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US 2008/0076609 A1Published application
Electronic Racquet Score Keeper and Vibration Damper
OwnerDarren Hickeyinventor
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Abstract
A vibration damper for a racquet sport includes a score tallying device for keeping the score of t racquet sport such as tennis. The current score is maintained by an electronic circuit and displayed on an electronic display within the vibration damper. The vibration damper is configured to be attached to the racquet strings. The vibration damper and score keeper is preferably configured so that it displays only legitimate scores of the type of racquet sport for which it is intended.
Claims20
A device for a stringed racquet of a racquet sport, comprising:
- an impulse dampening mass;
- and
- an electronic score tallying indicator coupled to the impulse dampening mass, the electronic score tallying indicator comprising:
- a microcomputer;
- an electronic display coupled to the microcomputer;
- and
- a first button coupled to the microcomputer,
- wherein the microcomputer is configured with a software program to perform steps comprising:
- keeping track of a first game score;
- incrementing the first game score in response to a press of the first button;
- and
- causing the electronic display to present a representation of the first game score.
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An electronic score keeper for a racquet sport, comprising:
- an impulse dampening mass including a string attachment channel configured to attach the impulse dampening mass to racquet strings;
- electronics for maintaining a first game score and displaying the first game score;
- a housing coupled to the impulse dampening mass and encompassing the electronics;
- and
- a first button coupled to the electronics,
- wherein the electronics are configured to:
- keep track of a first game score;
- increment the first game score in response to a press of the first button;
- and
- display a representation of the first game score.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.