Patent ID: 7744497

Claim:
A bat adapted for gripping by the hands of a user and swinging to strike a ball, said bat being a one-piece, smooth round stick not more than 2¾ inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length comprising a round cylindrical barrel and a generally cylindrical handle adapted for gripping by said hands of said user, said handle having a linear central axis and ending with a knob, the bat diameter tapering down from the barrel to the handle and then tapering up to the knob at the handle end, the knob comprising an upper flange extending generally parallel with an axis of the knob disposed at an acute angle to the central axis of the handle, the upper flange of the knob and the handle cooperating to form a support surface, the support surface having a radius of curvature at least as large as the radius of the generally cylindrical handle and providing a gradual transition between the upper flange of the knob and the handle for supporting the hand of the user while gripping the implement, wherein the acute angle between the central axis of the handle and the axis of the knob is in a range from 40 degrees to 70 degrees.