Sports equipment device

Abstract

A padded barrel and a handle. The padded barrel has a lower end, an upper end, and a contact surface extending between the lower end and the upper end. The upper end has a ball receiving depression. A handle extends from the lower end of the barrel.

1 . A sports equipment device, comprising:
 a padded barrel having a lower end, an upper end, and a contact surface extending between the lower end and the upper end, the upper end having a ball receiving depression; and   a handle extending from the lower end of the barrel.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a shaft having a lower portion and an upper portion, the lower portion defining the handle and the upper portion extending through the padded barrel with an uppermost end of the shaft being vertically spaced a distance below the upper end of the padded barrel.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the barrel comprises:
 a padding surrounding the upper portion of the shaft; and   a cover surrounding the padding, the cover attached to the upper portion of the shaft in a way to form the ball receiving depression.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein the cover comprises:
 a base material; and   a stitching extending between the base material and the upper portion of the shaft.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the stitching includes a plurality of threads and the upper portion of shaft includes a plurality of openings and the plurality of threads extend through the plurality of openings to the upper portion of the shaft.