Sports implement having asymmetric grip
AssigneeProxr, LLC
InventorsGerald Leo Phelan, Jr., Ronald Saslow, Joseph Saslow
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Abstract
A sports implement includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending from the main body portion, and a grip member. The main body portion includes a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and a sidewall positioned about a perimeter of each of the first and the second contact surfaces. The handle portion defines a handle central axis extending therethrough. The grip member includes a grip body portion and a grip end portion. The grip body portion is operably coupled with the handle portion. The grip end portion defines a grip central axis extending therethrough. The handle central axis is offset from and parallel to the grip central axis.
Claims18
A sports implement comprising:
- a main body portion having a first contact surface, a second contact surface, and a sidewall positioned about a perimeter of each of the first and the second contact surfaces;
- a handle portion extending from the main body portion, the handle portion defining a handle central axis extending therethrough;
- a grip member including a grip body portion and a grip end portion, the grip body portion being operably coupled with the handle portion, the grip end portion ending at a generally planar grip end surface defining a grip central axis extending centrally therethrough;
- and a transition region between the grip body portion and the grip end portion, the transition region having a first side defining a dorsal cantle region and a second side defining a ventral cantle region;
- wherein at the grip end surface, the handle central axis is offset from and parallel to the grip central axis.
A sports implement comprising:
- a main body portion including a first side having a first contact surface, a second side having a second contact surface, a sidewall extending between the first and the second contact surfaces, an upper end, and a lower end, the main body portion being bisected by a plane such that the first contact surface and the second contact surface each define a first segment, and a second segment;
- a handle portion extending from the lower end of the main body portion, the handle portion defining a handle central axis extending therethrough;
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- a grip member including a grip body portion being operably coupled with the handle portion, a grip end portion, and a transition region having a first side and a second side extending between the grip body portion and the grip end portion, the first side of the transition region facing the first segment of the main body portion and defining a dorsal cantle region and the second side of the transition region facing the second segment of the main body portion and defining a ventral cantle region;
- wherein the grip end portion defines a grip central axis extending therethrough, wherein the handle central axis is offset from and parallel to the grip central axis.
A sports implement comprising:
- a main body portion having a first contact surface being generally planar or having a slight curvature, a second contact surface being generally planar or having a slight curvature, and an outer bezel positioned about a perimeter of each of the first and the second contact surfaces to define a sidewall, the sidewall being bisected by a sagittal plane;
- a handle portion extending from the main body portion, the handle portion defining a handle central axis extending therethrough;
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- a grip member including a grip body portion being operably coupled with the handle portion, a grip end portion, and a transition region having a first side and a second side extending between the grip body portion and the grip end portion, the first side of the transition region defining a dorsal cantle region and the second side defining a ventral cantle region;
- wherein at least one of the dorsal cantle region or the ventral cantle region is positioned asymmetrically relative to the sagittal plane;
- wherein the grip end portion defines a grip central axis extending therethrough, wherein the handle central axis is offset from and parallel to the grip central axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.