EP0317711A3 - Racket for playing a game with a ball - Google Patents

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EP0317711A3
EP0317711A3 EP88112740A EP88112740A EP0317711A3 EP 0317711 A3 EP0317711 A3 EP 0317711A3 EP 88112740 A EP88112740 A EP 88112740A EP 88112740 A EP88112740 A EP 88112740A EP 0317711 A3 EP0317711 A3 EP 0317711A3
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Mark L Karasek
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Wilson Sporting Goods Co
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/10—Frames made of non-metallic materials, other than wood
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/002—Resonance frequency related characteristics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B2049/0201—Frames with defined head dimensions
    • A63B2049/0203—Frames with defined head dimensions height
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B2049/0201—Frames with defined head dimensions
    • A63B2049/0204—Frames with defined head dimensions width
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B2049/0207—Frames with defined overall length
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B2049/0211—Frames with variable thickness of the head in a direction perpendicular to the string plane
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/022—String guides on frames, e.g. grommets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/03—Frames characterised by throat sections, i.e. sections or elements between the head and the shaft
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/48—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with corrugated cross-section

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EP88112740A 1987-08-04 1988-08-04 Racket for playing a game with a ball Expired - Lifetime EP0317711B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT88112740T ATE83163T1 (en) 1987-08-04 1988-08-04 BALL GAME RACKET.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US7999187A 1987-08-04 1987-08-04
US79991 1987-08-04

Publications (3)

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EP0317711A2 EP0317711A2 (en) 1989-05-31
EP0317711A3 true EP0317711A3 (en) 1990-05-16
EP0317711B1 EP0317711B1 (en) 1992-12-09

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EP88112740A Expired - Lifetime EP0317711B1 (en) 1987-08-04 1988-08-04 Racket for playing a game with a ball

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EP (1) EP0317711B1 (en)
JP (2) JPS6437967A (en)
KR (1) KR910009207B1 (en)
CN (1) CN87213828U (en)
AR (1) AR245599A1 (en)
AT (1) ATE83163T1 (en)
AU (1) AU608254B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8704476A (en)
CA (1) CA1318696C (en)
DE (2) DE3826545A1 (en)
DK (1) DK169163B1 (en)
ES (2) ES2008281A6 (en)
FI (1) FI89334C (en)
GB (1) GB2208356B (en)
GR (1) GR3007278T3 (en)
IN (1) IN170468B (en)
MX (1) MX169436B (en)
NO (1) NO173686C (en)
NZ (1) NZ222358A (en)
ZA (1) ZA878042B (en)

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AT393967B (en) * 1989-09-11 1992-01-10 Head Sportgeraete Gmbh BALL RACKETS, IN PARTICULAR TENNIS RACKETS
US5540434A (en) * 1990-08-21 1996-07-30 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Tennis racket
US5062634A (en) * 1990-08-31 1991-11-05 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Squash racket
DE4037568A1 (en) * 1990-11-26 1992-05-27 Donnay Int Sa TENNIS RACKET
EP0671186A1 (en) * 1990-11-26 1995-09-13 S.A. Donnay International Tennis racket
FR2678843A1 (en) * 1991-07-11 1993-01-15 Taylor Made Golf Co GOLF CLUB HEAD.
GB2262892A (en) * 1991-12-31 1993-07-07 Lo Kun Nan Racket frame with shock absorbing characteristics.
JPH06315547A (en) * 1993-03-09 1994-11-15 Yamaha Corp Racket frame for tennis
US5368295A (en) * 1993-06-02 1994-11-29 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Tennis racket
GB2279881A (en) * 1993-06-24 1995-01-18 Tang Yu Fu Racket frame and racket.
JPH077663U (en) * 1993-06-30 1995-02-03 光男 羅 racket
JP2726223B2 (en) * 1993-10-05 1998-03-11 住友ゴム工業株式会社 tennis racket
TW304438U (en) 1994-12-01 1997-05-01 Wilson Sporting Goods Co Ltd Aerodynamic tennis racquet
AT1069U1 (en) * 1995-08-22 1996-10-25 Head Sport Ag TENNIS RACKET
US6106417A (en) * 1995-08-22 2000-08-22 Head Sport Aktiengesellschaft Lightweight tennis racket having high frequency
JP6776883B2 (en) * 2016-12-26 2020-10-28 住友ゴム工業株式会社 Tennis racket frame
US10646753B2 (en) 2018-03-12 2020-05-12 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Racquet configured with increased flexibility in multiple directions with respect to a longitudinal axis
DE102021004130B3 (en) 2021-08-11 2022-08-11 Head Technology Gmbh Ball game racquet frame with improved torsion
DE202021002644U1 (en) 2021-08-11 2021-09-21 Head Technology Gmbh Ball game racket frame with improved torsion

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US4291574A (en) * 1976-01-05 1981-09-29 Frolow Jack L Tennis racket
EP0168041A2 (en) * 1984-07-10 1986-01-15 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited A ball striking instrument
EP0176021A2 (en) * 1984-09-22 1986-04-02 Siegfried Kuebler Tennis racket

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US31419A (en) * 1861-02-12 Improvement in plows
JPS5317930A (en) * 1976-08-04 1978-02-18 Kokusai Electric Co Ltd Method of controlling output frequency of series connected type inverter
JPS59225A (en) * 1982-06-25 1984-01-05 Nec Corp Bidirectional controlling circuit
JPH0429621Y2 (en) * 1988-01-23 1992-07-17

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US4291574A (en) * 1976-01-05 1981-09-29 Frolow Jack L Tennis racket
EP0168041A2 (en) * 1984-07-10 1986-01-15 Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited A ball striking instrument
EP0176021A2 (en) * 1984-09-22 1986-04-02 Siegfried Kuebler Tennis racket

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KR910009207B1 (en) 1991-11-05
NO173686C (en) 1994-01-19
FI874269A (en) 1989-02-05
AU608254B2 (en) 1991-03-28
GB8720149D0 (en) 1987-09-30
ES2037158T3 (en) 1993-06-16
JPH0591726U (en) 1993-12-14
DE3876605D1 (en) 1993-01-21
NZ222358A (en) 1989-09-27
EP0317711B1 (en) 1992-12-09
KR890003419A (en) 1989-04-14
FI89334C (en) 1993-09-27
DE3826545A1 (en) 1989-03-30
NO874084D0 (en) 1987-09-29
ZA878042B (en) 1988-07-27
DK510887D0 (en) 1987-09-28
GR3007278T3 (en) 1993-07-30
DK169163B1 (en) 1994-09-05
JPS6437967A (en) 1989-02-08
IN170468B (en) 1992-03-28
GB2208356A (en) 1989-03-30
FI89334B (en) 1993-06-15
EP0317711A2 (en) 1989-05-31
AR245599A1 (en) 1994-02-28
MX169436B (en) 1993-07-05
JP2507397Y2 (en) 1996-08-14
ATE83163T1 (en) 1992-12-15
AU8012587A (en) 1989-02-09
CA1318696C (en) 1993-06-01
ES2008281A6 (en) 1989-07-16
NO173686B (en) 1993-10-11
GB2208356B (en) 1991-08-07
DK510887A (en) 1989-02-05
DE3876605T2 (en) 1993-05-19
FI874269A0 (en) 1987-09-29
NO874084L (en) 1989-02-06
CN87213828U (en) 1988-08-24
BR8704476A (en) 1988-02-17

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