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Tennis racket frame
Assignee: Dunlop Sports Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-10-10
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Granted: 1992-05-19
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Expires: 2010-10-10
Abstract
Abstract The tennis racket frame according to the present invention has a total weight of 230-300 g and total length of 52-67 cm and a periodic damping ratio of 0.5-4.0%, which is constituted of a fiber reinforced resin composed of polyamide resin reinforced by a continuous fiber and/or long fiber reinforcing material. A resin layer containing a non-woven fabric may be provided at the inside, outside or/and in the middle of the fiber reinforced resin layer. Because of this structure, the tennis racket frame of the present invention can be light in weight and compact in size with a large periodic damping property, making it possible to avoid tennis elbow.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuo Yamaguchi
- 👤 Hiroomi Matsushita
- 👤 Kunio Niwa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:11
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B49/00; A63B49/02; A63B49/10; A63B60/00; A63B60/54; A63B2049/0207; A63B2049/0212; A63B2208/00; A63B2208/12; A63B2209/00; A63B2209/02; A63B2209/023; A63B60/42; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A tennis racket frame having a total weight of 230-300 g, a total length of 52-67 cm, and an improved periodic damping ratio of 0.5-4.0% comprising: a center core; a fiber reinforced matrix resin manufactured through monomer casting including a polyamide resin reinforced by a fiber reinforcing material; an inner resin layer positioned between said center core and said fiber reinforced matrix resin; and an outer resin layer positioned on an exterior surface of said fiber reinforced matrix resin, wherein said inner and outer resin layers contain a non-woven fabric having a fiber content that is 80-98 Vol. % of said fiber reinforced matrix resin and 2-20 Vol. % of the non-woven fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A tennis racket frame having a total weight of 230-300 g, a total length of 52-67 cm, and an improved periodic damping ratio of 0.5-4.0% comprising: a center core; a fiber reinforced matrix resin manufactured through monomer casting including a polyamide resin reinforced by a fiber reinforcing material; an inner resin layer positioned between said center core and said fiber reinforced matrix resin; and an outer resin layer positioned on an exterior surface of said fiber reinforced matrix resin, wherein said inner and outer resin layers contain a non-woven fabric having a fiber content that is 80-98 Vol. % of said fiber reinforced matrix resin and 2-20 Vol. % of the non-woven fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said periodic damping ratio is 3.5%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said polyamide resin contains 10-80% by weight of said fiber reinforcing material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material contains continuous fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material contains long fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material contains both continuous and long fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material is selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, glass fiber, alamide fiber, alumina fiber, siliundum fiber, organic fiber, steel wire, amorphous metal fiber and/or their mixture in the form of a cloth, sleeve, or roving.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said non-woven fabric has a fiber density of 1-35 Vol % and is selected from the group consisting of glass fiber paper, carbon fiber paper, polyester fabric and nylon non-woven fabric.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material further includes a nylon surface soluble in alcohol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material further includes a nylon surface soluble in water.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tennis racket frame according to claim 1, wherein said fiber reinforcing material further includes a nylon surface soluble in alcohol and water.
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