Tennis racket having an optimized striking area
AssigneeOJOEE Industries, Inc.
InventorsScott R. Fellini, Joseph J. Hodges, JR., Anthony C. Rosso
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Abstract
A tennis racket having an optimized striking area made from a frame forming a ball striking portion and a handle, the ball striking portion including vertical and horizontal strings configured so as to form sweet spot areas, and a first horizontal bar integrally attached to the frame perpendicular to the handle, wherein the placement of the first horizontal bar affects characteristics of the sweet spot areas. The tennis racket may also include a second horizontal bar and/or two vertical bars.
Claims20
A tennis racket comprising:
- a frame forming a ball striking portion and a handle, the ball striking portion including vertical and horizontal strings configured so as to form sweet spot areas;
- a first horizontal bar integrally attached to said frame perpendicular to said handle;
- wherein the placement of said first horizontal bar affects characteristics of the sweet spot areas.
A tennis racket comprising:
- an oval frame;
- a handle integrally attached to said oval frame;
- a first horizontal bar spanning said oval frame perpendicular to said handle;
- a second horizontal bar spanning said oval frame perpendicular to said handle;
- horizontal and vertical strings forming sweet spot areas within said oval frame and between said first and second horizontal bars.
A method of manufacturing a tennis racket having an oval frame, a handle integrally attached to the oval frame, a horizontal bar spanning the oval frame, and a plurality of strings forming a dead spot area and sweet spots areas, the method comprising:
- locating the horizontal bar relative to the handle such that at least one of the sweet spot areas is maximized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.