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US 5,312,101 AGranted
Table tennis paddle
AssigneeDonald W. McDaniel
InventorDon W. McDaniel
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of a novel paddle for use in racquet sports, and particularly table tennis, is disclosed. The paddle features a handle which is designed to comfortably conform to the player's grip while both enhancing total backhand play and allowing for ease of rotation to forehand play at any time on either side of the body. Thus, a paddle which eliminates ever being caught out of position.
Claims6
A paddle for use in racquet sports, particularly table tennis, comprising:
- a substantially flat blade;
- a handle which lies in a distinctly different, but intersecting plane between 0.degree. and 45.degree. to the plane of the blade;
- the handle contained within this plane extends outward and downward from the upper attachment to the blade at an angle between 0.degree. and 90.degree.;
- the handle is tilted above or below its midline horizontal plane at an angle greater than 0.degree. up to or at 20.degree.;
- the plane of attachment of the handle to the blade lies between the lines of intersection of the planes containing the two parallel sides of the handle with the blade;
- the playing surface of the blade extends only forward from the terminal end attachments of the handle, thus allowing for the same surface area on both sides of the blade;
- the handle having two curvatures along the inner gripping surface separated by an extension of said surface.
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