US20110077110A1

US20110077110A1 - K Spinn

Info

Publication number: US20110077110A1
Application number: US12/658,757
Authority: US
Inventors: David B. Scott Bowden
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-04-26
Filing date: 2010-04-26
Publication date: 2011-03-31

Abstract

The K Spinn is developed to enhance the teaching of today's modern forehand and backhand in the game of tennis. With the ability to be strapped onto the tennis net, this tee will allow an individual to place the tennis ball in the cup, hold the ball constant allowing an individual to practice his/her own ground stroke to develop the required pattern needed to generate topspin.

In this package you will find all of the information that was requested to be updated by the USPTO office along with three new drawings for the product with their own brief description.

Description

The K Spinn—made in the shape of an oval cup, with the depth of ½″ to actually hold a tennis ball in this formation (top view). This piece of hard rubber is then supported with leg supports and ears on top of a tennis net will straddle the tennis court net to hold a tennis ball in place for an individual to practice with.
These legs, which measure 3½″ long under the cup, will give this device the support that is needed to hold the tennis ball for an individual to take their racquet from under the device, brush up against the back of the ball, and create the swing pattern of topspin on both the forehand and backhand side, needed to be a successful tennis player in today's modern tennis game. On both sides of these legs, one can and will notice nubs that protrude off each leg, which will enable an individual to place a rubber band on each nub and through the net, to offer more support that is required for the device to stay securely in place even when an individual will strike the ball.
Once, properly secured, the K Spinn will be able to hold the tennis ball at the correct contact point to teach an individual on the correct procedure to striking a tennis ball to create the top spin that is used in today's modern game of tennis. By placing this ball in the cup, an individual will be able to hold their racquet under the ball and generate a topspin stroke now used in today's game. This product will be used throughout the tennis industry by individuals that are professionals, teachers, students, and all other individuals to practice their stroke technique in a consistent matter.
Made of durable Poly Tech rubber, molded in a one piece configuration, this piece of plastic is able to with stand the striking of any tennis racquet over repeated uses. Once firmly in place, the ball will be struck by an individual and this ball will be released from the K spinn in a consistent form, while the K Spinn will be held in place on the net.

Front View Description

FIG. 1
In the front view of this FIG. 1, there are a couple of items that an individual will be able to notice right away.
(A) Starting at the top of K Spinn, one will notice the actual cup that is formed with little indentations that will allow the tennis ball to sit in this cup at an exact height over the net for the individual to practice with.
(B) Next one will notice the actual ears of that are used to keep the K Spinn in its contact with the net, to hold the ball on top of the net. These Ears clasp onto each side of the net gently to keep this figure upright.
(C) Not clearly an individual can see, only but a nub on this view, is the actual clip that has been added so that a rubber band can be placed onto this clip, placed through the net, and back onto the other side of the clip to aid in the rigidity of this figure to sit upright on the net.
(D) One notices the height at which the K Spinn of the net through the figure.
Side view
FIG. 2
In this view an individual can clearly notice a few of the features of this Product.
(A) Once again starting off at the top of the K spinn, one notices that the Round cup that is formed with spike teeth to actually hold the tennis ball in its cradle, at a specific height on the net.
(B) On the side view, an individual notices the actual cut out that is made on on the K spinn to fit snugly around the top of the tennis net and tennis cord. You can notice that the dimensions of the top of then net have been measured and used to create this gap for the tennis T to sit into.
(C) Once again, but from a better view you can see the nubs that have been created to hold the rubber band on both sides of the Tennis T and allow the rubber to placed on each side to secure the K Spinn to the top of the tennis cord.
(D) From this view you will notice how the ears are formed to allow the top of the net to pass through these ears, then gently grabbing onto each side of the tennis net to keep the Tennis T in place as it holds the Tennis ball.
(E) Shows where the top of the tennis net sits in relation to the tennis T

Top View

FIG. 3
(A) In this view you can only see the top of the cup that has been formed to hold. The tennis ball in its cradle. You will notice that there are teeth that have been cut into the top of the cup to help grip the tennis ball while it is placed on top of the net.

Claims

1. The K Spinn once securely fastened to the net will hold a tennis ball in the correct place, securely, to allow an individual to place a tennis ball in it's cup at a proper height to allow this individual to strike the tennis ball with correct topspin form off their forehand and backhand sides. This swing pattern that is created will be engraved in an individual in the ability to keep the repetition of the topspin swing that is used in today's modern game of tennis.