Tennis racket

Claim 1

A tennis racket comprising a frame with an opening at the head end consisting of a bow and with a handle at the opposite end, the frame being fabricated of a rigid material, the handle including a separate intermediate member on the rigid frame with an exterior cross-sectional configuration having a plurality of flat sections and edges extending along the length thereof and an interior configuration conforming to the frame, the intermediate member being molded of a dense, soft urethane having a durometer at its exterior surface of about between 50 and 80 on the Shore A scale, the intermediate member having a common cross-sectional configuration along the majority of its length but varying in thickness around its circumference, the handle further including a separate soft grip material wrapped around the exterior of the intermediate member, the bow being formed with a common cross-sectional configuration enlarged in the direction of the axis of the opening and located around the majority of the opening and having a radial dimension of about 12 milimeters plus or minus about 10% and an axial dimension of about 20 millimeters plus or minus about 10%; and a grommet strip being molded of a soft, durable, wear resistant polyurethane-polycarbonate blend having a durometer of about 57 on a Shore D scale plus or minus 5 and secured to the radially exterior edge of the bow around the majority of the opening.