Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
  • A63B59/40—Rackets or the like with flat striking surfaces for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for table tennis
  • A63B59/48—Rackets or the like with flat striking surfaces for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for table tennis with perforated surfaces
• • 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
  • A63B60/54—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with means for damping vibrations
• • 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
  • A63B49/14—Protection devices on the frame
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
  • A63B71/0054—Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers
  • A63B2071/0063—Shock absorbers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
  • A63B2102/08—Paddle tennis, padel tennis or platform tennis
• • 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
  • A63B60/52—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with slits

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a ball game device, of the type comprising a striking element intended to allow the user to hit a ball, such as a racket.
• a ball game device of the type comprising a striking element intended to allow the user to hit a ball, such as a racket.
• the invention finds particular application in the field of rackets for playing padel.
• Snowshoes are already known, in particular for playing padel, such as those described in documents 2 255 419, ES 1 055 113, FR 2 908 051, US 2003/0069096.
• the snowshoes described in these documents generally comprise an impactor comprising a central element, at which the striking of the bullet is supposed to occur, surrounded by a frame.
• the frame of this racket has an upper portion and a lower portion rigidly assembled, and the impactor is provided with through cavities perpendicular to the plane of the striking element and through cavities parallel to the plane of the impactor that opens at the frame.
• This structure gives the racket a certain lightness.
• the invention therefore aims to solve the aforementioned problems among other problems.
• the object of the present invention is thus to provide a ball game device, such as a paddle racket, which is more tolerant with the user in case of striking the ball off-center.
• the invention thus relates to a ball game device comprising a striking element intended to allow a user to hit a ball.
• This impactor comprises a central element surrounded by a frame including itself a lower portion and an upper portion.
• These lower and upper portions are at least partly spaced from one another by a space and able to move relative to each other, in particular during a ball striking with the element of hit.
• spacing means are arranged between the lower and upper portions. These spacing means are able to control, without preventing it, the relative movement of the two lower and upper portions.
• the frame of the impactor of the device according to the invention does not have too much rigidity, because of its structure in two distinct portions, spaced apart from each other and free to move one by report to the other. This freedom of movement is controlled by the spacing means.
• the device of the invention is thus more tolerant for the user, especially in the sense that it is more controllable by the user, and in the sense that it generates less vibrations, in particular in the case of a typing. off-center ball at or near the frame.
• frame means the periphery of the impactor which surrounds the central element of the impactor.
• this frame can be a structurally distinct element of the central element, as for example in a classic tennis racket in which the rope constitutes the central element stretched inside the frame, or in some rackets padel.
• the distinction between the central element and the framework is of both functional and structural order.
• This frame can also form a one-piece assembly with the central element, non-structurally distinct from it, as is the case for example of some other paddle rackets.
• the spacing means comprise at least one stud-type spacing element which does not fill the entire space between the lower and upper portions.
• At least one protective element is arranged at least in the space between the lower and upper portions not filled by the spacing element or elements, so as to protect the central element.
• the protection element may extend between the lower and upper portions, all along them.
• the spacer element is then inserted into the space between the lower and upper portions, after the protection element.
• the device may comprise an alternation of a plurality of spacer elements and a plurality of protective elements forming a continuous element disposed between the lower and upper portions.
• This or these protective elements may be of textile type material coated for example with polyurethane.
• the spacing means comprise a spacer element which extends continuously so as to fill the entire space between the lower and upper portions.
• the spacing element or elements may be of foam-type material, or gel, or silicone, or elastomer.
• the space between the lower and upper portions is not of constant size.
• the lower and upper portions each comprise a tubular element.
• each tubular element is made of composite material.
• the device may include a handle connected to the impactor.
• the two tubular elements each have two opposite ends that can meet to form, for example by gluing, at least partly the handle.
• the two tubular elements can also meet in a first zone and in a second zone symmetrical with the first zone with respect to the axis passing through the shaft.
• the central element may comprise at least one or more layers of composite material at the surface.
• the central element may also comprise a core of thermoplastic foam material, such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, coated on the surface of the layer or layers of composite material.
• thermoplastic foam material such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam
• This core and the or at least one of the layers of composite material can be glued together.
• One or more of these layers of composite material may also cover the surface at least partially the lower and upper portions.
• This or these layers of composite material can then also cover laterally at least partially the lower and upper portions.
• This or these layers of composite material may further cover at least partially the lower and upper portions within the space between these lower and upper portions.
• the central element having an upper surface and a lower surface
• this upper surface of the central element and the upper portion of the frame form a monoblock top assembly made of plastic preferably obtained by injection
• this lower surface of the central element and the lower portion of the frame form a monobloc lower assembly of plastic material preferably obtained by injection.
• the upper assembly and the lower assembly can be assembled by clipping, gluing or thermo-welding.
• the central element having a lower surface and an upper surface, this upper surface of the central element and the upper portion of the frame form an upper assembly, and this lower surface of the central element and the portion bottom of the frame form a lower assembly, these upper and lower assemblies forming a monobloc element of plastic material preferably obtained by injection.
• the upper assembly and the lower assembly may be connected internally by one or more connecting elements, for example of the type of ribs or bonding pads.
• the spacing means can be positioned between the connecting elements.
• FIG. 1 schematically represents an example of a device according to the invention
• FIGS. 2a, 2b show schematically a detail of the device of FIG. 1, respectively in two embodiments
• FIGS. 3a, 3b, 3c show schematically three variants of the frame structure of the device of FIG. 1.
• the example device according to the invention shown schematically in Figure 1 is a paddle racket.
• This racket has a striking element 1 and a handle 7 in the extension of this central element 1.
• the impactor 1 is intended for the striking of a ball by a user.
• This impactor 1 conventionally comprises a central element 2 surrounded by a frame 3.
• frame 3 is meant the periphery of the impactor 1 which surrounds the central element 2 of this impactor 1.
• the frame 3 may equally well be a structurally distinct element of the central element 2, as for example in a conventional tennis racket in which the rope constitutes the central element stretched inside the frame, or in certain Padel rackets as will be described later with respect to the example presented in this description.
• the frame 3 may also form a unitary assembly with the central element which is not structurally distinct from this central element, as is the case for example of certain other paddle rackets.
• the frame 3 comprises a lower portion 4 and an upper portion 5, and the central member 2 has a lower surface 2a and an upper surface 2b.
• the lower surface 2a of the central element 2 forms with the lower part 4 of the frame 3 a lower assembly 2a, 4.
• the upper surface 2b of the central element 2 forms with the upper part 5 of the frame 3 a set higher 2b, 5.
• the lower portions 4 and 5 of the upper frame 3 are spaced from each other by a space 12, at least in part, that is to say at least on a portion of the frame 3.
• This space 12 between the lower portions 4 and upper 5 of the frame 3 allows them to move relative to each other, in particular during a strike of the ball by the user with the impactor 1.
• This space 12 is not necessarily of constant dimensions over the entire portion of the frame 3 where it is present. Thus, and in particular, its depth as well as its height may vary.
• the lower 4 and upper 5 portions of the frame 3 may each be formed of, or comprise, a tubular element 4, 5, of preferably of composite material and itself possibly at least partially covered with one or more layers of composite material.
• the two tubular elements 4, 5 can meet at their respective opposite ends, to form, for example by gluing, in whole or in part, the handle 7.
• the handle 7 may also be formed, in whole or in part, by molding the two tubular elements 4 and 5 which will then, at the junction of their respective opposite ends, covered with a common envelope for their joining, for example made of composite material.
• the two tubular elements can also meet in a first zone 8 and in a second zone symmetrical to the first with respect to the axis passing through the handle 7, this second zone being not visible in Figure 1 and therefore not referenced.
• tubular elements 4, 5 are spaced from each other only in the portion of the frame 3 located between the first zone 8 and the second zone. They may possibly again be spaced from each other in the two portions of the frame 3 symmetrical with respect to the axis passing through the handle 7, that is to say the two portions of the frame 3 respectively connecting the first zone 8 and the second zone 7.
• the racket is provided with spacing means 6 arranged between the lower and upper portions 5 of the frame 3, in the space 12.
• spacing means are provided for limiting and controlling the relative movement of the lower 4 and upper 5 portions of the frame 3 without preventing such movement.
• these spacing means 6 may comprise one or more spacing elements 6, for example of the studs 6.
• this core 9 may be covered with one or more layers of composite material forming the lower 2a and upper 2b surfaces of the central element 2.
• This core 9 may be for example of thermoplastic foam material. It may be in particular an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam.
• EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate
• the pads 6 may be formed in a foam-like material, gel, silicone or elastomer. They can therefore undergo, to a certain extent, a crash when the user strikes a ball with the impactor 1, thus allowing the lower 4 and upper 5 portions to approach each other in said boundary.
• Vibration at frame 3 is reduced, and vibration absorption is limited and controlled, providing the user with better control over the shot.
• a certain number of parameters condition the control of the relative movement of the lower 4 and upper 5 portions of the frame 3.
• a plurality of spacer elements 6 are inserted into the space 12 between the lower 4 and upper 5 portions of the frame 3, and a protection element 11 is inserted into this space 12, between some of the spacers 6 or even between each of these spacers 6.
• the protective element 11 could be inserted into the bottom of the space 12 between the lower portions 54. and upper 5 of the frame 3, continuously along the bottom of this space 12.
• the spacing element or elements 6 are inserted after the protection element 11 which is found behind these spacing elements. 6 and visible only between these spacers 6.
• Such a protection element 11 makes it possible to protect the central element 2, in particular in the case where this central element 2 comprises a core 9 as represented in FIG. 2a and masked in FIG. 2b .
• this or these protective elements 11 it is possible in particular to use a textile-type material coated for example with polyurethane.
• a single spacer element 6, extending continuously in the space 12, can thus completely fill this space 12 between the lower portions 4 and upper 5 of the frame 3.
• FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c schematically represent three variants of the frame structure of the device of FIG. 1, in the case where the lower 4 and upper 5 portions respectively comprise a lower tubular element 4 and an upper tubular element 5, in a partial sectional view along the axis AA shown in Figure 1.
• the core 9 and the or at least one of the layers 10 may be glued together. This reinforces the construction of the racket, in avoiding or limiting the risk of spacing or tearing of the racket for example by spacing the two lower portions 4 and 5 at the places where these two portions are spaced apart from each other.
• the layer or layers of composite material 10 extend beyond the central element 10 so as to cover the tubular elements 4 and 5, at the surface of the frame 3 of the element of keys 1 as shown in FIG.
• This surface coverage may be partial, so only on a part of the surface of the frame 3, or total as actually shown in Figure 3a.
• the layer or layers of composite material 10 extend substantially perpendicularly to the lower surface 2a and to the upper surface 2b of the central element, until laterally covering the tubular elements 4 and 5.
• this lateral overlap may be partial, therefore only part of the side walls of the lower 4 and upper 5 portions of the frame 3, or total as actually shown in Figure 3b.
• the covering of the tubular elements 4 and 5 by the layer or layers of composite material 10 extends within the space 12 to cover these tubular elements from the inside.
• the racket may be such that the lower surface 2a of the central element 2 and the lower portion 4 of the frame 3 form a lower assembly 2a, 4 in one piece, for example plastic , which can be obtained by injection.
• the upper surface 2b of the central element 2 and the upper portion 5 of the frame 3 form an upper assembly 2b, 5 integral, for example plastic, which can also be obtained by injection.
• These lower sets 2a, 4 and upper 2b, 5 can for example be assembled by clipping, gluing or heat-welding.
• the spacing means are positioned between these connecting elements.
• These connecting elements may for example be of the rib type or bonding pads. They are for example in the same plastic material as the lower sets 2a, 4 and 2b, 5, and preferably made by integrally molding with the lower surface of one and / or the other of the lower sets 2a, 4 and higher 2b, 5
• the precise shape of the spacing means 6, and the precise number of spacing elements 6, are not limiting of the invention.

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