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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182376 | Adjustable weighted field hockey stick A weighting system for a sports stick, particularly a field hockey stick, comprising a surface, recess, channel, hole or plurality of pockets formed along the length of the sports stick, and one or more weights moveably or selectively attachable along the surface an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8007379 | Tennis racket with adjustable balance and method for using the same This invention provides a racket that allows for the adjustability of balance within the structure of the racket. The racket's adjustment mechanism and its function are easy to use and optimize any player's game. The adjustment mechanism resides in the handle in a m... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7918752 | Game apparatuses Game apparatus, e.g., a game racquet or a golf club, with selectively variable and maintainable weight distribution, e.g. by moving material (e.g., liquid and/or solid weight members) within or on the apparatus and selectively positioning the weight(s) and maintaini... | 04/05/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7261641 | Method and apparatus for improving dynamic response of golf club An apparatus for improving the dynamic response of a golf club by selectively weighting the grip end of the club. One embodiment comprises a cylindrical member having a lower base portion and an upper housing portion. The base is sized to be inserted into the grip e... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7214141 | Air cushion type sleeve of a handle of a golf club A sleeve includes an inner sleeve part securely fitted on a handle end portion of a golf club, and two outer sleeve parts; the inner sleeve part has circular concavities spaced apart on an outer side thereof; the outer sleeve parts are positioned around the inner sl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201679 | Sectional vibration damping, flexible bat A vibration damping baseball bat includes a barrel portion and a handle portion. The barrel portion and the handle portion are interconnected in an aligned and spaced-apart relation. The mechanism by which the barrel and handle portions are interconnected dampens vi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198581 | Training bat system A training bat system for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player. The training bat system includes a tubular member having a center bore, a plurality of weight members removably positioned within the center bore, an inner cap secured to an inner end of t... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172517 | Novelty golf club A novelty golf club, such as a putter, having a head and a shaft. The upper end of the shaft has a hollow, tubular grip section below which is a transparent tubular viewing section. Graphics are displayed on the viewing section. The upper section of the shaft is fil... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147580 | Warm-up bat A warm-up bat includes a tubular shell with a handle section, a barrel section, and a tapered section connecting the handle section with the barrel section. The handle is attached at an end of the handle section of the bat. An end cap is attached at an end of the ba... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144329 | Golf club with which gravity rule is realized In order to stabilize golf swing motion of a player, downswing motion that is the most important but difficult part in golf swing is streamlined. A moving object is set in a golf club. When the club is in a vertical position in a flow of its movement from the top of... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140988 | Bat with interchangeable handle and barrel The present invention discloses a bat having an interchangeable handle portion and barrel portion. The handle portion has a first end and a second end. The barrel portion has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end abuttable to the second end of the handle... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137912 | Tennis racket In a tennis racket having a racket frame composed of a fiber reinforced resin, the moment of inertia Ic of the tennis racket in a center direction thereof is set to not less than 13000 g·cm2 nor more than 17000 g·cm2, the moment of inertia Ig... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7070524 | Weighted hockey stick A hockey stick that includes an elongated hollow shaft with a bottom end and a top end, at least one weight with apertures formed therethrough, and an elongated metal support that releasably supports the weight thereon. The support is adapted to be inserted within t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7011588 | Insert for a bat having an improved seam orientation A bat includes a substantially tubular frame, a substantially tubular body and at least one sheet. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis. The frame has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portion of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008351 | Training device A training device for acquiring the correct hand motion associated with the different types of sport and for strengthening the wrist and forearm. The device is simple and portable. It utilizes a combination of a magnet and a plunger, the magnet having a sufficient f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974390 | Golf practice system A golf practice and exercise system having a practice ball and a target assembly, using either a conventional or practice golf club. The practice ball is any generally spherical shape made of a flexible material and having an internal pressure of approximately atmos... | 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 |
| 6949038 | Ball bat having an insert with variable wall thickness A bat, configured for impacting a ball, includes a substantially tubular frame and a substantially tubular body. The frame extends along a longitudinal axis and has a handle portion and a primary hitting portion. The body is coaxially aligned with the hitting portio... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939237 | Pool cue having attachable weight A pool cue having attachable weight includes a pool cue, at least one weight, and a weight retainer. A threaded hole is formed in a butt end of the pool cue. A weight retainer preferably includes a bumper cap and a threaded rod. The threaded rod extends from one end... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929573 | Bat for baseball An improved baseball bat comprises a tubular core of rigid materials having a first section to support a handle and a second section to support a striking portion. The second section of the core has a diameter relatively larger that of the first section of the core.... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6767299 | Wood baseball bat A baseball bat includes a wood bat body having a longitudinally extended center through hole, and a tubular core member made of composite material, metal or plastics and fitted into the center through hole of the bat body. The tubular core member has two inner threa... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6692386 | Training sports club and method A training sports club comprising a striking portion and a handle portion. The striking portion has a hollow cavity of fixed length formed therein and an opening for accessing the cavity. Removable weights which can be selectively disposed in said cavity ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682447 | Training bat system A training bat system for increasing the batting skills of a baseball player. The training bat system includes a tubular member having a center bore, a plurality of weight members removably positioned within the center bore, an inner cap secured to an inn... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6623383 | Racquet with slidable weight A racket comprising a frame body having a face portion, a shaft portion, and a grip portion, and a groove in the length of 10% to 20% against the entire circumference of the frame comprising the face portion provided at two portions covering maximum width... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6599201 | Weight training apparatus A golf muscle weight training apparatus for attachment to the shaft of a golf club or other sports implement includes a weight carrier having an elongated weight supporting portion, a weight, and a clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism cooperates with the ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6575854 | Automatic adjusting device for adjusting the position of the center of gravity of an object An automatic adjusting device for adjusting the position of the center of gravity of an object comprises a weighting element, an elastic element, a base seat, and a hollow tube body. One end of the weighting element is connected to the elastic element and... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569042 | Sports swing development device A practice batting device having an elongated gripping portion and an elongated weighted portion interconnected with a spring. A swing speed indicator is positioned within the elongated weighted portion to determine the swing speed of the device. Removabl... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6461259 | Table tennis bat with adjusting gravity mechanism The table tennis bat with adjusting gravity mechanism of the present invention, whose center of gravity can be varied dependent on player's habitual behavior or usual practice to be suitable for each table tennis player's demand, comprises a blade body, a... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6432004 | Tennis training device A tennis training device for aiding in tennis-swing training and warm-up exercises includes a tennis racket or like-shaped frame having handle and head portions spaced apart along a central axis, a central opening disposed between the frame portions, an a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6280353 | Training baseball bat and method A training bat has a handle portion and a barrel portion. The barrel portion has a hollow cavity formed within and has an opening for accessing the cavity. A plurality of nestable weights can be disposed in the barrel cavity in combination. A means for cl... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254502 | Weighting system for sports balls and hitting implements Closure members are provided at the opposite ends of a hollow casing. Shock absorbers are confined within the casing by the closure members. A weight is disposed within the casing between the shock absorbers. The weight may be defined by a plurality of gr... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6159115 | Handle structure for a racket A handle for a racket includes a handle part from which an engaging section longitudinally extends. A carrier member is mounted to the engaging section and has a plurality of weights received in an outside and/or an end thereof A butt cap is mounted to th... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6022281 | Baseball bat and practice device combination A baseball bat has a knob end disposed at one end of the bat adjacent to a cylindrically shaped handle portion of the bat. The knob end has a socket hole with internal threads in axial alignment with the bat. The practice device includes a weight structur... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5993325 | Flexible swing weight A flexible swing weight comprises an elongate member with a diameter between 1/4 and 3/4 inches and a length of between 3 and 7 inches manufactured of a flexible, heavy material, such as extruded lead. An elastomeric coating is provided on the weight and ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5944622 | Strung racquet training weight system A training weight aid for a sports racquet having longitudinal strings and lateral strings strung to span its head frame and creating interstices framed by said strings has a pair of opposed shells interengaged with the strings on opposite sides thereof t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5779571 | Ball-game racket, in particular a tennis racket A ball-game racket, in particular a tennis racket, having a racket head consisting of a tension frame and netting and having a shaft (6) with handle extending away from the racket head, has at least one spring-mass system which is provided on one side of ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772540 | Racket for tennis or the like games In a racket for tennis or the like games having a frame for receiving stringing, comprising a hollow tube, and a handle end, wherein receiving spaces for granules or the like mass particles are associated with the racket, at least one receiving space (40)... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772541 | Vibration dampened hand-held implements A vibration dampened hand held implement such as a ball bat, archery bow or hammer is provided with a vibration dampening system comprising a chamber having a low modulus viscoelastic elastomeric vibration dampening member freely moveable therein to bounc... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5741193 | Baseball bat and practice device combination A baseball bat is provided which is sized and configured to conform to official baseball bat regulations and standards for use of the baseball bat in official baseball games which is connectable in combination with a practice device for use in training. T... | 04/21/1998 |
