Patent ID: 6899648
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A bat, comprising: an elongated wood body including a handle, a barrel, a tapered portion therebetween, and an axial hole disposed longitudinally along the axis of said wood body from said handle and extending a predetermined distance; a tubular core made of fiber reinforced plastic materials or metal and received in said axial hole; and an outer sleeve made of fiber reinforced plastic materials or metal and tightly surrounding said barrel; wherein said outer sleeve includes a rear portion and a front portion extending from one end of said rear portion, said front portion having a first wall thickness which goes beyond an open end of said barrel a predetermined length to form a room having an open end, said rear portion surrounding said barrel has a second wall thickness that is thinner than the first wall thickness of said front portion, a front end cap is attached to the open end of said room.