Claims for Patent: 7,993,223

Summary for Patent: 7,993,223

Title:	Bat for baseball or softball
Abstract:	A bat for baseball or softball of the present invention includes a first tube having an impact part, a step part and a stopper part, a cylindrical second tube, a fixing component being inserted between the first tube and second tube, the step part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the impact part and smaller than an interior diameter of the second tube, the stopper part having an exterior diameter larger than that of the step part and large than the interior diameter of the second tube, the second tube is held of an exterior periphery of the impact part, one end of the second tube is fixed between the stopper part and the step part by an adhesive and the other end is fixed by an adhesive on the fixing component, and a crevice is formed between the first tube and the second tube.
Inventor(s):	Watari; Makoto (Yokohama, JP), Shimohira; Katsumi (Yokohama, JP), Nagashima; Shuichi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee:	Nippon Shaft Co., Ltd (Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP)
Application Number:	12/165,718
Patent Claims:	1. A bat for baseball or softball comprising: a first tube being formed from an aluminum alloy or an alloy steel and having a grip part, a taper part, an impact part, a tip part, a step part having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said impact part and said first tube also including a stopper part having a larger exterior diameter than said exterior diameter of said step part; a cylindrical second tube being formed from titanium, a titanium alloy, a magnesium alloy or an alloy steel and having two ends which are open, and having an interior diameter which is larger than said exterior diameter of said step part of said first tube and smaller than said exterior diameter of said stopper part of said first tube; a fixing component including a body part and an insertion part, said insertion part being inserted between said first tube and said second tube, said fixing component latching said second tube to an exterior periphery of said first tube; and a crevice located between said first tube and said second tube, said crevice being formed by said second tube being attached to an exterior periphery of said impact part of said first tube, one end of said second tube being fixed between said step part of said first tube and said stopper part by an adhesive, and the other end of said second tube being fixed by said adhesive with said insertion part of said fixing component, said fixing component being inserted between said second tube and said first tube. 2. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, further comprising a cap, said cap having a cap tip part, a recessed part and a fixing part, a tip of said tip part of said first tube having a curled part which curves inwards, an exterior diameter of said fixing part of said cap being smaller than an interior diameter of said first tube from said curled part to said stopper part, and an exterior diameter of said recessed part of said cap being smaller than an interior diameter of said curled part of said first tube and said recessed part being latched by said curled part. 3. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, wherein a tip of said tip part curves inwards and is closed. 4. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, further comprising a spacer, said spacer being inserted between said first tube and said second tube, said first tube includes said stopper part having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said impact part and a larger exterior diameter than an interior diameter of said second tube, and said second tube is attached to an exterior periphery of said impact part of said first tube, and one end of said second tube is fixed to a tip of a tip part side of said impact part of said first tube by said adhesive and said spacer, and the other end of said second tube being fixed by said adhesive with said insertion part of said fixing component, said fixing component being inserted between said second tube and said first tube, and said crevice being formed between said first tube and said second tube. 5. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 2, wherein said first tube includes a groove in a place of a taper part side of said impact part, said fixing component further having a protrusion part on a side in which said insertion part faces said first tube, said fixing component being inserted between said first tube and said second tube, and said protrusion part being fitted with said groove of said first tube. 6. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, wherein said first tube further includes a second step part having a larger exterior diameter than an exterior diameter of said impact part, said exterior diameter of said second step part being smaller than an interior diameter of said second tube, and also includes a second stopper part having a larger exterior diameter than said exterior diameter of said second step part, said exterior diameter of said second stopper part being larger than said interior diameter of said second tube, said second tube is attached to an exterior periphery of said impact part of said first tube, and wherein one end of said second tube is fixed by said adhesive between said step part of said first tube and said stopper part of said first tube, the other end of said second tube is fixed by said adhesive between said second step part of said first tube and said second stopper part of said first tube, and said second stopper part is formed so that said second stopper part has a larger exterior diameter than an interior diameter of said second tube after said second tube is fixed between said stopper part and said step part and also between said second step part and said second stopper part. 7. The bat for baseball or softball according to claim 1, wherein said stopper part is formed in a position at least 100 mm or more from a tip of said tip part of said first tube, and said second tube is arranged in the best position for an impact.

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