Striking implements

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1976-02-19

1978-04-04

Apley, Richard J.

Amusement devices: games

Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...

Target

A63B 4908

Patent

active

040822737

ABSTRACT:
A tennis racket or other striking implement for minimizing the shock imparted to the arm of the user, having a head or striking portion and a handle portion provided with a longitudinal slot lying in a plane substantially parallel to the striking face, said handle having a longitudinal hole in the end thereof remote from the striking head to accommodate an insert of resilient elastic material slightly larger than the hole diameter such as to produce spreading of the parts of the handle on either side of the slot when the insert is introduced into the hole, and a grip-enhancing binding on the handle applied in a manner to urge the two parts of the handle together and to compress the insert. Preferably the insert is of highly compressed rubber, but it may comprise natural or synthetic rubber. The invention may be applied to striking implements having handles made of wood as well as to those having tubular handles of metal, fiber glass or other materials.

REFERENCES:
patent: 729639 (1903-06-01), McCoy
patent: 925389 (1909-06-01), Royce
patent: 1111314 (1914-09-01), Murphy
patent: 1851439 (1932-03-01), Mattern
patent: 3633910 (1972-01-01), Spenle
patent: 3941380 (1976-03-01), Lacoste

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