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Method of producing a plastic baseball bat or the like having metallic appearance
Assignee: HGT ACQUISITION CORP A CORP OF
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Filing: 1984-11-05
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2004-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A hollow plastic baseball bat or the like has a preprinted plastic sleeve shrink fitted onto a portion of the bat to provide the bat with a metallic appearance.
Inventors
- 👤 Seymour Blum
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:15
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B59/00; A63B59/50; A63B59/54; A63B2102/00; A63B2102/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/14; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49885
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of producing a metallic appearance on a non-metallic article comprising the steps of: moulding an elongated generally conical shaped plastic bat having a fat end, a handle end and a tapered portion between the handle and fat end; providing a flat substantially transparent heat-shrinkable film; applying an opaque coating having a metallic appearance on substantially all of one surface of the flat clear film; folding the coated film to form a tube having a continuous outer surface which is the non-coated surface and having a diameter sufficient to permit telescoping of the tube over the fat end of the bat; cutting the film to a length substantially equal to the length of the tapered portion and fat end of the non-metallic bat; telescoping the tube over the tapered portion of the fat end of the bat; and applying heat to shrink the film onto the surface of the bat so as to provide an illusion of a metallic structure for the surface of the bat covered by the film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of producing a metallic appearance on a non-metallic article comprising the steps of: moulding an elongated generally conical shaped plastic bat having a fat end, a handle end and a tapered portion between the handle and fat end; providing a flat substantially transparent heat-shrinkable film; applying an opaque coating having a metallic appearance on substantially all of one surface of the flat clear film; folding the coated film to form a tube having a continuous outer surface which is the non-coated surface and having a diameter sufficient to permit telescoping of the tube over the fat end of the bat; cutting the film to a length substantially equal to the length of the tapered portion and fat end of the non-metallic bat; telescoping the tube over the tapered portion of the fat end of the bat; and applying heat to shrink the film onto the surface of the bat so as to provide an illusion of a metallic structure for the surface of the bat covered by the film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of applying a contrasting substantially opaque coating to the metallic coating prior to folding the coated film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of printing indicia on a localized region of said surface of the flat clear film prior to applying said opaque coating having a metallic appearance to that surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method is claimed in claim 1 further comprising the steps of applying a transparent tint coating to the surface of the film prior to applying the opaque coating having a metallic appearance to that surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method is claimed in claim 1 further comprising the steps of: moulding an axial extending projection at one end of the bat which projection is adapted to facilitate removable attachment of an object to the bat; and attaching a perforated object onto the projection.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of providing a metallic appearance on a portion of a non-metallic bat comprising: moulding an elongated plastic bat having a handle end, a central portion and a fat end; providing a substantially transparent heat-shrinkable film; applying a substantially continuous opaque metallic appearance coating on one surface of the film; cutting the film to a length substantially equal to the length of the central portion and the fat end of the bat; forming the film into a tube having a continuous outer non-coated surface; telescoping the tube over the tapered central portion and fat end of the bat; and, applying heat to shrink the film onto the surface of the central portion and the fat end of the bat so as to create an illusion of a metallic structure on that portion of the bat.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of providing a metallic appearance on a portion of a non-metallic bat comprising: moulding an elongated plastic bat having a handle end, a central portion and a fat end; providing a substantially transparent heat-shrinkable film; applying a substantially continuous opaque metallic appearance coating on one surface of the film; cutting the film to a length substantially equal to the length of the central portion and the fat end of the bat; forming the film into a tube having a continuous outer non-coated surface; telescoping the tube over the tapered central portion and fat end of the bat; and, applying heat to shrink the film onto the surface of the central portion and the fat end of the bat so as to create an illusion of a metallic structure on that portion of the bat.
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