Shock absorbing baseball bat

Claim 1

A shock absorbing baseball bat comprising: an elongate hollow main body having an entrance formed on a rear end thereof adjacent to a grip portion of said bat and a circular hole formed on a front crown portion thereof; an elongate stem having a hollow interior disposed within said main body, with a front end thereof in proximity to the circular hole on said crown portion of said main body which is concentric therewith, and a rear portion thereof extending through said entrance to the rear of said main body; a handle provided on a rear portion of said stem and disposed to the rear of said main body, said handle being separated from said entrance to define a space; an elastic end piece, made from a liquid casting compound, disposed circumferentially between a front end portion of said stem and a front end portion of said main body, and formed by direct casting of said compound therebetween; an elastic guard piece, made from a liquid casting compound, disposed circumferentially between a rear portion of said main body and a rear portion of said stem forward of said handle, and formed by direct casting of said compound therebetween, said guard piece occupying the space between said handle and said entrance; a plug disposed within the hollow interior of said stem at a predetermined and medial position between the longitudinal extremities of said guard piece; an inner portion of said guard piece formed within the hollow interior of said stem forward of said plug and adjacent therewith, said inner portion communicating with the portions of said guard piece disposed circumferentially around said stem through at least one pair of through holes formed on said stem; wherein said end piece and said guard piece elastically secure said main body to said stem and absorb concomitant shock and vibrations in said bat created by the impact of a ball with said main body.