Counterweight balancing system for game racquets
US6074314A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B60/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game racquet for tennis, racquetball, squash and the like, includes a handle having a free end and a racquet head defined by an open loop frame and having no weight heads. A throat connects the racquet head to the handle at an end of the handle opposite the free end thereof, with the open loop frame of the racquet head having a first half remote from the handle and a second half in closer proximity to the handle. A mid-section of the game racquet extends from, and includes, the second half of the open loop frame and the throat, to a point approximately 20 centimeters from the free end of the handle, with the weight of the mid-section of the game racquet being 25%, or less, of the total weight of the game racquet, when in an unstrung condition. In an alternative embodiment, the game racquet includes defining a portion of a closed loop frame of the racquet head. In this embodiment, the mid-section of the game racquet extends from, and includes, the second half of the closed loop frame and the throat, to a point approximately 21 centimeters from the free end of the handle, with the weight of the mid-section of the game racquet being 25%, or less, of the total weight of the game racq…
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