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US 8,894,516 B2Granted
Table tennis paddle
OwnerGlenn W. Tilleryinventor
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Abstract
A table tennis paddle is disclosed designed to enhance player control using a penhold grip. The paddle includes a thumb tab extending from the handle on which a player rests a thumb and, in an embodiment, a finger tab extending from the opposite side of the handle. The finger tab preferably defines a recess adjacent the handle which receives the forefinger.
Claims11
A table tennis paddle having a blade defining a planar surface and a handle extending from the blade, said paddle comprising:
- a thumb tab extending laterally from the handle adjacent an edge of the blade and defining a plane parallel to the blade surface;
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- a finger tab extending laterally from an opposite side of the handle with respect to the thumb tab and defining a plane parallel to the blade surface and defining an arcuate recess between the finger tab and an edge of the blade adjacent the handle.
A table tennis paddle for use with a penhold grip comprising:
- a handle from which extends a blade defining a planar striking surface;
- a first tab extending laterally from said handle and adjacent said blade, and defining a surface that is parallel with said striking surface;
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- a second tab extending from said handle, divergingly with respect to said first tab and defining a surface parallel with said striking surface, said second tab defining an arcuate recess between said handle and said blade.
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