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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066592 | Dampening system for stringed-racquet A system for storing one or more stringed-racquet vibration dampeners on an article of apparel so that they are easily accessible during game play is disclosed. In disclosed embodiments, the vibration dampener is detachably secured to an article of footwear by way o... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7572196 | Dampening device for a racket The present invention relates to a dampening device for ball game rackets. The dampening device of the present invention includes at least one dampening element having a foot or base region, a head region and a neck or connection region arranged between the foot reg... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556575 | Dampening device for a ball games racket The present invention relates to a dampening device for a ball game racket, in particular a tennis, squash, racket ball or badminton racket, as well as to a ball game racket comprising a dampening device of this kind. The dampening device according to the invention ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7530910 | Vibration dampening device for a strung sports racquet A device adapted to be emplaced in a self-securing manner between adjacent strings of a tennis racquet for dampening vibrations caused by impact with a tennis ball produces beneficial sensory effects such as a whistling sound and flashing light. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517293 | Combination tennis scoring and dampening device A multiple component tennis scoring and vibration dampening device including a pair of housing sections that are matable in communication with and attachable to the strings of a tennis racket. Each preferred housing section further includes a rubberized material whi... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7427245 | Electronic racquet score keeper and vibration damper A vibration damper for a racquet sport includes a score tallying device for keeping the score of t racquet sport such as tennis. The current score is maintained by an electronic circuit and displayed on an electronic display within the vibration damper. The vibratio... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7371197 | Safety racket A safety racket includes a head frame, a handle, a connecting portion, several nail members and a string. The head frame has a plurality of through holes. The connecting portion connects between the head frame and the handle. The nail members each have a head and at... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335118 | Shock absorbing and sound producing device for tennis racket A device mounted in a tennis racket includes a cylindrical cushioning member including an annular groove, a central chamber, an axial channel crossed the chamber, and two recesses at its both ends; and a rigid, doughnut-shaped, hollow sound producing member mounted ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335120 | String tension identification device and method A racquet string tension identification device and method for mounting on a stringed racquet utilizing a color coding system to denote the original string tension range in tens of pounds and having nine indicia areas with the number of additional pounds of tension t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7300366 | Racquet sport score keeper and vibration damper A vibration damper for a racquet sport includes a score tallying device for keeping the score of t racquet sport such as tennis. A rotating score indicator is provided with allowed score values for indicating the current score by rotation of the indicator by a user.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264098 | Harmonic damper for handheld instruments A damper for reducing vibrations in a handheld device, tool and/or instrument may comprise a resilient member and a weight. The resilient member may mounted to any portion of a device having a surface suitable for engaging and retaining the resilient member therein,... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238129 | Lacrosse shooting string apparatus A shooting string apparatus used in playing the sport of lacrosse. The apparatus is located in the head of a lacrosse stick during the play of the game of lacrosse. During lacrosse play, a player may find it advantageous to use this invention in the making of easy a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7132157 | Layer obtained from an aqueous dispersion containing a silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder prepared by flame-hydrolysis A layer which is obtained by thermal treatment from an aqueous dispersion applied to a substrate, the dispersion containing silicon/titanium mixed oxide powder prepared by flame hydrolysis. It is prepared by applying a dispersion which contains the silicon/titanium ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123474 | Damping apparatus A damping apparatus which includes a first member joined to a first object; a second member joined to a second object; and a vibration absorbing member installed between the first and second members for absorbing vibration. At least one of the first and second membe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7014579 | Shock absorbing device for racket Provided is an elastomeric shock absorbing device mountable in a racket such as tennis racket. The device comprises a cylindrical first cushioning member including two annular flanges in its top and bottom respectively, an intermediate annular recess, a spherical ch... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969328 | Sequential vibration preventer and vibration control structure for ball hitting implement A sequential vibration preventer for a ball hitting implement in which impact vibration that is generated when a ball is hit is transmitted to the human body from the impact generation source via the ball hitting implement. The sequential vibration preventer is deta... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964624 | Bumper guard for a sports racquet A bumper guard for attachment to a sports racquet. The sports racquet includes a frame having a head portion with an outer peripheral surface and a plurality of grommet holes formed into the head portion for supporting a string bed. The bumper guard includes an elon... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6767298 | Buffering and shock-absorbing structure for racket string A buffering and shock-absorbing structure for racket string including: a frame section having an inner frame face on inner circumference and an outer frame face on outer circumference, a receiving channel with a predetermined depth being formed on the inner frame fa... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755756 | Device for deadening noise and absorbing shock of tennis racket strings A device comprises an elastomer, and a metal ball which is contained in a cell of the interior of the elastomer. The elastomer is provided in the periphery with one or more slits by which the elastomer is fastened to the strings of a tennis racket. The elastomer in ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6561933 | Shockproof device in the throat of a tennis racket A shockproof device in the throat of a tennis racket includes a racket having a frame, a stringing surface in the frame, a throat of truncated triangular configuration under the frame and including a pair of tubular branches spacedly extending downward fr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6540626 | Racket structure with ball-striking racket face Racket structure with ball-striking racket face, including a racket frame having an inner and an outer frame faces respectively formed on two radially opposite sides of the racket frame. The racket frame is formed with multiple through holes forming openi... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6506133 | Racket with apparatus for enhancing elasticity of network A racket has a main body, which has a head frame, an Y-shaped shaft, a handle, and a network, which string the head frame. Two elastic supporting devices dispose on the head frame. Each of the elastic supporting devices has an inner member, an outer membe... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506134 | Interlocking string network for sports rackets The invention is an improved sports racket comprising streamlined transversal strings and streamlined longitudinal strings with surface indentations that permit the strings to lock into other at the string crossings so the strings do not move with respect... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503161 | Game racket including a string suspension system A racket includes a frame, at least one string and a particular portion The frame includes a handle portion and a head portion. The string is connected to the frame to provide a string tension. The particular portion is composed of a non-fluid material an... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6447411 | Vibration damper using a rotary mechanism for all tennis rackets This invention is for an effective anti-vibration system that adapts to any tennis racket, comprising of a compact flexible element (1), that fixes onto the strings, here (3) and (4), or onto the frame of a tennis racket, using another rigid element (5) c... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6364791 | Double loop string vibration damper for sports racquets A string vibration damper, for use on a sports racquet having an interwoven string bed, is made of a soft, elastomeric material and comprises a pair of end members connected by a connecting portion. Each end member has a hole therethrough with a hole diam... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341399 | Pool cue multi-function tip tool A multi-function pool cue tool is shown. The tool has a three sided open channel design. One side of the tool has an abrasive material attached for flattening tips. The center piece has two different sized indentations for contouring different sized tips ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6336877 | Racket stringing guide recessed on the frame side A racket includes a frame in which through-holes are made, shank carrying cleats including a pair of shanks which are engaged in the holes, and a stringing mounted on the frame by threading through the shank-carrying cleats, so as to produce a string patt... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6319158 | Game racket with elongated slot in yoke portion A game racket includes elongated main strings which extend through a slot in a yoke portion of the head. In one embodiment the lower ends of the main strings pass through string holes in a second throat bridge below the first throat bridge. In another emb... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6132325 | Interlocking string network for sport rackets The invention is an improved sports racket comprising streamlined transversal strings and streamlined longitudinal strings with surface indentations that permit the strings to lock into each other at the string crossings so the strings do not move with re... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6033324 | Vibration damping device for stringed racquets A vibration damping device for stringed racquets includes a viscoelastic member adapted to be wrapped around at least a pair of strings of the racquet and a moveable member extending through the viscoelastic member moveable relative to the viscoelastic me... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5944624 | Notched, slotted grommet for sports racquet A sports racquet includes grommet members anchoring the strings in at least the central regions of the string bed which include grommet pegs which have grommet holes that, in cross-section, are elongated in a direction perpendicular to the string bed, and... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5871409 | Vibration absorbing device for the strings or frame of a racket A vibration proof device for strings or frame of a racket for sports in which it is possible to absorb vibration not only of the strings but also the frame without hindering operation, comprised of a block of rubber or plastic having a centrally located m... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5797812 | Shock-absorbing structures for rackets A shock-absorbing device for rackets includes a first clamping plate having at least one first hole defined therein and a second clamping plate having at least one hole defined therein. The first and second clamping plates are respectively mounted to two ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776020 | Tensioning device for sporting racquets The present invention relates to a tensioning device for dampening vibrations generated in a striking surface of a sporting racquet. The tensioning device has a tubular body portion having cylindrical outer and inner walls and two end surfaces. The cylind... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5762570 | Game racket having a head frame capable of absorbing shock A game racket has a head frame consisting of a string protective strip and a shock-absorbing strip. The string protective strip is provided with a plurality of string protective jackets tubular in shape and having an axial through hole. The string protect... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5538244 | Vibration absorption device A vibration reducing device for a sports racket made up of a one-piece flexible elongated block includes at least one elastically compressible viscoelastic material, the block having first and second end faces, a front face and rear face, at least three b... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5332213 | Ball-game racket, particularly a tennis racket A ball-game racket, particularly a tennis racket, including a hollow, outdly closed racket body that forms a racket handle and a racket frame including a racket head, the racket frame being provided with stringing formed of intersecting string lengths on... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5306004 | Sports rackets having all strings dampened for vibration A sports racket having a top portion, two lateral portions connecting the top portion to a throat, a shank portion, a handle, and a string network of longitudinal and cross strings defining a string network, is disclosed as having a frame structure with a... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5290031 | String protector for a racket frame In construction of an attachment-type string protector for racket frames including a base strap and a number of sleeves aligned on the base strap, the base strap is made of a relatively rigid synthetic resin, and a number of tubular vibration absorbers ma... | 03/01/1994 |
