US2022233935A1PendingUtilityA1

Weighted swing training bat

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jan 27, 2021Filed: Dec 17, 2021Published: Jul 28, 2022
Est. expiryJan 27, 2041(~14.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Eddie L. Peffly
A63B 69/0002A63B 60/10A63B 59/54A63B 2069/0008A63B 59/56A63B 15/00A63B 59/52A63B 60/24A63B 59/51
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Abstract

One or more embodiments of a training bat including a shaft and a hitting head are disclosed. The shaft includes a handle and hand placement indicators. The shaft includes a first end and a second end. The hitting head is attached to the second end of the shaft. The hitting head includes a flat hitting surface which is substantially flat and a back end opposite the flat hitting surface. The hand placement indicators indicate a position for at least one of the hands of a user on the handle and the hand placement indicators indicate an alignment with the back end of the hitting head.

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1 . A weighted training bat comprising:
 a variable diameter shaft including a holding end, a hitting end, and hand placement indicators indicating a hand placement area proximate to the holding end;   a knob and counter weight attached to the holding end; and   a hitting head attached to the variable diameter shaft proximate to the hitting end, a portion of the hitting head extending outwardly from, essentially perpendicularly to, and past the variable diameter shaft in a first direction forming flat hitting surface;   wherein the hand placement indicators indicate a hand holding position on the variable diameter shaft suitably orienting the flat hitting surface for striking an incoming ball when the weighted training bat is held.   
     
     
         2 . The weighted training bat of  claim 1 , wherein the portion of the hitting head forming the flat hitting surface comprises the portion of the hitting head forming an essentially circular flat hitting surface. 
     
     
         3 . The weighted training bat of  claim 2 , wherein the counterweight is fastened into the holding end by a screw that extends into the knob of the shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The weighted training bat of  claim 1 , wherein the flat hitting surface is angled within 5 degrees to a direction a center of which the variable diameter shaft extends. 
     
     
         5 . The weighted training bat of  claim 1 , wherein the hand placement indicators are indented into the shaft above the knob. 
     
     
         6 . The weighted training bat of  claim 5 , wherein the hitting head is cylindrical in shape and includes another flat hitting surface which is opposite the flat hitting surface, wherein another portion of the hitting head extending outwardly from, essentially perpendicularly to, and past the variable diameter shaft in a second direction forms the other flat hitting surface. 
     
     
         7 . The weighted training bat of  claim 6 , wherein the hand placement indicators include a first alignment line on the variable diameter shaft. 
     
     
         8 . The weighted training bat of  claim 7 , wherein the hand placement indicators include a pair of second alignment lines on either side of the first alignment line on the variable diameter shaft. 
     
     
         9 . The weighted training bat of  claim 8 , wherein the pair of second alignment lines are essentially the same size and are smaller than the first alignment line in at least one dimension. 
     
     
         10 . The weighted training bat of  claim 6 , wherein a left hand palm indicator is positioned 1 inch from the knob and extends 3 inches directly away from the knob, wherein the left hand palm indicator is 10 degrees out of alignment with the flat back hitting surface, wherein a right hand palm indicator is positioned 5-8 inches further from the knob than a left thumb indicator and extends 3 inches away from the knob, wherein the right hand palm indicator is 90 degrees below the left hand palm indicator. 
     
     
         11 . A weighted baseball training bat comprising:
 a shaft including a holding end, a hitting end, and hand placement indicators indicating a hand placement area proximate to the holding end; and   a hitting head attached to the shaft proximate to the hitting end, a portion of the hitting head extending outwardly from, essentially perpendicularly to, and past the shaft in a first direction forming a flat hitting surface;   wherein the hand placement indicators indicate a position on the shaft for at least one hand suitably orienting the flat hitting surface for striking an incoming ball when the weighted training baseball bat is held.   
     
     
         12 . The weighted baseball training bat of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a counterweight attached to the holding end and wherein the counterweight extends into the holding end.   
     
     
         13 . The weighted baseball training bat of  claim 12 , wherein the counterweight is fastened into the holding end by a screw that extends into a knob of the shaft. 
     
     
         14 . The weighted baseball training bat of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a dial used to supplement hand positioning on the training bat, the dial including a plurality of lines extending along the variable diameter shaft in a direction between a knob to the hitting head, wherein the dial includes three lines wherein a center of the three lines is aligned opposite from the flat hitting surface.   
     
     
         15 . The weighted baseball training bat of  claim 11 , wherein hand placement indicators includes a left hand palm and a right hand palm indicator, wherein the left hand palm indictor is positioned a distance from a knob and extends directly away from the knob, wherein a right hand palm indicator is positioned further from the knob than a left thumb indicator and extends away from the knob, wherein the right hand palm indicator is an angle below the left hand palm indicator. 
     
     
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         21 . A weighted softball training bat comprising:
 a shaft including a holding end, a hitting end, and hand placement indicators indicating a hand placement area proximate to the holding end; and   a hitting head attached to the shaft proximate to the hitting end, a portion of the hitting head extending outwardly from, essentially perpendicularly to, and past the shaft in a first direction forming a flat hitting surface   wherein the hand placement indicators indicate a position on the shaft for at least one hand suitably orienting the flat hitting surface for striking an incoming ball when the weighted training softball bat is held.   
     
     
         22 . The weighted softball training bat of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a dial used for hand positioning on the training bat, the dial including a plurality of lines extending along the shaft in a direction between a knob to the hitting head.   
     
     
         23 . The weighted softball training bat of  claim 22 , wherein the dial includes three lines. 
     
     
         24 . The weighted softball training bat of  claim 23 , wherein the dial indicates angles relative to the flat hitting surface.

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