Pick up system for pickleball paddle
OwnerSteven Schoefflerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a device designed for use in pickleball, racket sports, and similar sports or activities, incorporating a predetermined layer of strips including hydrogel, positioned at the top of a racket, with alternative embodiments featuring a ferromagnetic mechanism as a complementary or standalone mechanism for picking up pickleballs or other objects, streamlining the retrieval process during gameplay, and reducing fatigue.
Claims10
A hydrogel application system for athletic equipment, comprising a top surface, a strip of hydrogel material, a top line layer, a base line layer, the base line layer extending past an at least one end of the hydrogel material,
An athletic ball pick-up system comprising a lightweight, internal structure consisting of connected rings forming a sphere, the sphere being disposed within a ball, the ball comprised of at least two points on the sphere incorporating nodes of iron or cobalt, wherein a corresponding athletic accessory features a magnet for facilitating the retrieval of the ball.
A pickle-ball pick-up system comprised of a card comprised of an at least one hydrogel strip, the strip connected to the card with a removable adhesive layer, the system further comprised of a release liner above the hydrogel layer, where the adhesive layer may be removed from the card and applied to a pickle-ball paddle, pressed down, and where the release liner can be peeled away.
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