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The handle is very similar to an Irish Hurley; http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe
by colmmacc 12y ago
The handle is very similar to an Irish Hurley; http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Hurling_Ball_and_Hurley.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Hurling_B... , which has been around a few hundred years. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajeagHCk15g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajeagHCk15g for a taste of the game itself).
- esquivalience 12y agoIf it is very similar, it shouldn't be patented as it's public domain technology. You should definitely submit this to the USPTO as a prior art they may not have considered. They are able to re-open examination for this sort of thing.
- easytiger 12y agoErr, also, a err, axe?
- esquivalience 12y agoHaha - yes, but it's probably safe to assume they knew about that already when the patent was granted and they overcame it. Perhaps because it's solving a long-standing problem or because the axe is a very different application of force, or something. The above is basically a sports bat so might be close enough to warrant a different perspective.
- cafard 12y agoI think that I heard of such a design for bats thirty years ago, though at this point I'm not sure but it was for hammer handles. I do think that somebody had applied it to bats.