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US 6,663,516 B2Granted
Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration
AssigneeWilson Sporting Goods Co.
InventorsWilliam D. Severa, Po-Jen Cheng, Gerald J. Le Vault, Michael R. Moon
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Abstract
A game racquet includes separate head and handle portions which are separated by shock and/or vibration absorbing material. Both the head portion and the handle portion are bonded to the absorbing material and are thereby connected to each other.
Claims28
A game racquet comprising:
- a one-piece head portion including a hoop and a throat portion, the throat portion integrally connected to and outwardly extending from the hoop;
- a handle portion formed separately from the head portion, the head and handle portions formed of substantially the same material;
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- shock and/or vibration absorbing material positioned between the head portion and the handle portion, the head portion and the handle portion being secured to the absorbing material, the absorbing material being positioned between the throat portion and the handle portion and also positioned between the hoop and the handle portion.
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A game racquet having a string bed including main and cross strings, the racquet comprising:
- a head portion including a hoop having an outer periphery;
- a handle portion formed separately from the head portion;
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- shock and/or vibration absorbing material disposed between and directly connecting the head portion and the handle portion at at least one location about the outer periphery of the hoop, the at least one location generally extending at a position toward the handle portion and beneath the lowest cross string when viewed with the racquet positioned vertically and the head portion generally positioned above the handle portion.
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A game racquet comprising:
- a head portion including a hoop having a top portion, first and second side portions and a bottom portion, the first side portion having a first top segment, a first middle segment and a first bottom segment, the second side portion having a second top segment, a second middle segment and a second bottom segment;
- a handle portion formed separately from the head portion;
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- shock and/or vibration absorbing material disposed between the head portion and the handle portion at only the bottom portion, the first bottom segment and the second bottom segment.
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A game racquet having a string bed including main and cross strings, the racquet comprising:
- a head portion including a hoop having an outer periphery;
- a handle portion formed separately from the head portion;
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- shock and/or vibration absorbing material disposed between the head portion and the handle portion at two or more spaced apart locations about the outer periphery of the hoop, the at least two locations generally located toward the handle portion and beneath the lowest cross string, when viewed with the racquet positioned vertically and the head portion generally positioned above the handle portion.
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A game racquet comprising:
- a head portion including a hoop having a top portion, first and second side portions and a bottom portion, the first side portion having a first top segment, a first middle segment and a first bottom segment, the second side portion having a second top segment, a second middle segment and a second bottom segment;
- a handle portion formed separately from the head portion;
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- shock and/or vibration absorbing material disposed between the head portion and the handle portion at at least one location on at least one of the bottom portion, the first bottom segment and the second bottom segment, the first and second top segments and the first and second middle segments being free of contact with the shock and/or vibration absorbing material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.