Patent 7207907 was granted and assigned to Wilson Sporting Goods Co. on April, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A bat extending along a longitudinal axis and configured for impacting a baseball or softball in competitive play includes a handle portion coupled to a barrel portion. The handle portion has a distal end and includes a tubular tapered region positioned adjacent the distal end. The tapered region has a peripheral outer surface encircling the longitudinal axis and includes at least one window formed into the outer surface. The one or more windows can be defined by a latticework.