Claims for Patent: 8,083,619

Summary for Patent: 8,083,619

Title:	Practice bat and method for use
Abstract:	An apparatus and method for improving batting a baseball is provided. The apparatus includes at least one hollow tube and at least one substantially solid tube, both formed with openings at opposing ends. A handle is removably attachable to one end of the tubes. A plug is insertable into one opening in the tubes for eliminating bat deformation from ball-to-bat impacts. A cap is included in the other end of the tubes for controlling acoustics, thus providing a sound on ball-to-bat impact comparable to that of conventionally dimensioned wood bats. A grip knob is provided at one end of the handle for restraining hands during swinging. A compressible sleeve is slidably engageable with the handle for providing a hand grip. The apparatus and method for improving batting is used in combination with a training regimen to improve batting skills.
Inventor(s):	Turos; Kenneth (Albuquerque, NM)
Assignee:	Sun Systems, Inc. (Las Cruces, NM)
Application Number:	10/719,458
Patent Claims:	1. A system for improving batting efficiency, comprising: a plurality of heads of varying weight adapted to strike a baseball, wherein one or more of the plurality of heads is substantially hollow; a handle threadably engageable with the plurality of heads; means for controlling acoustics mountable on one or more of the plurality of heads; means for eliminating deformation of the plurality of substantially hollow heads; a sleeve slidably engageable with the handle; and a grip knob fixedly connected to an end of the handle. 2. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of heads is substantially solid. 3. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 1, wherein the handle includes no additional shock absorbing apparatus. 4. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 1, wherein the acoustics control means is an end cap. 5. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 4, wherein the deformation eliminating means is a substantially solid shock absorbing metal plug fixedly insertable into one end of the plurality of heads that are substantially hollow for eliminating bat deformation and reverberations from ball-to-bat impact. 6. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 1 wherein the deformation eliminating means is made from material selected from the group of materials consisting of molysteel, aluminum, resins, and plastics. 7. A system for improving batting efficiency as recited in claim 6, wherein the deformation eliminating means is pressed into one end of the plurality of heads that are substantially hollow.

Details for Patent 8,083,619

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