Tennis racquet handle constructions
OwnerBenjamin Kahninventor
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A handle construction for racquets having opposing, flat ball-striking playing faces wherein the handle is of substantially octagonal outline of varying sized opposing surfaces, one pair of which are parallel to the playing faces of the racquet, the size variation between these opposing surfaces and other pairs of opposing surfaces among the composite surfaces of the handle are different to the degree that they are sensorially perceptive by sense of feel transmitted by impression gained only in the hand grip of the player without other observation. The determination of these surfaces involved at one or more of the corners of the handle's sectional outline is intensified to be more acute to the feel than the ordinary corner of a handle of normally octagonal outline of 135.degree. and more acute than nonrecessed or other corners, as to provide extra sensory perception felt through the player's grip only, as to the disposition of the playing faces throughout an entire swing of the racquet without prior or instant observation or other prior orientative discernment. A handle construction of tennis racquet character having extra sensory perception incorporated in the handle's perimeter surfaces as to their composite differences in size, shape and intensification of the corners or other elements comprising its cross-sectional outline including its girth and diametrical dimensional differences among the opposing pairs of surfaces.
In a tennis racquet of the character described having a playing face adapted for ball-striking, a longitudinal octagonal-like handle providing a pair of parallel and opposed grip-embracable longitudinal surfaces spaced apart and parallel to the plane of said ball-striking surfaces, and another pair of spaced, opposed and parallel grip-embracable longitudinal surfaces at right angles to the first mentioned pair, the transverse distance between the surfaces of the first mentioned pair of surfaces being less than 84% of the transverse distances between the surfaces of the second mentioned pair, whereupon gripping of the handle, the said difference in said transverse distances between the said pairs of surfaces is sensibly perceptive and mentally impressive upon the grip of the player, whereby the disposition of the handle and the ball-striking surface is orientatively discerned before the players stroke without observation or physical contact with the racquet other than by a single-hand grip, and also whereby the said distance difference discernment is retained throughout the players stroke and diametrically opposed scollups each extending along an edge of its containing surface.
A tennis racquet handle of the character described of octagonal-like cross-sectional outline comprising a plurality of pairs of substantially diametrically opposite surfaces, the surfaces of each pair being of similar width and forming obtuse edges of substantially 135.degree. subtended angle defining said outline, a single longitudinal flute-like depression in each surface of at least one of said pairs of surfaces, said flute-like depressions being oppositely and so disposed in their respective surfaces as to form at least two diametrically opposite continuously longitudinal edges more acute than said 135.degree. edges, the edges of adjacent pairs of surfaces of said octagonal outline being of different distances apart, whereupon gripping of the handle, the orientative disposition of the said more acute edges are perceivable by only the sense of feel in the grip of a player.
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