Patent ID: 7229370

Claim:
A bat having a cap end, a knob end, a barrel, and a taper, the bat comprising: a first layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat; a second layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the first layer; a third layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the second layer; a fourth layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the third layer; a fifth layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the fourth layer; a sixth layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the fifth layer; a seventh layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the sixth layer; an eight layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the seventh layer; a ninth layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of less than 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the eighth layer; at least one outer layer of filament from proximal the cap end having a fiber angle of about 90 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bat around the ninth layer; and a release layer between the ninth layer and the at least one outer layer.