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US 4,139,194 AGranted
Racket for striking a ball
AssigneeFischer Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorJosef Fischer
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Abstract
A closed hoop carries striking means and is connected to a bifurcated extension of a shaft and handle member by a plurality of vibration-absorbing elastic elements.
Claims5
A racket adapted to carry means for striking a ball and comprising:
- a closed hoop adapted to carry the means for striking a ball;
- a shaft and handle member having a handle portion and a bifurcated extension;
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- a plurality of elastic connecting links for connecting said bifurcated extension to sides of said closed hoop, said elastic connecting links being formed as vibration absorbing buffer elements and being positioned so that at least one of said elastic connecting links is situated on each side of said closed hoop, each of said elastic connecting links comprising:
- a block formed of resilient material deformable by vibration of said closed loop, and
- two supporting plates positioned on opposite sides of said block with at least one of said supporting plates secured to said block, a first of said supporting plates being secured to said closed hoop and a second of said supporting plates being secured to said bifurcated extension.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.