Patent ID: 6050908
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A training bat consisting solely of:a detachable elongated contact surface member consisting solely of a tubular member having a first outer diameter the entire length thereof, a rear end and a forward end;a handle member for having a central cylindrical member having a second outer diameter the entire length thereof, a flared butt end, and a shock absorbing coupler coupled to an end opposite said flared butt end for detachably coupling to said handle member said rear end of said detachable contact surface member wherein said shock absorbing coupler comprises:a cylindrically shaped cavity, anda shock absorbing means secured in said cylindrical cavity for absorbing shock forces propagated along said detachable elongated contact surface member and for maintaining a longitudinal center axis of said detachable elongated contact surface member aligned with a longitudinal center axis of said handle member wherein said shock absorbing means has a hollow center defined by an inner diameter of said shock absorbing means for receiving therein said rear end of said detachable elongated contact surface member.