Claims for Patent: 7,985,149

Summary for Patent: 7,985,149

Title:	Bat for baseball or softball
Abstract:	A bat for baseball or softball of the present invention includes a first tube formed from FRP or synthetic resin having a part to be hit and a stopper part, a cylindrical second tube having two ends which are open and including at least two or more layers, a first fixing component including a body part, an interior periphery surface of the body part is fixed to the first tube, a second fixing component including an insertion part, and a gap located between the first tube and the second tube and being formed by the second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of the first tube, one end of the second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of the body part, and the other end of the second tube being fixed to the insertion part which is inserted between the first tube and the second tube.
Inventor(s):	Watari; Makoto (Yokohama, JP), Shimohira; Katsumi (Yokohama, JP), Okutsu; Yuta (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee:	Nippon Shaft Co., Ltd. (Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP)
Application Number:	12/494,357
Patent Claims:	1. A bat for baseball or softball comprising: a first tube formed from FRP or synthetic resin having a grip part, a taper part, a part to be hit, a tip part, and a stopper part formed by gradually opening said first tube from said part to be hit side towards said tip part side, and a hollow for latching having a groove shape formed by reducing the diameter of said first tube; a cylindrical second tube having two ends which are open, and having an interior diameter which is larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit and smaller than an exterior diameter of said stopper part, said second tube including at least two or more layers; a first fixing component having a donut shape and including a body part and a flange part, said flange part having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said body part, and said first fixing component having an opening larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, and an interior periphery surface of said body part being fixed to said first tube and one surface of said flange part being fixed to said stopper part; a second fixing component having a donut shape and including a base part and an insertion part, said insertion part having a smaller exterior diameter than the largest exterior diameter of said base part, and also including a protrusion part which protrudes inwards and an opening which is larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, said protrusion part being fixed by interlocking with said hollow for latching, and; a gap located between said first tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said body part, and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said second tube. 2. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, wherein said second tube is formed as one body from an inner layer formed from metal or FRP, and at least one or more outer layers formed from either of metal, FRP or wood and being attached to an exterior periphery of said inner layer. 3. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said outer layer of said second tube is formed from a combination of a first part formed from metal and one or more second parts formed from either of metal which is different said metal, FRP or wood, and at least one of said first part and said one or more second parts being formed from a different material to the other part. 4. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, further comprising a cap, said cap including a cap tip part, a cap recessed part and a cap fixing part, said tip part including a curled part in which a tip of said tip part curves inwards, and an exterior diameter of said cap fixing part being smaller than an interior diameter of said first tube from said curled part as far as said stopper part, and an exterior diameter of said cap recessed part being smaller than an interior diameter of said curled part, and said cap recessed part being latched by said curled part. 5. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said tip of said tip part curves inwards and is closed. 6. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said first tube further includes a step part having an exterior diameter which is smaller than an exterior diameter of said stopper part and larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, and a gap located between said first tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to said step part and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said second tube. 7. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said first tube includes a grip part, a taper part, a part to be bit, a tip part and a stopper part formed by opening of said first tube towards said tip part side from said part to be hit side, and said second fixing component includes a base part and an insertion part which has a smaller exterior diameter than a largest diameter of said base part, said second fixing component being fixed to an exterior periphery of said first tube via an adhesive, and a gap located between said first tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said body part, and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said second tube. 8. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said first tube is formed from either C-FRP, B-FRP, K-FRP or synthetic resin and an inner layer of said second tube is formed from either aluminum, an aluminum alloy, titanium, a titanium alloy, a magnesium alloy, an aluminum-scandium alloy, a scandium alloy, a steel alloy or FRP, and an outer layer of said second tube is formed from either aluminum, an aluminum alloy, titanium, an titanium alloy, a magnesium alloy, an aluminum-scandium alloy, a scandium alloy, a steel alloy, FRP or wood. 9. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said stopper part is formed in a position of said part to be hit side at least 100 mm or more from a tip of said tip part, and said second tube is arranged in the best position for an impact. 10. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, further comprising a grip end, said grip end being either fixed to said first tube by a screw or an adhesive, or being formed as one body with said first tube. 11. A bat for baseball or softball comprising: a first tube formed from FRP or synthetic resin having a grip part, a taper part, a part to be hit, a tip part, and a stopper part formed by gradually opening said first tube from said part to be hit side towards said tip part side, and a hollow for latching having a groove shape formed by reducing the diameter of said first tube; a cylindrical second tube having two ends which are open, and having an interior diameter which is larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit and smaller than an exterior diameter of said stopper part, said second tube including at least two or more layers; a cylindrical third tube having two ends which are open and having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said first tube and a smaller exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said second tube; a first fixing component having a donut shape and including a body part and a flange part, said flange part having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said body part, and said first fixing component having an second body part which has a smaller exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said body part and being formed so that it protrudes in an opposite direction of said flange part from said body part, and an opening larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, a second fixing component having a donut shape and including a base part and a first insertion part, said first insertion part having a smaller exterior diameter than the largest exterior diameter of said base part, and also including a protrusion part which protrudes inwards, and a second insertion part having a smaller exterior diameter than said exterior diameter of said first insertion part and being formed so that it protrudes in an opposite direction of said base part from said first insertion part, and an opening which is larger than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, said protrusion part being fixed by interlocking with said hollow for latching; a first gap located between said first tube and said third tube and being formed by said third tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said third tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said second body part, and the other end of said third tube being fixed to said second insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said third tube, and; a second gap located between said third tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said third tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said body part, and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said first insertion part which is inserted between said third tube and said second tube. 12. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 11, wherein said second tube is formed as one body from an inner layer formed from metal or FRP, and an outer layer attached to an exterior periphery of said inner layer and formed from at least one of metal, FRP or wood. 13. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, wherein said outer layer of said second tube is formed from a combination of a first part formed from metal, and one or more second parts formed from one of a metal which is different to said metal, FRP or wood, and at least one of said first part and said one or more second parts being formed from a different material to the other part. 14. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 13, further comprising a cap, said cap including a cap tip part, a cap recessed part and a cap fixing part, said bat tip part including a curled part in which a tip of said tip part curves inwards, and an exterior diameter of said cap fixing part being smaller than an interior diameter of said first tube from said curled part as far as said stopper part, and an exterior diameter of said cap recessed part being smaller than an interior diameter of said curled part, and said cap recessed part being latched by said curled part. 15. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, wherein said tip of said tip part curves inwards and is closed. 16. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, wherein said first tube further includes a first step part having an exterior diameter which is smaller than an exterior diameter of said stopper part, and a second step part which having a smaller exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said first step part and a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said part to be hit, and a first gap located between said first tube and said third tube and being formed by said third tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said third tube being fixed to said second step part and the other end of said third tube being fixed to said second insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said third tube, and a second gap located between said third tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said third tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said first step part and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said first insertion part which is inserted between said third tube and said second tube. 17. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, wherein said first tube only includes a grip part, a taper part, a part to be bit, a tip part and a stopper part formed by opening of said first tube towards said tip part side from said part to be hit side, and said second fixing component includes a base part, a first insertion part which has a smaller exterior diameter than the largest diameter of said base part, and a second insertion part which has a smaller exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said first insertion part and being formed so that it protrudes in an opposite direction of said base part from said first insertion part, said second fixing component being fixed to an exterior periphery of said first tube via an adhesive, and a first gap located between said first tube and said third tube and being formed by said third tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said first tube, one end of said third tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said second body part, and the other end of said third tube being fixed to said second insertion part which is inserted between said first tube and said third tube, and a second gap located between said third tube and said second tube and being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said third tube, one end of said second tube being fixed to an exterior periphery surface of said body part, and the other end of said second tube being fixed to said first insertion part which is inserted between said third tube and said second tube. 18. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, wherein said first tube is formed from either C-FRP, B-FRP, K-FRP or synthetic resin, and an inner layer of said second tube and said third tube are formed from either aluminum, an aluminum alloy, titanium, a titanium alloy, a magnesium alloy, an aluminum-scandium alloy, a scandium alloy, a steel alloy or FRP, and an outer layer of said second tube is formed from either aluminum, an aluminum alloy, titanium, a titanium alloy, a magnesium alloy, an aluminum-scandium alloy, a scandium alloy, a steel alloy, FRP or wood. 19. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 12, further comprising a grip end, said grip end being either fixed to said first tube by a screw or an adhesive, or being formed as one body with said first tube.

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