Patent ID: 7311620

Claim:
A bat having interchangeable sections, the bat comprising: a handle section including a first end and a second end, the second end including a connecting element; a contact section removably attached to the handle section, the contact section including a tapered portion inseparable from a barrel portion; a tapered insert frictionally positioned within the tapered portion and including a proximal end and a distal ends the distal end including notched side walls defining a slotted opening engaging the connecting element and rotatively fixing the connecting element to the tapered fastening member, wherein the engagement between the connecting element and the tapered insert removably fixes the contact section to the handle section; a tightening member positioned on the handle section proximate to the connecting element and engaging the tapered portion; wherein the tapered portion includes an external face and the tightening member abuts the external face; and wherein the proximal end of the tapered insert is positioned substantially flush with the external face and the tightening member abuts the proximal end of the tapered insert.