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US 12,661,564 B2Granted
Paddle head guard system
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorRobert T. Kapheim
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Abstract
A paddle head guard system may include a paddle head guard sized to at least partially cover an outer edge portion of a paddle head. The guard may include a moldable and hardenable band configured to be hardened after being wrapped over the outer edge portion of the paddle head.
Claims21
A paddle head guard system comprising:
- a paddle head guard sized to at least partially cover an outer edge portion of a paddle head, the guard comprising a moldable and hardenable band configured to be hardened after being wrapped over the outer edge portion of the paddle head;
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- an airtight package containing and sealed about the paddle head guard to maintain the moldable and hardenable band in a non-hardened state prior to being removed from the airtight package and being applied to the paddle head,
- wherein the paddle head guard has a chemical composition configured to automatically undergo a chemical reaction and initiate hardening to a hardness value of at least 70 on a Shore A scale solely due to exposure to air in response to removal from the airtight package.
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A method comprising:
- removing a paddle head guard from an airtight package to automatically initiate a chemical reaction to initiate hardening of the paddle head guard to a hardness value of at least 70 on a Shore A scale solely due to exposure to air in response to removal from the airtight package;
- bending and wrapping the paddle head guard about an edge portion of a paddle head prior to hardening of the paddle head guard to the at least 70 on the Shore A scale;
- hardening the paddle head guard to the at least 70 on the Shore A scale while the paddle head guard is wrapped about the edge portion of the paddle head.
A paddle comprising:
- a handle;
- a head having an outer peripheral edge;
- a paddle head guard system secured to the outer peripheral edge, the paddle head guard system comprising:
- an elongate guard at least partially covering the outer peripheral edge of the head, the guard formed from a material configured to harden to a hardness value of at least 70 on a Shore A scale solely in response to being removed from an airtight package and when exposed to ambient room temperature air after being wrapped over the outer peripheral edge, wherein the guard a thickness of no greater than 2.0 mm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.