EP0219310A2
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A racquet shock absorbing device
Assignee: Fin Sports Ltd
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Filing: 1986-10-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-10-09
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a shock absorbing device for a racquet. The device comprises a strip (3) of resilient material, a central spine (4) on the strip (3) for location within a grommet recess in the racquet head, a plurality of apertures (6a) through the spine (4) for alignment with string holes in the racquet head, longitudinally extending integral beading (7) to either side of the spine (4) for at least partial covering of the outer edges of the racquet head adjacent the grommet recess, and one or more protuberances (8) formed along the inner surface of the beading for engagement with the racquet head to cushion impact forces delivered thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry Alan Hughes Todd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:26
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B49/00; A63B49/02; A63B49/03; A63B49/022; A63B60/00; A63B60/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A shock absorbing device for a racquet comprising a strip (3) of resilient material, a central longitudinally extending spine (4) on the strip for location within a grommet recess in the racquet head, a plurality of apertures (6a) through the spine (4) for alignment with string holes in the racquet head, longitudinally extending integral beading (7) to either side of the spine (4) for at least partial covering of the outer edges of the racquet head adjacent the grommet recess, and one or more protuberances (5) formed along the surface of the beading (4) for engagement with the racquet head to cushion impact forces delivered thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A shock absorbing device for a racquet comprising a strip (3) of resilient material, a central longitudinally extending spine (4) on the strip for location within a grommet recess in the racquet head, a plurality of apertures (6a) through the spine (4) for alignment with string holes in the racquet head, longitudinally extending integral beading (7) to either side of the spine (4) for at least partial covering of the outer edges of the racquet head adjacent the grommet recess, and one or more protuberances (5) formed along the surface of the beading (4) for engagement with the racquet head to cushion impact forces delivered thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in claim 1 wherein a plurality of integrally formed grommets (5) extend from said spine (4) for insertion within the string holes of the racquet, the bore (6) of each grommet respectively coinciding with one of said apertures(6a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 wherein said spine (4) has one or more interruptions (10) in the inner racquet engapinr facc, thereof, said interruptions (10) being formed between said apertures (6a) and including a plurality of protuberances (9) formed therein to engage the bottom of the grommet recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in claim 3 wherein one or more recesses (11) are formed in the outer racquet remote face of said spine, the recesses extending between two or more of said apertures (6a) and being longitudinally spaced from said interruptions (10) in the inner face of the spine (4).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein the protuberances (8) formed along the surface of the beading (7) comprise a series of raised dots of the resilient material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said beading (7) is arcuate in transverse cross section to enclose the outer edge of the racquet head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A shock absorbing device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 wherein said strip (3) is formed from a thermoplastics material.
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