Patent ID: 7207907

Claim:
A non-wooden bat extending along a longitudinal axis and configured for impacting a baseball or softball in competitive play, the bat comprising: a handle portion having a distal end, the handle portion including a hollow tubular tapered region approximate the distal end, the tubular tapered region being generally unfilled and having a peripheral outer surface encircling the longitudinal axis, the tapered region formed by a one-piece tubular wall and defining at least one window, the window extending entirely through the tubular wall and having a size of at least 0.5 in 2 , the tubular wall having a generally uniform wall thickness; a barrel portion coupled to the handle portion; and at least one covering positioned in or over the window, the covering being formed of a material selected from the group consisting of a translucent material, a semi-translucent material, a transparent material, a semi-transparent material, and combinations thereof.