Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1981-09-18
1987-07-21
Pinkham, Richard C.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273DIG23, A63B 4902
Patent
active
046813195
ABSTRACT:
A racquet is provided having a transverse compliant edge system that supports the racquet strings and has independent elastic transverse movement of the string supports while inhibiting accompanying radial movement. The transverse compliant edge system includes rigid string support rails inside an outer channel in the racquet frame. Each string support rail has an outer groove that contains and supports the racquet string and an inside contact surface supported by the racquet frame and that acts as a pivot point. The string support rails are spaced away from the walls of the outer channel in the racquet frame and the spaces are bridged with compliant material or springs. This arrangement allows the string support rail to rotate about its inside contact surface pivot, thus allowing elastic transverse string movement while inhibiting accompanying radial movement, independent of transverse string movement caused by the elasticity of the ball, strings, or racquet. This transverse compliant edge system enlargens the racquet's `sweet spot`, and increases the ball's dwell-time on the racquet; which improves the hitting power, ball control, and ability to spin the ball by the player using the racquet.
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Hyatt Gilbert P.
Pinkham Richard C.
Schneider Matthew L.
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