Collapsible game racket

Claim 1

A collapsible racket for tennis or the like, comprising: a head portion having a frame terminating in a throat area; a handle portion having a gripping area at one end thereof; a male locking element positioned generally in said throat area and being generally axially disposed in one of said portions, said male locking element having an extending portion, said extending portion having a key transversely disposed across a distal end portion thereof, said key being a magnetic piece; a female locking element, which is mutually cooperatively associated with said male locking element, positioned generally in said throat area and being generally axially disposed in the other of said portions said female locking element having a first recess means interengageable with said extending portion, said female locking element having a female keyway element axially disposed in said first recess means and said female keyway element having means thereon operatively associated with pin means, which extend through said female keyway element, for limiting the axial movement of said female keyway element, said female keyway element having a keyway transverse of its top surface, said keyway facing toward said one of said portions, said keyway being engageable with said key for precluding rotational movement of said male locking element, said keyway being a magnetic piece; and biasing means being axially disposed in either said handle portion or said head portion, said biasing means constantly urging said head and handle portions together when said head and handle portions are interconnected together, and said biasing means constantly urging said female keyway element toward said one of said portions; whereby said head and handle portions are locked together as an assembled unit and whereby rotational and axial movements between said male and female locking elements are precluded.