Patent ID: 7201679

Claim:
A vibration damping baseball bat, comprising: a barrel portion including a tapered first end having an aperture; a handle portion including a tapered second end having an aperture; a first tapered plug disposed within the barrel portion near the aperture of the barrel portion; a second tapered plug disposed within the handle portion near the aperture of the handle portion; means for interconnecting the barrel portion and the handle portion in an aligned and spaced-apart relation, wherein the interconnecting means dampens vibrations created when a ball contacts the bat, provides limited pivotal movement of the barrel portion relative to the handle portion, and forms a continuous tapered exterior surface with the handle and barrel portions; wherein each plug abuttingly engages a respective tapered end when receiving the interconnecting means; a first elastomeric washer disposed between the interconnecting means and the barrel portion; and a second elastomeric washer disposed between the interconnecting means and the handle portion.