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Class 473/544 - Nonmetallic frame having metallic reinforcement or frame composed of metal-plastic composite


Subclass of Class 473 - Games using tangible projectile
Definition: Subject matter wherein the frame either (a) is made of nonmetallic
No. of patents: 19
Last issue date: 08/21/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7258634Reinforced lacrosse head
A reinforced lacrosse head having improved strength includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions each having a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion extending between the sidewall portions, a base portion extending between the bottom ends of the sidewall portio...
08/21/2007
7226374Lacrosse head and method of forming same
A lacrosse head with improved weight and handling characteristics includes a frame element having a base portion, a scoop portion, and a pair of opposing sidewall portions extending between the base portion and the scoop portion. The frame element includes one or mo...
06/05/2007
7081055Method for making rackets with shock absorbing members
A racket includes a head and a shaft, a throat is connected between the head and the shaft. Shock absorbing members are installed to desired positions of the racket so as to reduce impact transferred to the player's hand. Two throat extensions extend from the head a...
07/25/2006
6579198Tennis racket with shaft having light weight metal piece
A tennis racket comprises a frame; a shaft connected to the frame at one end thereof; a grip into which the shaft is inserted at the other end thereof; and a pair of lightweight metal pieces attached to the shaft. The frame and the shaft are formed from f...
06/17/2003
6254500Racket with meshed titanium reinforcement
A racket which is capable of mitigating the shock transmitted to the handle, improving the stability of the face of the head-frame, and enhancing the ability to damp the vibration imparted to the frame upon impact is disclosed. The racket has two meshed p...
07/03/2001
6234921Sports racquets with tripod weighting
A sports racquet has a lightweight frame and a pair of pods, having an increased cross-sectional width, at the 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock positions of the head. The pods also preferably have an increased wall thickness, or a molded-in weight element, so as ...
05/22/2001
5935028Badminton racket
A badminton racket is composed of an oval frame, a grip, and a shaft fastened between the oval frame and the grip. The shaft has a shell which is formed of a plurality of fiber-reinforced plastic layers and at least one metal gauze layer. The metal gauze ...
08/10/1999
5816959Method for making game racket
A method for making a game racket includes two molds having a mold cavity for receiving an annular rib and a network engaged between the molds and engaged with the annular rib. A material is injected into the mold cavity of the molds for forming the annul...
10/06/1998
5735759Game racket
A game racket includes an annular frame and a tube secured to the annular frame. An annular rib is engaged in the annular frame, and a network has a peripheral portion engaged with the annular rib and engaged in the annular frame for allowing the network ...
04/07/1998
5220719Method of making game racket frame
A method of making a game racket frame comprises the use of a tubular body of aluminum alloy consistent with a shape of a racket frame. An annular recess is provided respectively at the mid-point of the left-hand half of the head frame and at the mid-poin...
06/22/1993
4429874Game racquet frame
A composite racquetball racquet comprises a molded synthetic plastic frame member on which is adhesively bonded a generally U-shaped channel and a synthetic plastic bumper strip is adhesively bonded over the channel outer periphery at the outer head porti...
02/07/1984
4331331Game racquet and method of making
A composite racquetball racquet comprises a molded synthetic plastic frame member on which is adhesively bonded a generally U-shaped channel and a synthetic plastic bumper strip is adhesively bonded over the channel outer periphery at the outer head porti...
05/25/1982
4314699Game racquet
A game racquet has a composite metal-plastic frame intermediately defining a head and having opposite ends within a handle, there being external plastic strips laterally located on the head, a wide strip around the outer part of the head and narrower stri...
02/09/1982
4282642Method of making composite racquet construction
A racquet for use in racquet sports is disclosed. In the preferred and illustrated embodiment, a composite racquet construction is set forth which utilizes an extruded metal frame which accepts multilayered, laminated, fiber reinforced, resin material typ...
08/11/1981
4280699Game racquet
A game racquet having a metal frame member that is of greatest size in the outer head region for increased weight there and which at opposite sides of the head is of stepped successively decreasing size toward the racquet handle, the throat region being r...
07/28/1981
4181301Tennis racket
A tennis racket comprising an annular head and a shaft forming the handle, the head being spanned by stringing, has a pair of profiled members one of which is open-ended and forms the external periphery of the head and the sides of the shaft, the other pr...
01/01/1980
4175745Racket
Improved racket, characterized by the fact that it is substantially made up of two identical metal shells, between which is fitted a honeycomb, these elements being mutually made integral by gluing....
11/27/1979
4066260Metal-plastic composite racquet
A game racquet comprising a composite metal and plastic frame having a stringing section and a handle, the composite frame formed from an extruded metal channel member surrounding and substantially enclosing an extruded plastic core member, the extruded m...
01/03/1978
3947029Low density cast racquet
A one-piece, cast racquet of material having density not above about 3.0 grams per cubic centimeter comprises a handle and a head-portion, the latter having integral stringing means characterized by a wrought metal member bonded in the cast head portion o...
03/30/1976
 
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