WO2021064701A1

WO2021064701A1 - A multipurpose racquet handle for sports training

Info

Publication number: WO2021064701A1
Application number: PCT/IB2020/059303
Authority: WO
Inventors: Govidaswamy DAYALAN YOUVARAJ KUMAR
Original assignee: Dayalan Youvaraj Kumar Govidaswamy
Priority date: 2019-10-04
Filing date: 2020-10-03
Publication date: 2021-04-08

Abstract

This invention is related to a multipurpose racquet handle for practicing and training sports equipment, particularly a multipurpose racquet handle for all types of racquet sports but not limited to, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and weight/strength training tool wherein the handle is made of any material having protrusions and recesses to hold fingers of the player and attachable to a threaded shaft on which plurality of weights are threadably added or removed and a locking nut is used to tighten the assembly thereby the equipment is used as a training tool for such type of sports as well as strengthen the hand of the user or player as well as the upper body of the user.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention is related to a multipurpose racquet handle for practicing and training sports equipment, particularly a multipurpose racquet handle for all racquet sports and weight/strengthening equipment.

BACKGROUND

The fundamental nature of the racquet sports is to hit the shuttlecock /ball away from the opponent in the specific marked area (court) which forces them to move from their existing position to retrieve the shuttlecock/ ball and send it back to the other side to continue the rally or the game. Whoever leaves the shuttlecock or the ball first will get the point and once they score to reach the fixed game point they are declared as the winner /champion. To become a champion/ winner the player needs to train hard himself and repeat the same movement again and again with his racquet in his forehand & backhand to make his muscles memories the movements in the presence and absence of oxygen (muscle memory) to bring accuracy and precision in strokes and footwork.

To achieve the above a player needs to be having enough strength in the muscles to generate wear and tear of that tendon, joints & muscles used to make the move with a proper position of the grip to achieve the precise stroke. The success of the player depends upon how skillfully he can handle the racquet for that he needs to master his grip first. In racquet sports, there is an offensive and defensive position with forehand and backhand grip. A proper grip ensures proper execution of the stroke.

The racquets are generally lighter made of carbon/graphite/aluminum so it can be easy to hold in the hands for a longer time, As mentioned earlier a player needs to train himself with some heavy object to strengthen the muscle group which helps to grip the racquet and execute the movements to achieve the desired strokes for precisions to achieve the precision of a stroke the movement is practiced several 100 times or even several 1000 times which might cause injury to the players that make their dreams and career in vain. Over a period of years, nothing great has been invented to make a proper gripping training or Racquet sports-specific grip mastering techniques to achieve the above other than using common/general weight training or weight racquet training with regular racquet grips. The need to find a solution to the above problem is very serious as the grip determines the success of the player and repetitive training also creates injury to the players so there is a need for all-round training equipment which can train the athlete functionally for strength and grip to achieve a greater skill level.

Many inventions are failing to achieve even though they are addressing the above problems, in IN 8749CHE2011 , a badminton racket handle structure for training purpose is provided. Pluralities of groove positions are formed on the surface of the racket handle (3). A little finger position grip groove (8) at first groove position is formed near the bottom of the surface of the racket handle (3). A ring finger position grip groove (10) at a second groove position is formed upward from the bottom of the surface of the racket handle (3). A middle finger position grip groove (9) at a third groove position is formed upward from the bottom of the surface of the racket handle (3). A thumb position grip groove (13) for forehand stroke at a forth groove position is formed upward from the bottom of the surface of the racket handle (3). A forefinger position grip groove (11) at a fifth groove position is formed upward from the bottom of the surface of the racket handle (3). A thumb position grip groove (12) for backhand stroke at a sixth groove position is formed upward from the bottom of the surface of the racket handle.

The above prior art discusses only on the position of fingers on the handle but it fails to exhibit strengthening of the hand of the player or user while playing and fails to show equipment that can be useful to train the user in terms of strengthening the hand and train the player

In CN206262026 (U), The utility model discloses an aggravate training and use racket, it relates to sport equipment technical field, clap the inboard of head and install the net, clap the lower extreme of head and install the connecting thread cover, the screw thread of club upper end is installed in the connecting thread cover, and the club is through the female halving of locking, the handle is installed to the lower extreme of club, the upside of club and downside are installed respectively and are cushioned stop gear, are cushioned stop gear down, on cushion stop gear, cushion and be provided with the counter weight cover between the stop gear down, the counter weight cover cup joints on the club, and installs the several advance ball on the cell wall of counter weight cover sliding tray, the advance ball cooperates with the outer wall of club, the inside of counter weight cover is provided with counterweight bin, counterweight bin's upper end is provided with the feeding screw hole, feeding threaded hole installs the threaded cap, the utility model discloses be convenient for realize quick counter weight, and can change the focus at will when using, can reach the efficiency of training, convenient to use.

The above prior art deals to strengthen the hand by providing weight but increasing the weight or decreasing the weight and the overall equipment is complex to handle.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

It is one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a racquet handle equipment for training all racquet sports and weight/strengthening equipment to the player or user. It is the other object of the invention to provide racquet handle equipment for strengthening the user’s body in all racquet sports and weight/strengthening equipment.

It is another object of the invention to provide a racquet handle equipment with finger positioning protrusions and recesses to hold the handle in the correct position to face the ball during playing and performing weighting.

It is the other object in the invention to provide a racquet handle equipment with provisions to add or remove weights thereby enabling the user to strengthen the player’s hand or upper body of the user.

It is the other object in the invention that any threaded weight material can be threadedly connected to the racquet handle for training and strengthening of all types of racquet sports.

It is the other object in the invention that the connection between the weight materials or to the racquet handle is or in combination preferably thread connection.

SUMMARY

This invention is related to a multipurpose racquet handle for practicing and training sports equipment, particularly a multipurpose racquet handle for all types of racquet sports but not limited to, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and weight/strength training tool wherein the handle is made of any material having protrusions and recesses to hold fingers of the player and attachable to a threaded shaft on which plurality of weights are suitably added or removed with a locking nut thereby the equipment is used as a training tool for such type of sports as well as strengthen the hand of the user or player as well as the upper body of the user. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Fig 1 illustrates the racquet handle having protrusions and recesses to hold the fingers of the player or user as per the embodiment in the invention. In which, both ends of the handle is threaded.

Fig 2a and b illustrate the locking nut and a shaft having threads at both ends.

Fig 3illustrates the conventional handle is modified with threading portions at both ends

Fig 4 illustrates the weighting plate having its constant weight.

Fig 5 illustrates the overall assembly of the sports training equipment as per the main embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above problems stated in the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present the invention is to provide a multipurpose racquet handle for practicing and training sports equipment, particularly a multipurpose racquet handle for all types of racquet sports but not limited like Badminton, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and weight/strength training

In figure 1 it illustrates the racquet handle having protrusions and recesses to hold the fingers of the player or user as per the embodiment in the invention. In which, both ends of the handle is threaded. The handle may be made up of any material and threading made at each end of the handle. It is the main embodiment of the invention that the handle may have threads at both ends internally or externally.

The handgrip portions are having protrusions and recesses to hold the fingers of the player or user thereby it makes it convenient for the user to have better strokes against ball hitting during playing.

In fig, 2a is a locking nut having a center hole threaded inside. It is connectable to the threaded shaft respectively as shown in figure 2b. The weight plate as shown in figure 4 is having a center hole threaded or not threaded having inserted to the shaft shown in fig 2b.

The shaft is having an elongated body having a plurality of portions with a hexagon stopping nut as shown in the figure 2b wherein the shaft is having threads at its both ends connectable to the racket handle as shown in figure 1 and the other end is connectable to a weight plate as shown in figure 4. It is the embodiment in the invention that the shaft is having at both ends threaded internally or externally connected at one end with a weight plate and the other end with a racquet handle. The handle shown in figure 3 is a conventional type racquet handle used in Badminton, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, and Table Tennis, etc. but in the improvement over the handle is made a step ahead is making the handle ends with threads as shown in figure 3 as one of the embodiment.

Another embodiment in the invention is a racquet handle arrived an inventiveness over figure 3 by improving the handle with protrusions and recesses to hold the fingers of the player or user as per the embodiment in the invention. In which, both ends of the handle is threaded. The handle may be made up of any material and threading made at each end of the handle. It is the main embodiment of the invention that the handle may have threads at both ends internally or externally. The ends of the handle shown in figure 3 are also having threads at it both ends as like as the handle shown in fig 1. Wherein, any type of the handle is threaded to each end to hold weights at both ends to use as dumbbells.

The end portions of the racquet handle as shown in Figures 1 and 3 having its hole portions threaded inside as many diameters possible for its hole size but it is the other embodiment in the invention it is having a diameter to hold a set of a water bottle at each end.

Example 1

In fig 4, a weight plate is shown having its center hole threaded and connectable to the shaft as shown in figure 2b. The weight plate may be of any size but not limited to 1 kg, 2kg, etc are stacked horizontally, over the threaded portions of the shaft, and tightly screwed between the locking nut and hexagon stop nut as shown in the figure 2a and 2b respectively.

Example 2

It is the main embodiment in the invention is, whatsoever or any material having threads at its ends connectable to the above handle as shown in the fig1 will form a sports training equipment

So it is the embodiment in the invention that the racket handle is connected to the shaft at its one end and the other end of the shaft is connected with a weight plate followed by a locking nut. Wherein the weight plate or any other weight material is having threads are connectable to the handle

It is the other embodiment that the player or user can add or remove the weight plate from the assembly wherein the racquet handle holds the fingering portion of the user or player to make convenient in the training for all types of racquet sports but not limited to Badminton, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and weight/strength training, etc. It is the other embodiment that the player or user can add or remove the weight plate from the assembly wherein the weighting plate makes the fingering portion as well as the forehand backhand of the user tight and increases the strength of the user or player to make convenient in the training for all types of racquet sports but not limited like Badminton, Tennis, Ball Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, pickleball, racquetball, and weight/strength training, etc.

Fig 5 illustrates the overall assembly of the sports training equipment as discussed above The main embodiment observed from the fig 5 is a sports training instrument consisting of a handle (1) having finger positioning protrusions or recesses throughout the length and threaded ends on both sides, a shaft (2) having threaded ends connectable to the handle (1), a set of threaded weight plates or threaded weight material (3) connectable to the shaft and a locking nut (4) Wherein the handle (1) is having threads on both sides, either in one side or both sides threadedly connected to one end of the shaft (2) and the other end of the shaft (2) is connected threadably to the set of weight plates or the weight material (3) followed by a locking nut (4) to ensure the tight connection of the assembling or the racquet grip thereby the sports training instrument is formed for practicing sports. Wherein the shaft or the weight material or weight plate directly to the handle or after the shaft on both sides connectable to the handle.

In another aspect, the handle (1) and the shaft (2) are having threads on both sides internally or externally connectable to each other. If the handle (1) is internally threaded and the said shaft (2) is externally threaded or vice versa connectable to each other. The handle (1) is connectable threadably to the threaded weight material (3) having threads either it may be of any material like plastic or weight plate or rigid weight material or as shown in the example 2 a water bottle having threads connectable to the handle (1). The other aspect in the invention that the handle (1) is having protrusions and recesses or finger positioning recesses to hold fingers during playing or during practicing or the handle (1) with protrusions and recesses or finger positioning recesses having threaded both ends is connectable to the threaded weight material (3). and it is also possible that the handle (1) and the shaft (2)are connected by molding the said shaft (2) and handle (1).

It should be understood that the above embodiment is used to illustrate the technical solution instead of to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Based on the disclosure of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various modifications to the embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

I CLAIM

1. A sports training instrument consisting of

- a handle (1) having finger positioning protrusions or recesses throughout the length and threaded ends on both sides,

- a shaft (2) having threaded ends connectable the handle (1),

-a set of threaded weight plates or threaded weight material (3) connectable to the shaft and

- a locking nut (4)

Wherein the handle (1) is having threads on both sides, either one side or both side threadedly connected to one end of the shaft (2) and the other end of the shaft (2) is connected threadably to the set of weight plates or the weight material (3) followed by a locking nut (4) to ensure the tight connection of the assembling of the racquet grip thereby the sports training instrument is formed for practicing sports.

2. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) and the said shaft (2) are having threads on both sides internally or externally connectable to each other.

3. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) is internally threaded and the said shaft (2) is externally threaded or vice versa connectable to each other.

4. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) is connectable threadably to the threaded weight material (3).

5. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) is having protrusions and recesses or finger positioning recesses to hold fingers during playing or during practicing.

6. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) with protrusions and recesses or finger positioning recesses having threaded both ends is connectable to the threaded weight material (3).

7. The sports training instrument as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the said handle (1) and the said shaft (2)are connected by molding the said shaft (2) and handle (1).