Baseball bat article
First Claim
1. A baseball bat article, comprising:
- a baseball bat having a grip portion, a barrel portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the grip portion and the barrel portion, the baseball bat extending along a central axis to define a bat length;
a glossy finish coating material applied to the baseball bat to form a glossy finish at least along the bat length; and
a transfer element fabricated from a transparent sheet material and defined by an outer periphery, the transfer element having a first surface and an opposite second surface with a photographic image formed on one of the first and second surfaces, the transfer element affixed to the baseball bat at a selected location along the bat length with one of the first and second surfaces in contact with the baseball bat such that the periphery of the transfer element and the glossy finish coating material form an imperceptible interface.
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Abstract
A baseball bat article includes a baseball bat, a glossy finish coating material and an image-carrying transfer element. The baseball bat has a grip portion, a barrel portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the grip portion and the barrel portion. The baseball bat extends along a central axis to define a bat length. The glossy finish coating material is applied to the baseball bat to form a glossy finish, at least along the bat length. The image-carrying transfer element is fabricated from a transparent sheet material. Further, the image-carrying transfer element is defined by an outer periphery and has a first surface and an opposite second surface with a photographic image formed on either the first or second surface. The image-carrying transfer element is imperceptibly affixed to the baseball bat at a selected location along the bat length with either the first or second surface in contact with the baseball bat.
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23 Claims
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1. A baseball bat article, comprising:
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a baseball bat having a grip portion, a barrel portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the grip portion and the barrel portion, the baseball bat extending along a central axis to define a bat length;
a glossy finish coating material applied to the baseball bat to form a glossy finish at least along the bat length; and
a transfer element fabricated from a transparent sheet material and defined by an outer periphery, the transfer element having a first surface and an opposite second surface with a photographic image formed on one of the first and second surfaces, the transfer element affixed to the baseball bat at a selected location along the bat length with one of the first and second surfaces in contact with the baseball bat such that the periphery of the transfer element and the glossy finish coating material form an imperceptible interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A baseball bat article fabricated from a method comprising the steps of:
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providing a baseball bat having a glossy finish coating material applied thereon and a blank, glossy transfer element fabricated from a transparent material;
transferring a photographic image onto the transfer element; and
embedding the transfer element with the transferred photographic image into glossy finish coating material under a sufficient temperature and pressure to form an imperceptible interface between the transfer element and the glossy finish coating material. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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