Patent ID: 6723012
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A baseball bat, having a length and a circumference, comprising:a cylindrical handle portion for gripping; a cylindrical tubular barrel portion for striking, said barrel portion having a barrel wall thickness; and a tapered cylindrical mid-section connecting said handle portion and said barrel portion, said barrel portion being constructed solely of a polymer composite material, said polymer composite material comprising a resin and reinforcement fibers, said reinforcement fibers oriented on at least one cylindrical plane defined by said length and said circumference, and said reinforcement fibers further oriented to intersect said at least one cylindrical plane through said barrel wall thickness, wherein said reinforcement fibers are selected from the group of three-dimensional fiber forms consisting of chopped strand mat, continuous strand mat, three-dimensional woven fabric, three-dimensional knitted fabric, three-dimensional stitched fabric, three-dimensional braided fabric, and combinations thereof.