Owner:INTEGRAN TECH
Baseball bat
A hollow non-wood baseball or softball bat wherein the impact portion of the bat contains an inner barrel that is positioned by means of a (i) foam insert, (ii) tube extending from the bat's knob, or (iii) line attached to the bat's knob and end cap and extending throughout the bat such that the inner barrel does not come into contact with the inside wall of the bat when the bat is at rest yet when swung the inner barrel is allowed to move so as to amplify the rebound effect given to the ball upon impact with the bat.
Owner:PEGNATORI CARL
Wall-Mounted Home Fitness Training Equipment
An overall fitness trainer and can be a wall mounted unit that can utilize clip resistance bands as well as other techniques. These bands generally clip on the unit and onto different handles, bars and attachments to perform exercises. The unit can have a removable / adjustable pull up bar, dip bar and seat. It also includes a spring loaded, pull pin carriage that moves freely up and down a vertical spine. This allows for easy adjustment of the carriage and allows the user to attach the bands at multiple angles, widths and levels. This in turn increases the number of exercises the user can perform on the unit. The unit can be attached to the wall with lag bolts into two or more studs. Various embodiments of the invention can have an oscillating and telescopic bench, a dip bar, a seat, a knee stabilizer and a foot rest. All of these accessories can be attached and removed to the central spine adding to the versatility and scope of exercises that can be performed. Accessories can also include a baseball bat handle, baseball, medicine ball, boxing gloves, football, squat belt, golf club handle, hockey stick handle, lacrosse stick handle and any other handle of any other sport unit.
Owner:VERSAFLEXX
Batting swing trainer and method
InactiveUS6949036B2Comfortable surfaceIncrease the resistance experienced by the userClubsRacket sportsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A device and method for teaching a person to swing a baseball bat. The device comprises an elongated shaft having a circular cross-section with a grip handle on one end and a head on to other end. A stop is located where the shaft and handle meet and a slide is mounted on the shaft for movement along the shaft between the head and the stop. A user may place one hand on the handle and the other hand on the slide with the slide at a location spaced from the handle. During swinging, the user moves the slide along the shaft toward and into contact with the stop. Alternatively, a user may grip and swing the trainer as if it were a conventional bat, thereby causing the slide to move from a position adjacent the handle along the shaft until it strikes the head and causes an audible sound.
Owner:BASEBALL MARKETING IDEAS
Systems and Methods for Functional Training Exercises Having Function-Specific User Interfaces
Systems and methods for functional training exercises having a function-specific user interface are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exercise assembly for performing a functional training exercise that simulates an activity involving a hand-held device includes a load, a support assembly, and a force-transferring assembly. A user interface includes a handle configured to resemble at least a portion of the hand-held device that is grasped by a user. An interface coupling assembly pivotably couples the handle and the force-transferring assembly. A training force applied to the handle by the user during movement of the handle along a functional training path induces an associated force on the load. In particular embodiments, the handle is configured to resemble a golf club, a baseball bat, a racquet, a hockey stick, and a sporting device configured to be thrown, such as a baseball.
Owner:VECTRA FITNESS
Sectional vibration damping, flexible bat
InactiveUS20060252586A1Reduce vibrationLimiting pivotal movementGolf clubsStringed racketsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A vibration damping baseball bat includes a barrel portion and a handle portion. The barrel portion and the handle portion are interconnected in an aligned and spaced-apart relation. The mechanism by which the barrel and handle portions are interconnected dampens vibrations created when a ball contacts the bat and provides limited pivotal movement of the barrel portion relative to the handle portion.
Owner:NGUYEN THU VAN
Methods for attaching an elastomeric sleeve to an elongate article
InactiveUS6235134B1Good adhesionExtensive trainingAdhesive processesTravelling carriersSports equipmentElectrical devices
The present invention provides elastomeric sleeves, such as, for example, grips for hand tools or sports equipment such as golf clubs, tennis racquets, baseball bats and the like, or sleeves for covering joints and / or splices in conduits or electrical devices. The invention also relates to swelling solvents and the use of swelling solvents to expand such a sleeve. In accordance with the invention, the expanded sleeve may be fitted over an elongate article, such as a grip-receiving portion of a golf club shaft or a tool, and contracted by evaporating the swelling solvent therefrom to bring the sleeve into tight contact with the elongate article.
Owner:SEALWRAP SYST
Multi-walled tubular baseball bats with barrel inserts of variable geometry
A multi-walled, tubular baseball bat has a barrel portion with a mid-section wherein the radial stiffness of the overall barrel wall varies along the barrel length to provide an enlarged sweetspot, improved soft feel and performance, plus unique sounds upon impact. The bat has a frame with a barrel portion of consistent diameter. A secondary member, or members, of tubular form extend internally along the barrel. The secondary member provides the required radial stiffness variation by: 1) variations in the thickness of the wall of the secondary member or by, 2) secondary members with unique geometric external surface profiles or by, 3) the presence of functional air cavities, with or without closed ends, between the main bat frame and the secondary member or members or by, 4) the presence of numerous annular secondary members located side by side less than one-half the length of the barrel portion.
Owner:EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS LLC
Multi-component bat and assembly process
Owner:NGUYEN THU VAN
Bat weight and protector
A bat weight and protector which is a removable soft-sided weight and protector for the attachment to a baseball or softball bat for the purpose of warming up a batter in the on-deck circle, prior to entering the batter's box and facing the pitcher. The bat weight and protector is comprised of a soft weighted cylindrical portion made of rubber or other suitable material, a retainer ring and webbing straps, which at one end are equally spaced around a retainer ring and stitched thereto, and at the opposite end are looped around the cylindrical portion and stitched thereto. A knob end of a bat is passed through the cylindrical portion of the bat weight and protector and further through the retainer ring until the tapered portion of the bat prevents further travel. In this position, the cylindrical portion of the bat weight and protector is over and about a barrel of the bat. This position maximizes the batter's swing resistance during warm-ups and protects the striking surface of the bat.
Owner:OTTS PROD CO
Method and system for optimiza of baseball bats and the like
A system, method and computer program product for measuring batted ball performance, including measuring bat and ball speeds using two or more speed measuring devices; and determining elevation and azimuth of a batted ball using a target backstop with elevation and azimuth markings.
Owner:KRICKLER ROGER D
Sectional vibration damping, flexible bat
InactiveUS7201679B2Reduce vibrationLimiting pivotal movementGolf clubsStringed racketsEngineeringMechanical engineering
A vibration damping baseball bat includes a barrel portion and a handle portion. The barrel portion and the handle portion are interconnected in an aligned and spaced-apart relation. The mechanism by which the barrel and handle portions are interconnected dampens vibrations created when a ball contacts the bat and provides limited pivotal movement of the barrel portion relative to the handle portion.
Owner:NGUYEN THU VAN
Methods and apparatus for image transfer to non-planar surfaces
A method and apparatus for imprinting high quality images on non-planar surfaces, including the surfaces of various types of three-dimensional articles, such as baseball bats, formed from a number of different types of materials. In the preferred method of the invention, the non-planar surfaces of the three-dimensional articles are printed using a uniquely modified ink jet image transfer technique. The apparatus of the invention includes a modified ink jet printer coupled with a novel article positioning apparatus which functions to controllably rotate the article to be imprinted and to maintain the longitudinal axis of the article within a plane substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the plane within which the ink jet nozzles of the ink jet printer travel.
Owner:JETSYST
Multi-component bat and assembly process
ActiveUS7381141B2Reduce vibration speedIncrease spot sizeRacket sportsMechanical engineeringBaseball bat
A process for assembling a multi-component baseball bat includes providing a bat barrel having an end with a plurality of slots and selecting a bat handle. A section of the handle is enveloped by the end of the barrel. The barrel and handle are interconnected in coaxial engagement to define an intermediate tapered section which returns energy and power to the barrel that emanates from the barrel due to an impact of a ball on the barrel. An example of a multi-component baseball bat formed by the process includes a bat barrel having a plurality of slots; a bat handle; and a connector attached to an end of the handle. The connector engages the slots of the barrel and is coaxially disposed between the barrel and the handle for interconnecting the barrel and handle in an aligned relation, to return energy and power to the barrel.
Owner:VAN NGUYEN THU
Multi-component bat and assembly process
Assembling a multi-component baseball bat includes disposing a rigid sleeve coaxially over a portion of an elongate composite handle. The rigid sleeve encircles a second end of the handle and extends toward a first end of the handle. A ring is positioned near a second end of a bat barrel. A first end of the bat barrel is inserted into the second end of the handle; the first end of the bat barrel being secured within the second end of the handle. An illustrative bat includes an elongate composite handle and an elongate barrel, each having opposite first and second ends. The first end of the barrel is disposed within the second end of handle. A mechanism secures the first end of the barrel within the second end of the handle. A rigid sleeve encircles the second end of the handle, extending towards the first end thereof.
Owner:NGUYEN THU VAN
Swinging implement
ActiveUS7744497B2Increase surface areaIncrease contactSupporting apparatusGolf clubsGradual transitionSupport surface
A swing implement, such as a baseball bat (9), adapted for gripping by the hands of a user having a support surface (10) between the knob (20) and the handle (30) of the swinging implement. The support surface provides a gradual transition between the knob and the handle. The support surface supports the hand of the user while gripping the swinging implement. Another swinging implement (10) comprises a support surface extending at a shallow angle from the handle between the handle and the end surface of the knob for supporting the hand of the user while gripping the swinging implement. A support sleeve (6c) adapted to cooperate with a handle and knob of a conventional baseball bat including a support surface for providing added support for the hands of a user gripping the bat.
Owner:PROXR LLC
Automated or assisted umpiring of baseball game using computer vision
Methods and systems for use in automating or assisting umpiring of a baseball or softball game are described herein. A location of a strike zone is determined based on video images of a batter standing next to home plate captured by a camera. Locations of a ball traveling towards the batter, and locations of the bat being held by the batter, are autonomously tracked using computer vision based on video images captured by at least two cameras having different positions. Additionally, there are autonomous determinations of whether a location of the ball intersects with the strike zone, and whether the batter made a genuine attempt to swing the bat at the ball, and based one at least one of these determinations, there is an autonomous determination of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred. Additionally, an indication of whether a “strike” or a “ball” occurred is autonomously output.
Owner:SPORTSMEDIA TECH CORP
Composite baseball bat
A single member tubular baseball or softball bat of unitary construction comprised of an elongated handle portion and a striking or barrel portion wherein the barrel portion has internal and external cylindrical layers separated by one or more separation barriers, which are not bonded to said layers, located internally within the barrel thickness, and being in intimate contact with these layers. This results in equivalent or higher performing baseball bats than the prior art, as measured by hitting distance, and more consistent performance. The bats are also less costly to manufacture than prior art double walled bats.
Owner:EASTON DIAMOND SPORTS LLC
Training bat system
InactiveUS7198581B1Improve concentrationIncreasing the batting skills of a baseball playerClubsStringed racketsMicrochiropteraBiomedical engineering
A training bat system for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player. The training bat system includes a tubular member having a center bore, a plurality of weight members removably positioned within the center bore, an inner cap secured to an inner end of the tubular member, and an outer cap secured to the outer end of the tubular member. A compression spring is preferably positioned between the weight members and the inner cap for maintaining the weight members non-movably adjacent one another. The tubular member in the preferred embodiment has an outer diameter similar to a handle grip of a baseball bat. The tubular member's outer diameter over the area of the bat used for hitting a ball is much smaller than a conventional bat. The tubular member's length is similar to a conventional bat.
Owner:BLACK DONALD E
Composite baseball bat
ActiveUS7798926B1Improve buffering effectImprove connection tightnessRacket sportsBaseball batMechanical engineering
A composite baseball bat includes a handle, which has a tapered portion formed on one end of the handle body thereof and gradually increased in diameter in direction away from the handle body, a spacer member formed of a soft material having a uniformly distributed predetermined thickness and covered on the periphery of the tapered portion of the handle, and a barrel, which is sleeved onto the handle, having a first opening ad a second opening respectively located on two distal ends thereof for the passing of the handle body of the handle and a tapered portion located on one end around the first opening and pressed on the spacer member against the tapered portion of the handle.
Owner:HSU JOSEPH
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