EP2012884B1 - Device for hitting balls, in particular tennis- or squash racquets - Google Patents

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EP2012884B1
EP2012884B1 EP07724835A EP07724835A EP2012884B1 EP 2012884 B1 EP2012884 B1 EP 2012884B1 EP 07724835 A EP07724835 A EP 07724835A EP 07724835 A EP07724835 A EP 07724835A EP 2012884 B1 EP2012884 B1 EP 2012884B1
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Hubert Nagler
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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
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/08—Frames with special construction of the handle
    • 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
    • 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
    • A63B60/02—Ballast means for adjusting the centre of mass
    • 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
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/16—Caps; Ferrules
    • 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
    • A63B49/035—Frames with easily dismountable parts, e.g. heads, shafts or grips

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  • FIGS. 4 and 5 show A tennis racket of this type.
  • Fig. 4 shows the tennis racket in top view and Fig. 5 in side view.
  • the tennis racket shown in these figures and generally denoted by 1 therein consists in a known manner essentially of a club head 2, from the center piece 9 formed by two webs 3 and from the racket neck or shaft 4 adjoining the center piece 9 further limited in a known manner by a head frame 5, which carries a string 6 formed by intersecting strings 7 or club face.
  • a front end coatable cap 8 At the free end, i. the club head 2 end facing away from the shaft 4 is covered by a front end coatable cap 8.
  • the shaft 4 also has a handle 10.
  • a knob having a recess for receiving at least one weight element.
  • the end-side shaft end cap has a recess for receiving a weight element.
  • the bat When using an average weight of the order of about 4 g to 6 g, in particular about 5 g, the bat is relatively well balanced or balanced between the head and the handle. But as I said, some players prefer a more top-heavy racket and other players a more grip-heavy racket. This depends on both the technique and the impact strength of the individual player. Here, the inventor wants to create the possibility of individual adaptation.
  • the inventive end cap 8 has a pot-shaped recess 11 for receiving a disc-like weight element 12.
  • the weight element 12 is designed in the manner of a coin and has a thickness which corresponds to the depth of the pot-shaped recess 11.
  • the diameter of the weight element is also only slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cup-shaped recess 11.
  • Fig. 1 three disc-like weight elements 12 are arranged within the pot-like recess 11. Each of these discs has a different weight, eg in the gradation of 2 g. By replacing these individual weight plates, the total weight within the shaft end cap can be adjusted very individually.
  • the recess 11 serves but only to receive a single weight element with a predetermined weight of eg 5 g or 10 g.
  • a predetermined weight eg 5 g or 10 g.
  • a 10 g weight makes the racket rather grippy.
  • a 5 g weight leads to a certain balance between head and grip. The racket is largely balanced.
  • the cap 8 is in a preferred embodiment on the frontal end of the shaft 4 with latching with this attachable.
  • the cap 8 has lateral latching elements 13 with radially outwardly projecting latching lugs 14. These engage behind a recess, in particular annular groove on the inside of the shaft 4, which is generally hollow.
  • the cap 8 can be detached from the front end of the shaft 4 to attach a cap, if necessary, containing a different weight element weight.
  • the recess 11 of the cap 8 is - as already stated - pot-shaped, in such a way that it extends at mounted cap 8 at the front end of the shaft 4 in this.
  • the recess 11 is therefore accessible in principle from the outside. This is especially true when the cap 8 is covered by a cover 15 on its free side in the assembled state. This cover 15 is used in the concrete embodiment at the same time to cover the recess eleventh
  • the lid 15 is for the purpose of accessibility of the recess 11 on the cap 8 preferably latched, in particular under substantially play-free enclosure of the or the weight elements 12.
  • the lid 15 is alsklebbar or aufweisbar on the cap. Then, however, the recess 11 is no longer readily accessible.
  • the cap 8 and the lid 15 are made of either plastic or metal, or metal-plastic composite.
  • a set of several different heavy weight elements or alternatively a set of caps with different weights To provide weight elements.
  • the basis weight of the weight elements is preferably 2.0 g, 5.0 g and 10.0 g.
  • the weight elements are preferably made of metal, such as steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum or an alloy thereof.

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Abstract

Device for hitting balls, in particular tennis- or squash racquets, with a shaft encompassing a grip, - a head connected to one end of the shaft with a ball hitting surface, in particular in the form of crisscrossing strings, and with a shaft closing cap positioned on the other end and/oron the end of the shaft opposite the head. The shaft closing cap (8) features an opening (11) for receiving at least one weight element (12).

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Ballschlaggerät, insbesondere Tennis- oder Squashschläger, mit

  • einem einen Griff umfassenden Schaft,
  • einem sich an einem Ende des Schaftes anschließenden Kopf mit Ballschlagfläche, insbesondere in Form von sich kreuzenden Saiten, und mit
  • einer am anderen bzw. dem Kopf gegenüber liegenden Ende des Schaftes angeordneten Abschlußkappe.
The invention relates to a ball impact device, in particular tennis or squash rackets, with
  • a handle comprising a handle,
  • an adjoining one end of the shaft head with ball striking surface, in particular in the form of crossing strings, and with
  • one at the other or the head opposite end of the shaft arranged end cap.

Derartige Ballschlaggeräte sind allgemein bekannt und im Handel erhältlich. Ein Tennisschläger dieser Art ist in den Figuren 4 und 5 dargestellt. Fig. 4 zeigt den Tennisschläger in Draufsicht und Fig. 5 in Seitenansicht. Der in diesen Figuren dargestellte und dort allgemein mit 1 bezeichnete Tennisschläger besteht in bekannter Weise im wesentlichen aus einem Schlägerkopf 2, aus dem von zwei Stegen 3 gebildeten Herzstück 9 sowie aus dem an das Herzstück 9 anschließenden Schlägerhals oder -schaft 4. Der Schlägerkopf 2 wird weiterhin in bekannter Weise von einem Kopfrahmen 5 begrenzt, der eine von sich kreuzenden Saiten 6 gebildete Bespannung 7 bzw. Schlagfläche trägt.Such ball impact devices are well known and commercially available. A tennis racket of this type is in the FIGS. 4 and 5 shown. Fig. 4 shows the tennis racket in top view and Fig. 5 in side view. The tennis racket shown in these figures and generally denoted by 1 therein consists in a known manner essentially of a club head 2, from the center piece 9 formed by two webs 3 and from the racket neck or shaft 4 adjoining the center piece 9 further limited in a known manner by a head frame 5, which carries a string 6 formed by intersecting strings 7 or club face.

Am freien Ende, d.h. dem Schlägerkopf 2 abgewandten Ende ist der Schaft 4 durch eine stirnseitig aufbringbare Abschlußkappe 8 abgedeckt.At the free end, i. the club head 2 end facing away from the shaft 4 is covered by a front end coatable cap 8.

Der Schaft 4 weist auch noch einen Griff 10 auf.The shaft 4 also has a handle 10.

Durch das Dokument WO 2004/033053 ist es ferner bekannt, einen Knauf ("Knob"), der eine Ausnehmung zur Aufnahme wenigstens eines Gewichtselements aufweist.Through the document WO 2004/033053 It is also known, a knob ("Knob") having a recess for receiving at least one weight element.

Im vorliegenden Fall geht es nun darum, die Balance des Schlägers durch einfache Mittel einzustellen, d.h. den Schläger mehr oder weniger kopf- bzw. grifflastig zu machen. Auf diese Art und Weise kann der Spieler den Schläger individuell auf sich in einfacher Weise einstellen.In the present case, it is now to adjust the balance of the racket by simple means, ie to make the racket more or less head or handle-heavy. On this way, the player can adjust the racket individually in a simple manner.

Diese Aufgabe wird
durch
die Merkmale des Anspruches 1 gelöst.This task will
by
the features of claim 1 solved.

Dieses Ziel wird dadurch erreicht, daß die stirnseitige Schaft-Abschlußkappe eine Ausnehmung zur Aufnahme eines Gewichtelements aufweist. Je schwerer das Gewichtselement ist, desto grifflastiger wird der Schläger, und umgekehrt. Sofern nur ein geringes Gewicht oder überhaupt kein Gewicht verwendet wird, ist der Schläger kopflastiger. Bei Verwendung eines mittleren Gewichts in der Größenordnung von etwa 4 g bis 6 g, insbesondere etwa 5 g, ist der Schläger relativ gut ausbalanciert bzw. gleichgewichtig zwischen Kopf und Griff. Doch wie gesagt, bevorzugen einige Spieler einen mehr kopflastigen Schläger und andere Spieler einen mehr grifflastigen Schläger. Dies hängt sowohl von der Technik als auch von der Schlagstärke des einzelnen Spielers ab. Hier möchte der Erfinder die Möglichkeit einer individuellen Anpassung schaffen.This goal is achieved in that the end-side shaft end cap has a recess for receiving a weight element. The heavier the weight element is, the more grippy the club becomes, and vice versa. If only a low weight or no weight is used, the club is top-heavy. When using an average weight of the order of about 4 g to 6 g, in particular about 5 g, the bat is relatively well balanced or balanced between the head and the handle. But as I said, some players prefer a more top-heavy racket and other players a more grip-heavy racket. This depends on both the technique and the impact strength of the individual player. Here, the inventor wants to create the possibility of individual adaptation.

Bezüglich vorteilhafter konkreter Ausführungsformen und konstruktiver Details wird auf die Ansprüche 2 bis 10 verwiesen.With regard to advantageous concrete embodiments and constructive details, reference is made to claims 2 to 10.

Nachstehend wird eine bevorzugte Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Schlägerkonstruktion anhand der anliegenden Zeichnung näher beschrieben. Diese zeigt in

Fig. 1
einen schematischen Längsschnitt durch eine Schaft-Abschlußkappe samt äußerem Deckel gemäß Erfindung;
Fig. 2
die Kappe samt Deckel in perspektivischer Ansicht; und
Fig. 3
eine erfindungsgemäß ausgebildete Schaft-Abschlußkappe im Längsschnitt.
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a racket construction according to the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This shows in
Fig. 1
a schematic longitudinal section through a shaft end cap together with the outer lid according to the invention;
Fig. 2
the cap and lid in perspective view; and
Fig. 3
an inventively designed shaft end cap in longitudinal section.

Entsprechend den Figuren 1 bis 3 weist die erfindungsgemäß ausgebildete Schaft-Abschlußkappe 8 eine topfartige Ausnehmung 11 zur Aufnahme eines scheibenartigen Gewichtselements 12 auf. Das Gewichtselement 12 ist nach Art einer Münze ausgebildet und weist eine Dicke auf, die der Tiefe der topfartigen Ausnehmung 11 entspricht. Der Durchmesser des Gewichtselements ist ebenfalls nur geringfügig kleiner als der Innendurchmesser der topfartigen Ausnehmung 11. In Fig. 1 sind drei scheibenartige Gewichtselemente 12 innerhalb der topfartigen Ausnehmung 11 angeordnet. Jede dieser Scheiben hat ein unterschiedliches Gewicht, z.B. in der Abstufung von 2 g. Durch Austausch dieser einzelnen Gewichtsscheiben läßt sich das Gesamtgewicht innerhalb der Schaft-Abschlußkappe sehr individuell einstellen. Vorzugsweise dient die Ausnehmung 11 jedoch nur zur Aufnahme eines einzigen Gewichtselements mit vorbestimmtem Gewicht von z.B. 5 g oder 10 g. Ein 10 g-Gewicht macht den Schläger eher grifflastig. Ein 5 g-Gewicht führt zu einem gewissen Ausgleich zwischen Kopf- und Grifflastigkeit. Der Schläger ist weitgehend ausbalanciert.According to the FIGS. 1 to 3 The inventive end cap 8 has a pot-shaped recess 11 for receiving a disc-like weight element 12. The weight element 12 is designed in the manner of a coin and has a thickness which corresponds to the depth of the pot-shaped recess 11. The diameter of the weight element is also only slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cup-shaped recess 11. In Fig. 1 three disc-like weight elements 12 are arranged within the pot-like recess 11. Each of these discs has a different weight, eg in the gradation of 2 g. By replacing these individual weight plates, the total weight within the shaft end cap can be adjusted very individually. Preferably, the recess 11 serves but only to receive a single weight element with a predetermined weight of eg 5 g or 10 g. A 10 g weight makes the racket rather grippy. A 5 g weight leads to a certain balance between head and grip. The racket is largely balanced.

Es ist jedoch auch denkbar, die Ausnehmung 11 ganz leer zu lassen, so daß der Schläger eher kopflastig wird.However, it is also conceivable to leave the recess 11 completely empty, so that the racket is rather top-heavy.

Die Kappe 8 ist bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform auf das stirnseitige Ende des Schaftes 4 unter Verrastung mit diesem aufsteckbar. Zu diesem Zweck weist die Kappe 8 seitliche Rastelemente 13 mit radial nach außen vorstehenden Rastnasen 14 auf. Diese hintergreifen eine Ausnehmung, insbesondere Ringnut an der Innenseite des Schaftes 4, der in der Regel hohl ausgebildet ist. Mit etwas Geschicklichkeit läßt sich die Kappe 8 vom stirnseitigen Ende des Schaftes 4 lösen, um bei Bedarf eine Kappe anzubringen, die ein andersgewichtiges Gewichtselement enthält.The cap 8 is in a preferred embodiment on the frontal end of the shaft 4 with latching with this attachable. For this purpose, the cap 8 has lateral latching elements 13 with radially outwardly projecting latching lugs 14. These engage behind a recess, in particular annular groove on the inside of the shaft 4, which is generally hollow. With some skill, the cap 8 can be detached from the front end of the shaft 4 to attach a cap, if necessary, containing a different weight element weight.

Die Ausnehmung 11 der Kappe 8 ist - wie bereits dargelegt - topfartig ausgebildet, und zwar derart, daß sie sich bei montierter Kappe 8 am stirnseitigen Ende des Schaftes 4 in diesen hinein erstreckt. Die Ausnehmung 11 ist also vom Prinzip her von der Außenseite her zugänglich. Dies gilt insbesondere dann, wenn die Kappe 8 an ihrer im montierten Zustand freien Seite durch einen Deckel 15 abgedeckt ist. Dieser Deckel 15 dient bei der konkreten Ausführungsform zugleich zur Abdeckung der Ausnehmung 11.The recess 11 of the cap 8 is - as already stated - pot-shaped, in such a way that it extends at mounted cap 8 at the front end of the shaft 4 in this. The recess 11 is therefore accessible in principle from the outside. This is especially true when the cap 8 is covered by a cover 15 on its free side in the assembled state. This cover 15 is used in the concrete embodiment at the same time to cover the recess eleventh

Der Deckel 15 ist zum Zwecke der Zugänglichkeit der Ausnehmung 11 auf die Kappe 8 vorzugsweise aufrastbar, insbesondere unter im wesentlichen spielfreiem Einschluß des oder der Gewichtselemente 12. Alternativ ist es auch denkbar, daß der Deckel 15 auf die Kappe aufklebbar oder aufsiegelbar ist. Dann ist jedoch die Ausnehmung 11 nicht mehr ohne weiteres zugänglich. Zum Zwecke einer Änderung der Kopf- bzw. Grifflastigkeit des Schlägers ist es dann erforderlich, die gesamte Kappe 8 auszutauschen, d.h. die eine Kappe durch eine andere Kappe einschließlich Gewichtselement auszutauschen.The lid 15 is for the purpose of accessibility of the recess 11 on the cap 8 preferably latched, in particular under substantially play-free enclosure of the or the weight elements 12. Alternatively, it is also conceivable that the lid 15 is aufklebbar or aufweisbar on the cap. Then, however, the recess 11 is no longer readily accessible. For the purpose of changing the beater's grip, it is then necessary to replace the entire cap 8, i. to replace a cap with another cap including a weight element.

Die Kappe 8 und der Deckel 15 bestehen entweder aus Kunststoff oder Metall, oder Metall-Kunststoff-Verbund.The cap 8 and the lid 15 are made of either plastic or metal, or metal-plastic composite.

Um einem Spieler die Möglichkeit zu geben, die Kopf- bzw. Grifflastigkeit zu ändern, ist erfindungsgemäß noch vorgesehen, einen Satz mehrerer unterschiedlich schwerer Gewichtselemente bzw. alternativ einen Satz von Kappen mit unterschiedlich schweren Gewichtselementen zur Verfügung zu stellen. Das Grundgewicht der Gewichtselemente beträgt vorzugsweise 2,0 g, 5,0 g und 10,0 g. Doch wie bereits vorstehend erwähnt, ist es auch möglich, mehrteilige Gewichtselemente zur Verfügung zu stellen, die sich jeweils um 1,0 g oder 2,0 g unterscheiden. Damit ist ein sehr fein abgestufter Gewichtsausgleich möglich.In order to give a player the opportunity to change the head or grip, according to the invention is still provided, a set of several different heavy weight elements or alternatively a set of caps with different weights To provide weight elements. The basis weight of the weight elements is preferably 2.0 g, 5.0 g and 10.0 g. However, as already mentioned above, it is also possible to provide multi-part weight elements, each differing by 1.0 g or 2.0 g. This is a very finely graded weight compensation possible.

Die Gewichtselemente bestehen vorzugsweise aus Metall, wie Stahl, Edelstahl, Kupfer, Aluminium oder einer Legierung davon.The weight elements are preferably made of metal, such as steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum or an alloy thereof.

Sämtliche in den Anmeldungsunterlagen offenbarten Merkmale werden als erfindungswesentlich beansprucht, soweit sie einzeln oder in Kombination gegenüber dem Stand der Technik neu sind.All disclosed in the application documents features are claimed as essential to the invention, as far as they are new individually or in combination over the prior art.

Bezugszeichenreference numeral

11
Tennisschlägertennis racket
22
Schlägerkopfclubhead
33
Stegweb
44
Schaftshaft
55
Kopfrahmenhead frame
66
Saitenstrings
77
Bespannungcovering
88th
Abschlußkappeend cap
99
Herzstückheart
1010
GriffHandle
1111
Ausnehmungrecess
1212
Gewichtselementweight element
1313
Rastelementlocking element
1414
Rastnaselocking lug
1515
Deckelcover

Claims (7)

  1. Ball-hitting implement, especially a tennis or squash racquet, having
    - a shaft (4) including a grip (10),
    - a head (2) adjoining one end of the shaft (4) and having a ball-hitting area (7), especially in the form of strings (6) that cross one another, and having
    - a shaft butt cap (8) arranged at the other end of the shaft (4), that is to say at the end opposite from the head (2),
    - the shaft butt cap (8) having a recess (11) for receiving at least one weight element (12),
    characterized in that
    - the recess (11) is of cup-like construction and, when the cap (8) is in the mounted state at the end-face end of the shaft (4), extends into that end-face end,
    - the cap (8), at its side that is free in the mounted state, especially the recess (11) in the cap (8) accessible from that side, is covered by a cover (15), and
    - the cover (15) is lockable, bondable or sealable onto the cap (8) with substantially play-free inclusion of a weight element (12).
  2. Ball-hitting implement according to claim 1,
    characterized in that
    the cap (8) is releasably attached on the end-face end of the shaft (4), especially mountable on the end-face end of the shaft (4) in locked engagement therewith.
  3. Ball-hitting implement according to either one of claims 1 and 2,
    characterized in that
    the cap (8) and/or the cover (15) are made of metal and/or plastics material, especially in the form of plastics injection-moulded parts.
  4. Ball-hitting implement according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
    characterized in that
    a set of a plurality of weight element (12) of different weights or a set of caps (8) having weight elements (12) of different weights is provided.
  5. Ball-hitting implement according to claim 4,
    characterized in that
    weight elements (12) of 2.0 g, 5.0 g and 10.0 g are provided.
  6. Ball-hitting implement according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
    characterized in that
    the weight elements (12) are each disc-shaped like a coin.
  7. Ball-hitting implement according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
    characterized in that
    the weight elements (12) and/or the caps (8) including weight elements are interchangeable.
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