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Ballistic resistant body covering
A ballistic resistant body covering for protecting the torso, groin and neck area from ballistic missiles.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7651419 | Handle providing shock absorption Handles providing shock absorption are provided. In some embodiments, handles comprise: a handle core having an axis; core permanent magnets mounted to the handle core; a handle sleeve surrounding the handle core; sleeve permanent magnets mounted to the handle sleev... | 01/26/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7347792 | Decorative golf club grip A grip for the handle of a golf club having at least a polymerized region with two or more polymers. The first and second polymers cooperate to form a pattern on the top surface of the region. The region may be combined with a substrate to form a sheet. The sheet ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7276000 | Training grip for a tennis racquet A training grip that can be installed onto a tennis racquet handle for positioning a tennis player's hand or hands correctly on the racquet to teach or train the player individual tennis strokes. The training grip is adapted to be easily and removably installed onto... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7201680 | Racket frame A racket frame including a grip part, a shaft part, a throat part, and a head part formed hollowly with a fiber reinforced resin and having a weight not less than 100 g nor more than 270 g. The racket frame is provided with a dynamic damper comprising a mass member ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7197844 | Gun support A bipod type gun support has a generally cylindrical hub that defines a barrel-receiving bore that can be slipped onto and off of the muzzle end of the gun. Downwardly diverging legs are integrally joined to opposite sides of the hub to present a one-piece construct... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160286 | Racket with self-powered piezoelectric damping system According to one embodiment of the invention, a sports racket includes a racket frame comprising a head portion, handle portion and a throat portion joining the head portion to the handle portion. The racket frame also comprises a self-powered piezoelectric damping ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140398 | Sports equipment having a tubular structural member A tubular structural member that provides directional resistance. The tubular structural member has a flexural resistance that is greater in one direction than in another. The tubular structural member can be employed in variety of devices or structures so as to eff... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122142 | Method for combining a metal racket frame with a grip A method for combining a metal racket frame with a hollow grip includes the following steps: prepare a metal racket frame and a hollow grip in advance, fit two free ends of the metal racket frame in the upper end of the hollow of the hollow grip and then place the f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118145 | Shock absorbing shovel handle A lightweight molded plastic shovel for removing snow and ice has a reinforced scoop and a shock absorbing mechanism in the handle. The handle has a “D shaped” hand grip at one end telescoped over a guide surrounded by a coil spring. The other end of the guide t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108617 | Racket for ball games The present invention relates to a racket, in particular a tennis racket or squash racket having a particularly suitable dampening behavior. For this purpose, the ball game racket of the present invention comprises a racket head, a heart region and a handle portion ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7008687 | Protective strap A protective strap for spirally winding around a handle includes a main body and a distinctive strap. The main body is an elongated strap member having two lateral edges, two end edges, a top side and a bottom side. The two lateral edges of the main body are respect... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988968 | Grip end bottom weight and grip end bottom weighting structure A weight that is composed of a composite of a soft material and a loading member which is a high specific gravity substance and that is mounted on a grip end bottom of a ball-hitting implement, allowing the loading member to be divided into an internal weighting ele... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6974397 | Racket with self-powered piezoelectric damping system According to one embodiment of the invention, a sports racket includes a racket frame comprising a head portion, handle portion and a throat portion joining the head portion to the handle portion. The racket frame also comprises a self-powered piezoelectric damping ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6968599 | Pliable handle A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966855 | Racket with capability of vibration absorption A racket includes a frame having a rim and a connection portion at an end of the rim, a handle fixed at a distal end of the connection portion, an elastic member attached on a predetermined portion of the frame, and a cover layer wrapped around the frame and the ela... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935975 | Racquet with channeled handle for receiving racquet string A sports racquet extending along a longitudinal axis. The racquet includes a head portion and a handle portion. The head portion defines a string bed area. The handle portion has a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the handle portion is coupled to the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6685583 | Handle for a sports racquet A handle assembly for a sports racquet having a head portion. The handle assembly includes an elongate handle, a pallet, a pad and a cover layer. The elongate handle is coupled to the head portion. The pallet is coupled to and longitudinally extends along... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6503153 | Grip tape having multiple gripping functions A grip tape is formed of a tape body and an elastomer. The tape body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The elastomer is fastened to the inner surface of the tape body such that the elastomer is extended along the longitudinal direction of the tap... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6471607 | Shock absorbing handle for a sport racket A sport racket includes a head with a shank extending therefrom and a connection section extends from the shank. A shock absorbing sleeve is mounted to the connection section and a handle is mounted to the sleeve.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6402645 | Shock-absorbing device for use in game apparatus having tubular rod body A shock-absorbing device is designed for use in a game apparatus having a tubular rod body. The game apparatus comprises a ball-hitting portion, and a grip portion. The ball-hitting portion is formed of a frame, a ball-hitting face defined by the frame, a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6254501 | Metal racket A metal racket includes a shock removing member, a frame and a handle. The shock removing member has a fitting hole for a lower end of the frame having two shaft rods to fit through and into a hollow interior of the handle and fixed therein by rivets pass... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6234920 | Shock-absorbing and skidproof protective jacket of game racket handle A shock-absorbing and skidproof protective jacket of a game racket handle comprises a foundation layer and a top layer which is adhered to the upper surface of the foundation layer and is provided with one or more shock-absorbing sections and skidproof se... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6089996 | Racket handle having a shock absorbing end cap A handle for a racket includes a tubular handle with an end cap mounted to the distal end thereof. The end cap has a bottom board and a swinging device is connected to the bottom board and the swinging device is swingable in the handle. The swinging devic... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5944617 | Vibration absorbing material for handles of sporting equipment A hand held article, such as a golf club, includes an elongated handle with an inner support structure mounted to the handle and a vibration absorbing material mounted around the inner support structure. The inner support structure includes a plurality of... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5931748 | Shock-absorbing racket handle A shock-absorbing racket handle having a plurality of grooves and solid blocks alternatively arranged along the length of the body thereof, and a plurality of longitudinal ribs respectively disposed in the grooves and connected between each two adjacent s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5916664 | Multi-celled cushion and method of its manufacture A method for inflating cushioning devices which comprise at least first and second distinct chambers having an interconnecting passage providing fluid communication between the chambers. The method comprises either: (1) limiting the volume of at least one... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5860878 | Game racket having handle capable of absorbing shock A game racket has a handle formed of at least three suspension arms arranged side by side at an interval to form therebetween three slots parallel to the longitudinal axes of the suspension arms. The handle is provided with a shock-absorbing element havin... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5657985 | Handle for sports equipment A racket handle for a racket includes grooves for positioning a player's fingers in a position specifically adapted to the stroke to be performed, and to increase the contact surface between the player's fingers and the racket handle while also assisting ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653643 | Vibration absorbing material for handles of sporting equipment Various tools and devices, such as golf clubs, are improved by the incorporation of a vibration absorbing material having a hardness of less than 40 durometer reading, a coefficient of friction of at least 0.6 and a dampening vibration greater than 55%. W... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5605327 | Shock damping racquet butt cap A butt cap for a racquet comprises walls defining a cavity for slidably engaging the handle of the racquet and walls defining a butt ballast cavity for containing a butt ballast. The butt cap is preferably a ellipsoidal, rounded, tapering approximate egg-... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5516101 | Game racket handle A game racket handle comprises a shaft extending from a head frame of a game racket and a hand grip attached movably to the rear end of the shaft. An elastic bushing is disposed between the shaft and the hand grip. The hand grip is of hollow construction ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5460370 | Structure of racket A structure of racket comprises generally an oval shaped head, a throat and handle, which is shaped by a tubular metal having an olive shaped cross section having a rectangular groove centrally extended along the length of the inward periphery and an arcu... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5454562 | Sports equipment for ball games having an improved attenuation of oscillations and kick-back pulses and an increased striking force Sports equipment for ball games comprising a stroke portion and a shaft portion including a grip, in particular a tennis racket or a golf club, wherein mass particles are integrated into the equipment structure which are freely displaceable or freely mova... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5435549 | Grip for sporting equipment A grip for sporting equipment comprises a first mat cloth strip, a foamed polyurethane strip and a second mat cloth strip sequentially adhered together in predetermined thickness. A resilient element of silicon elastoner is formed in the recesses inside t... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5409218 | Metal game racket An improved metal game racket comprises a frame, a shaft and a handle. The frame has a head with an open end from which the shaft extends to join with the handle having a main body of a polymer material. The main body has an inner surface provided thereon... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5397123 | Racquet and grip A tennis racquet and grip for the handle of such tennis racquet. The grip has a polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer. The polyurethane layer is formed with a plurality of dimples, each of which merge into a perforation that extends through the felt l... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5374059 | Shock absorbing grip for racquets and the like A shock absorbing grip for the handle of a tennis racquet or the like having polyurethane layer bonded to a felt layer where the ratio of the thickness of the polyurethane layer to the felt layer is equal to or larger than about 0.18. The polyurethane lay... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5362046 | Vibration damping Small, effective, lightweight, vibration damping devices for implements which are subject to impact. These devices have a head and a stem and are fabricated from a soft elastomeric material. The stem is capable of oscillating over a 360° span in directio... | 11/08/1994 |
