Ball bat
First Claim
1. An elongated ball bat comprising a first member defining a handle end of the bat and having an enlarged outer end portion opposite said handle end, a second member defining an outer end of the bat, said second member having an inner end portion corresponding in size and shape to said first member outer end portion, means coupling said inner and outer end portions, said coupling means defining an elongated cavity of constant cross section, said cavity containing a fluid and said cavity closed at one end by said first member and closed at its opposite end by said second member, a weighted piston slidably received in said cavity, said piston defining an opening for passing said fluid therethrough as a result of sliding movement of said piston in said cavity, means on said piston for impeding movement thereof from said one cavity end toward said opposite cavity end, said coupling means defining a transparent window adjacent said elongated cavity to permit observation of said piston position.
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Abstract
A hollow plastic ball bat has an internally mounted swing metering device that provides a visual indication of swing velocity. The bat is defined by inner and outer members that are coupled to one another to define a recess that receives a transparent annular barrel. A bore in this barrel has a weighted piston that moves in the bore, as a result of its inertia, During a swinging or other movement of the bat itself.
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- 1. An elongated ball bat comprising a first member defining a handle end of the bat and having an enlarged outer end portion opposite said handle end, a second member defining an outer end of the bat, said second member having an inner end portion corresponding in size and shape to said first member outer end portion, means coupling said inner and outer end portions, said coupling means defining an elongated cavity of constant cross section, said cavity containing a fluid and said cavity closed at one end by said first member and closed at its opposite end by said second member, a weighted piston slidably received in said cavity, said piston defining an opening for passing said fluid therethrough as a result of sliding movement of said piston in said cavity, means on said piston for impeding movement thereof from said one cavity end toward said opposite cavity end, said coupling means defining a transparent window adjacent said elongated cavity to permit observation of said piston position.
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