Patent ID: 7399242
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A weighted training bat consisting of: an elongated baseball bat formed as a unit of wood and having a handle portion and a barrel portion; said barrel portion having an elongated hollow cavity formed into a distal end of, and extending longitudinally and concentrically with, a portion of said barrel portion; said cavity having internal threads formed into the side wall surface thereof extending from said distal end; a quantity of lead poured into and filling a bottom portion of said cavity to increase the weight of a central sweet spot of said bat, said poured lead, when solidified, adhering to an interior surface of said cavity to resist loosening of said lead during use of said bat; an elongated wooden screw having external threads which matably engage with said internal threads in said cavity, said screw being threaded into said cavity wherein a proximal end of said screw is in contact with one end of said lead, said threads being glued together to permanently secure said screw in said cavity; an outer end of said screw being formed to mate and blend with the contour of the distal end of said barrel portion.