Patent ID: 6681821
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A combination of a bat, and a removable, protective bat barrel cover, the combination comprising:a bat having a handle portion at a proximal end and a barrel portion at a distal end, wherein the barrel portion is substantially uniform in diameter, and wherein the diameter of the handle portion is less than the diameter of the barrel portion; and a removable, protective bat barrel cover covering the barrel portion of the bat, the protective bat barrel cover comprising: a first piece of elastic rubber material having a first edge and an opposing second edge fastened together to form a substantially tubular casing having a first open end for receiving the barrel portion of the bat, and a second end closed off by a second piece of elastic rubber material fastened to the first piece of elastic rubber material; wherein the first edge and opposing second edge of the first piece of elastic rubber material are fastened together only partially along their respective lengths to form a split that begins nearest to and extends into the first open end of the substantially tubular casing; wherein the substantially tubular casing further defines an interior cavity of substantially uniform diameter and is adapted to cover substantially only the barrel portion of the bat when the bat is inserted into the interior cavity such that an end of the barrel portion abuts the closed second end of the substantially tubular casing; and fastening means mounted on the substantially tubular casing adjacent to the open end for securing the cover to the barrel portion of the bat.