GB2261606A - Floating yoke piece for a tennis racket. - Google Patents
Floating yoke piece for a tennis racket. Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- GB2261606A GB2261606A GB9209911A GB9209911A GB2261606A GB 2261606 A GB2261606 A GB 2261606A GB 9209911 A GB9209911 A GB 9209911A GB 9209911 A GB9209911 A GB 9209911A GB 2261606 A GB2261606 A GB 2261606A
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- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- racket
- frame
- yoke
- recesses
- strings
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- A63B49/03—Frames characterised by throat sections, i.e. sections or elements between the head and the shaft
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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
- 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
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- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
- Pulmonology (AREA)
- Golf Clubs (AREA)
- Vibration Prevention Devices (AREA)
- Laminated Bodies (AREA)
- Vibration Dampers (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US07/796,970 US5133552A (en) | 1991-11-25 | 1991-11-25 | Floating yoke piece for a racket |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| GB9209911D0 GB9209911D0 (en) | 1992-06-24 |
| GB2261606A true GB2261606A (en) | 1993-05-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9209911A Withdrawn GB2261606A (en) | 1991-11-25 | 1992-05-08 | Floating yoke piece for a tennis racket. |
Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US5133552A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPH05212138A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU1143392A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2062390A1 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE4213004A1 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES2054560B1 (enExample) |
| FR (1) | FR2684009A1 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2261606A (enExample) |
| IT (1) | IT1260171B (enExample) |
| SE (1) | SE9201516L (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (20)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5599018A (en) * | 1994-03-31 | 1997-02-04 | Radel; Harry | Strung racket |
| CA2174696A1 (en) * | 1996-04-22 | 1997-10-23 | Charles Dicerbo | Sports racket |
| US6500080B2 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2002-12-31 | Wilson Sporting Goods Co. | Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration |
| US7297080B2 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2007-11-20 | Wilson Sporting Goods Co. | Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration |
| JP4515671B2 (ja) * | 2001-08-28 | 2010-08-04 | Ｓｒｉスポーツ株式会社 | ラケットフレーム |
| JP3868263B2 (ja) * | 2001-10-29 | 2007-01-17 | 株式会社ジェイテクト | パワーステアリング装置 |
| USD476386S1 (en) | 2002-05-17 | 2003-06-24 | Ef Composite Technologies, L.P. | String-enclosing tubes for a sports racquet |
| US7097576B2 (en) * | 2002-05-17 | 2006-08-29 | Ef Composite Technologies, L.P. | String bearing assemblies for sports racquets |
| US6852048B1 (en) | 2002-05-17 | 2005-02-08 | Ef Composite Technologies, L.P. | Guiding and vibration dampening string tubes for sports racquets |
| FR2845610B1 (fr) * | 2002-10-09 | 2006-12-01 | Major Sports Sa | Raquette de tennis moulee en fibres |
| US6811502B1 (en) * | 2003-04-30 | 2004-11-02 | Wilson Sporting Goods Co. | Racquet with elongated peripheral main string segments and enlarged sweet spot |
| DE102004025346B4 (de) * | 2004-05-19 | 2007-02-08 | Völkl Tennis GmbH | Ballspielschläger, insbesondere Tennisschläger |
| DE102007056830A1 (de) | 2007-11-26 | 2009-05-28 | Head Technology Gmbh | Schläger mit beweglich gelagerter Brücke |
| ES2384646T3 (es) * | 2007-11-26 | 2012-07-10 | Head Technology Gmbh | Raqueta con un puente alojado móvil |
| DE102007056831B4 (de) * | 2007-11-26 | 2015-10-22 | Head Technology Gmbh | Schläger mit Gelenk |
| DE102008064385B4 (de) * | 2008-12-22 | 2011-05-05 | Head Technology Gmbh | Ballspielschläger |
| US8608596B1 (en) * | 2012-11-29 | 2013-12-17 | Cheng-Chung Chang | Racket with a movable throat |
| JP6263444B2 (ja) * | 2014-06-05 | 2018-01-17 | ヨネックス株式会社 | ラケット |
| US11161017B1 (en) * | 2020-04-09 | 2021-11-02 | Cyrus O. Varan | Racket with discontinuous frame |
| USD1068984S1 (en) * | 2023-08-27 | 2025-04-01 | Xianlin Hou | Racket |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4247103A (en) * | 1979-04-04 | 1981-01-27 | Garver John P | Tennis racket |
Family Cites Families (20)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US1122159A (en) * | 1914-08-20 | 1914-12-22 | Spalding & Bros Manf G Co Ag | Tennis-racket. |
| US1476906A (en) * | 1922-03-17 | 1923-12-11 | Maria Camilo Ross Santa | Tennis racket with variable tension of cords |
| US1912942A (en) * | 1929-09-04 | 1933-06-06 | Jacob L Kleinman | Tennis racket |
| FR2211857A5 (enExample) * | 1972-12-26 | 1974-07-19 | Carpano & Pons | |
| US4205844A (en) * | 1978-02-01 | 1980-06-03 | Gombas Laszlo A | Game racket |
| US4209170A (en) * | 1978-03-13 | 1980-06-24 | Garver John P | Tennis racket |
| US4204681A (en) * | 1978-07-13 | 1980-05-27 | Amf Incorporated | Game ball racket wherein certain racket components are structurally integrated with the racket frame by the string with which the racket is strung |
| US4311308A (en) * | 1979-05-31 | 1982-01-19 | Franz Volkl Ohg | Tennis racket |
| US4265450A (en) * | 1979-06-04 | 1981-05-05 | Leach Industries | Metal racketball rackets |
| BE899424A (fr) * | 1984-04-13 | 1984-07-31 | Ou Jan Chou | Dispositif d'ajustement de la tension de corde d'une raquette. |
| DE3420157C1 (de) * | 1984-05-30 | 1986-01-23 | Hans Huber GmbH, 8434 Berching | Vorrichtung zum Entfernen von Rechen- und/oder Siebgut aus in einem Gerinne stroemender Fluessigkeit |
| US4634124A (en) * | 1985-01-04 | 1987-01-06 | Amf Incorporated | Vibration damped sports racquet |
| ZA867667B (en) * | 1985-10-11 | 1987-05-27 | Fin Sports Ltd | Racquet shock absorbing device |
| JPH0332384Y2 (enExample) * | 1986-05-27 | 1991-07-09 | ||
| FR2608444B1 (fr) * | 1986-12-22 | 1989-03-31 | Rossignol Sa | Raquette de tennis |
| JPS63168181A (ja) * | 1986-12-29 | 1988-07-12 | 美津濃株式会社 | ラケツトフレ−ム |
| US4828259A (en) * | 1988-04-06 | 1989-05-09 | Prince Manufacturing, Inc. | Tennis racquet with double throat bridge |
| CA1312635C (en) * | 1988-05-16 | 1993-01-12 | Richard Janes | Tennis racket |
| DE3818152A1 (de) * | 1988-05-28 | 1989-12-07 | Stabilus Gmbh | Tennisschlaeger |
| US4988101A (en) * | 1989-09-05 | 1991-01-29 | Soong Tsai C | Shock absorbing string post for sports rackets |
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1991
- 1991-11-25 US US07/796,970 patent/US5133552A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1992
- 1992-03-05 AU AU11433/92A patent/AU1143392A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-03-06 CA CA002062390A patent/CA2062390A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-04-01 ES ES09200692A patent/ES2054560B1/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-04-21 DE DE4213004A patent/DE4213004A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1992-05-08 GB GB9209911A patent/GB2261606A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1992-05-13 SE SE9201516A patent/SE9201516L/ not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1992-05-29 JP JP4161943A patent/JPH05212138A/ja active Pending
- 1992-06-01 FR FR9206618A patent/FR2684009A1/fr active Granted
- 1992-11-04 IT ITRM920801A patent/IT1260171B/it active IP Right Grant
Patent Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4247103A (en) * | 1979-04-04 | 1981-01-27 | Garver John P | Tennis racket |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2684009A1 (fr) | 1993-05-28 |
| ITRM920801A0 (it) | 1992-11-04 |
| ITRM920801A1 (it) | 1994-05-04 |
| CA2062390A1 (en) | 1993-05-26 |
| IT1260171B (it) | 1996-04-02 |
| ES2054560B1 (es) | 1995-03-01 |
| US5133552A (en) | 1992-07-28 |
| SE9201516L (sv) | 1993-05-26 |
| AU1143392A (en) | 1993-05-27 |
| JPH05212138A (ja) | 1993-08-24 |
| SE9201516D0 (sv) | 1992-05-13 |
| ES2054560A1 (es) | 1994-08-01 |
| GB9209911D0 (en) | 1992-06-24 |
| DE4213004A1 (de) | 1993-05-27 |
| FR2684009B1 (enExample) | 1995-02-17 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |