Tennis racket with enhanced hand grip
OwnerEdward H. Hageyinventor
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Abstract
An attachment for a tennis racket handle comprises a structure forming an enlarged handle portion of the handle shaft having a second width dimension that is larger than the first width dimension and a second depth dimension, the structure having side edges forming a handle transition portion of the handle shaft diverging at an angle of between about ten and twenty degrees from the first to the second handle portions toward the head providing a transition between the first and second width dimensions, the structure forming front and back faces corresponding to faces of the racket head, the front and back faces formed with substantially flat surfaces with a rounded ridge along a face of one embodiment. Another embodiment includes a protrusion on one side edge for engagement with a forefinger.
Claims11
A tennis racket having a racket head and a handle shaft extending from said racket head, said handle shaft having a substantially uniform first handle portion including a first width dimension and a substantially uniform first depth dimension, comprising:
- a pair of inserts forming an enlarged handle portion of said handle shaft having a second width dimension that is larger than said first width dimension and a second depth dimension, said inserts having side edges forming a handle transition portion of said handle shaft diverging at an angle of between about ten and twenty degrees from said first handle portions to said second handle portions toward said head providing a transition between said first and second width dimensions, said inserts forming front and back faces corresponding to faces of the racket head, said front and back faces having surfaces parallel to the racket head.
A tennis racket having a handle shaft, the shaft having a butt end and a head end, said handle shaft having a substantially uniform first handle portion including a first width dimension and a substantially uniform first depth dimension, and an attachment, comprising:
- a three dimensional structure having from and back faces and opposed side edges forming a truncated teardrop configuration when viewed face on for attachment to a racket handle shaft spaced from the butt end forming an enlarged handle portion of said handle shaft having a width dimension that is larger than said shaft width dimension and a depth dimension, said structure including a tapered end portion forming a handle transition portion of said handle shaft with said side edges diverging at an angle of between about ten and twenty degrees from said shaft to said enlarged handle portions toward said head end providing a transition between said shaft and said enlarged dimensions, said front and back faces corresponding to front and back faces of a racket head, one of said from and back faces forming a substantially flat surface.
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