Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1990-10-26
1991-10-29
Coven, Edward M.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273 73C, 273 73G, 273 73J, A63B 4902, A63B 4908
Patent
active
050609440
ABSTRACT:
A tennis racket comprising a frame formed of a pair of tubes attached together throughout the majority of the bow and then separated in the throat-beams for at least a portion of their extents; a yoke attached to the tubes adjacent to the ends of the throat-beams to form, in association with the portions of the tube, an essentially oval-shaped bow, the periphery of the bow having spaced holes therethrough; a single groove formed around the entire external periphery of the bow; a continuous grommet strip positioned within the groove and extending through the openings in the throat-beams and around the entire external periphery of the bow, the grommet strip being provided with spaced holes aligned with the holes of the bow; a bumper strip positioned under a portion of the grommet strip including the tip, the bumper strip being provided with spaced holes aligned with the holes of both the bow and the grommet strip, the holes of the bumper strip, grommet strip and bow being perpendicular to the tangent of the inner head arc and outer head arc of the frame; strings extending through the holes of the bumper strip, grommet strip and bow to form a planar ball-striking surface across the bow; a pallet surrounding the frame at the handle; and a grip surrounding the pallet at the handle for being grasped by a player.
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Chiu Raleigh W.
Coven Edward M.
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.
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