Patent ID: 8512175

Claim:
A ball bat extending along a longitudinal axis, the bat comprising: a handle portion; and a barrel portion having an outer surface and including a proximal member and a distal member, the proximal member having first and second end regions and the distal member having third and fourth end regions, the first end region being coupled to the handle portion, the second end region of the proximal member being coupled to the third end region of the distal member to form a barrel overlap region, and the fourth end region of the distal member being coupled to an end cap, the proximal and distal members formed of first and second materials, respectively, the second material being a fiber composite material, the second fiber composite material of the distal member being secondarily molded to the outer surface of the second end region of the proximal member, at least a portion of the connection between the second and third end regions including telescopic engagement between the second and third end regions.