US3638943A - Handle for a racket - Google Patents

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US3638943A
US3638943A US883149A US88314969A US3638943A US 3638943 A US3638943 A US 3638943A US 883149 A US883149 A US 883149A US 88314969 A US88314969 A US 88314969A US 3638943 A US3638943 A US 3638943A
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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
    • A63B49/035—Frames with easily dismountable parts, e.g. heads, shafts or grips
    • 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
    • A63B60/08—Handles characterised by the material
    • 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
    • A63B60/10—Handles with means for indicating correct holding positions
    • 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
    • A63B60/14—Coverings specially adapted for handles, e.g. sleeves or ribbons
    • 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

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  • ABSTRACT A racket having a frame with a handle extension and a shank secured on the handle extension. A one-piece handle fits on [2]] Appl. No.:
  • the invention relates to a racket which comprises a frame and a shank which connects to the frame and which is provided with a handle or grip.
  • the grip is formed by a thickening of the shank itself which is nearly always made of wood. This thickening is then also provided with a hand gripping covering such as leather.
  • the grip is thus integral with the remainder of the racket.
  • each racket has specific dimensions and a specific weight, with the result that the racket salesman has to have many rackets in stock which differ only by the size and/or the weight of the grip thereof.
  • the grips even if they belong to rackets of one and the same size, are not always identical. Should a player who already owns a racket wish to have a racket with a grip having another size or another weight, or if his racket grip has been damaged, he will have either to buy another racket or to have his racket grip altered by a complex and costly operation. Should the hand gripping covering only be damaged, said handgripping covering may be replaced which, however, requires much work.
  • the invention has for its object to obviate said drawbacks and to provide a racket the construction of which is simple and inexpensive and which allows simply and rapidly to obtain a new size or another weight for the racket grip or to provide said racket with a new grip handgripping covering.
  • the grip is removably attached to the shank.
  • the grip is comprised of a sheath or tube which is slipped over the shank and which is removably attached to said shank.
  • Said tube is preferably provided on the inner side'of the sidewalls thereof with ribs.
  • the grip is removably attached to the shank by means of at least one screw.
  • the shank is preferably provided with an opening in which a plug of a material which is at least somewhat resilient, is wedged, whereby the screw is screwed into said plug.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of a racket according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a section along line II-II of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a section along line III-III of FIG. 1.
  • the racket according to the invention comprises a frame 1 in which the strings 2 are stretched.
  • the frame 1 connects to a shank 3 with a rectangular cross section.
  • the frame 1 and the shank 3 are made of laminated wood.
  • a grip or handle 4 S.
  • Said grip is a tube or sheath which forms an eight-sided prism with sidewalls 4 and a bottom 5.
  • a rib 7 On the inner side of those sidewalls 4 of the tube which face the smaller side of the shank 3 is also provided a rib 7. The ribs 7 also run over substantially the whole length of the tube and they nearly lie against the shank 3.
  • the width of said ribs 7 is about 1 mm.
  • the sidewalls 4 spread out somewhat from one another.
  • the sidewalls 4 comprise a plastic unit.
  • the bottom 5 is also made of plastic.
  • a lug 8 At the other end of the tube, to each one of those two sidewalls 4 which face the larger sides of the shank 3 connects a lug 8 in which both ribs 6 on said sidewalls 4 end.
  • the handle or grip 4, 5 is attached to the shank 3 with two screws 9 which go through each one of the opposite lugs 8 and which are screwed in the shank 3.
  • Said shank 3 is provided for this purpose with an opening which opens in the larger sides thereof, opposite the openings in lugs 8 when the grip is completely slipped over the shank 3.
  • Inside the shank opening is wedged a plastic plug 10.
  • the screws 9 are then screwed in said plug 10. In this way, there is no danger of the screws 9 becoming loose in the shank 3 after repeatedly screwing and unscrewing said screws 9. Should the screws 9 no longer find a hold in the plug 10, it is only necessary to replace said plug 10.
  • the sidewalls 4 of the grip are further lined over the whole length thereof with an helically wound strip of leather 11, the ends of which are attached'to said sidewalls 4.
  • the grip does not necessarily have to be made of plastic.
  • the grip need not necessarily have a handgripping covering.
  • the tube surface could be so manufactured that it appears and feels like a leather handgripping covering.
  • the grip does not necessarily have to be attached to the racket grip as described above.
  • Said grip may also, for instance, be attached with a screw that goes through the tube bottom.
  • a racket comprising: a frame with a handle extension; a shank secured to said handle extension; an elongated one-piece handle member fitted on said shank; said handle member forming a tube open at both ends and being provided on its inner side with a plurality of ribs continuously extending along the longitudinal length of said handle member, touching the sides of the shank, and thus spacing the inner side of said handle from said shank;
  • said handle member being also provided at its end nearest to said frame with two lugs engaging at opposite sides said shank;
  • said shank being provided between said lugs with an opening which runs crosswise through said shank;

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US3833219A (en) * 1971-11-08 1974-09-03 J Dean Racket with adjustable handle
US3934876A (en) * 1974-04-15 1976-01-27 Norman S. Blodgett Game racket
US3955816A (en) * 1974-03-11 1976-05-11 Bratt Leonard R Warm-up bat
US3968965A (en) * 1973-03-14 1976-07-13 Frenkel Richard E Game racket
US4979743A (en) * 1988-08-12 1990-12-25 Sears Gerard A Golf club grip
US5034082A (en) * 1987-07-02 1991-07-23 Prince Manufacturing, Inc. Method of constructing a tennis racket
US5054781A (en) * 1990-05-10 1991-10-08 Soong Tsai C Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility
US5080363A (en) * 1990-05-10 1992-01-14 Soong Tsai C Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility
US5160139A (en) * 1991-10-15 1992-11-03 Soong Tsai C Handle device for sports equipment shafts
US5282618A (en) * 1992-06-25 1994-02-01 Bonny Sports Corp. Racket with improved shock-absorbing means
US5588920A (en) * 1995-07-17 1996-12-31 Soong; Tsai C. Handle of golf club with improved control
US8323130B1 (en) 2011-08-11 2012-12-04 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Racquet handle assembly including a plurality of support members
US8449411B2 (en) 2011-08-11 2013-05-28 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Racquet handle assembly including a plurality of support members
CN107320919A (zh) * 2017-08-29 2017-11-07 许昌市建安区第二高级中学 一种折叠式羽毛球拍
US10010773B1 (en) 2017-05-31 2018-07-03 Scott J. Pugliese Grip assemblies and related methods
US20180304132A1 (en) * 2017-04-25 2018-10-25 Michael Epp Paddle grip

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DE3324145A1 (de) * 1983-07-05 1985-01-17 Puma-Sportschuhfabriken Rudolf Dassler Kg, 8522 Herzogenaurach Griff fuer einen ballschlaeger, insbesondere tennisschlaeger
US4691926A (en) * 1983-09-07 1987-09-08 Puma Ag Rudolf Dassler Sport Racket, especially a tennis racket, having a grip sleeve with spring elements
DE3428528A1 (de) * 1984-08-02 1986-02-13 Eberhard Van Der 5140 Erkelenz Horst Tennisschlaegergriff
AT395291B (de) * 1990-07-31 1992-11-10 Head Sportgeraete Gmbh Ballschlaeger, insbesondere tennisracket
AT401878B (de) * 1993-12-06 1996-12-27 Fischer Gmbh Griff für einen ballschläger, sowie ballschläger unter verwendung dieses griffes
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GB2361873B (en) * 2000-05-03 2004-02-18 Douglas Boyd Buchanan Weighted grip
GB2361874B (en) * 2000-05-03 2004-02-25 Douglas Boyd Buchanan Grips for sporting implements
US6471607B2 (en) * 2000-12-28 2002-10-29 Hsu Young-Chen Shock absorbing handle for a sport racket
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US2042249A (en) * 1932-05-16 1936-05-26 Constantine Allan Counter
US3540728A (en) * 1967-11-08 1970-11-17 George R Palmer Racket with metal frame welded to handle sleeve
US3547440A (en) * 1968-02-23 1970-12-15 Cortland Ind Inc Racket for tennis or similar games

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US2042249A (en) * 1932-05-16 1936-05-26 Constantine Allan Counter
US3540728A (en) * 1967-11-08 1970-11-17 George R Palmer Racket with metal frame welded to handle sleeve
US3547440A (en) * 1968-02-23 1970-12-15 Cortland Ind Inc Racket for tennis or similar games

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3833219A (en) * 1971-11-08 1974-09-03 J Dean Racket with adjustable handle
US3968965A (en) * 1973-03-14 1976-07-13 Frenkel Richard E Game racket
US3955816A (en) * 1974-03-11 1976-05-11 Bratt Leonard R Warm-up bat
US3934876A (en) * 1974-04-15 1976-01-27 Norman S. Blodgett Game racket
US5034082A (en) * 1987-07-02 1991-07-23 Prince Manufacturing, Inc. Method of constructing a tennis racket
US4979743A (en) * 1988-08-12 1990-12-25 Sears Gerard A Golf club grip
US5054781A (en) * 1990-05-10 1991-10-08 Soong Tsai C Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility
US5080363A (en) * 1990-05-10 1992-01-14 Soong Tsai C Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility
US5160139A (en) * 1991-10-15 1992-11-03 Soong Tsai C Handle device for sports equipment shafts
USRE34767E (en) * 1991-10-15 1994-10-25 Soong; Tsai C. Handle device for sports equipment shafts
US5282618A (en) * 1992-06-25 1994-02-01 Bonny Sports Corp. Racket with improved shock-absorbing means
US5588920A (en) * 1995-07-17 1996-12-31 Soong; Tsai C. Handle of golf club with improved control
US8323130B1 (en) 2011-08-11 2012-12-04 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Racquet handle assembly including a plurality of support members
US8449411B2 (en) 2011-08-11 2013-05-28 Wilson Sporting Goods Co. Racquet handle assembly including a plurality of support members
US20180304132A1 (en) * 2017-04-25 2018-10-25 Michael Epp Paddle grip
US10010773B1 (en) 2017-05-31 2018-07-03 Scott J. Pugliese Grip assemblies and related methods
US11083940B2 (en) 2017-05-31 2021-08-10 Scott J. Pugliese Grip assemblies and related methods
CN107320919A (zh) * 2017-08-29 2017-11-07 许昌市建安区第二高级中学 一种折叠式羽毛球拍

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