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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976415 | Racket with versatile handle A racket. In an illustrative embodiment, the racket includes plural handle portions, including a first handle portion and a second handle portion, which are equipped with a first gripping surface and a second gripping surface, respectively. A first mechanism couples... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7935011 | Racket handle extension Assisting a player of a racket sport, such as tennis, in positional awareness of the racket head, both visually and physically, is disclosed by adding an axial extension to the racket handle, the axial extension of similar or greater length than that of the racket. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7553246 | Racket The invention concerns a racket for ball and shuttlecock games such as tennis, squash or badminton. With the objective of generally improving the playing characteristics of the racket and to adapt the racket to the ergonomic movements of the layer on serving,... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7438646 | Spiral wrap golf club grip An underlisting sleeve for use with a golf club, the underlisting sleeve having a cap and a nipple. The underside of the cap is formed with a downwardly facing circumferential slot. The nipple is formed with an upwardly facing groove having an outer portion being de... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7371955 | Drum tuning key A drum tuning key comprises a handle portion, a barrel portion defining an axis connected to the handle portion, the barrel portion having internal walls defining a cavity extending inwardly along the axis from an end of the barrel portion, the cavity being square i... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264759 | Compression molding process for grip for sport implement A grip for a sporting implement is formed of two rubber materials having different durometer rating and formed in a compression molded process. An underlisting is injection molded from one relatively hard rubber material providing desired torsional resistance and th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264563 | Racquet for hitting a ball Racquet for playing a ball, in particular a ball that is to be hit and/or guided. The racquet includes a shaft. One end of the shaft extends into a handle, while a hitting area is provided at the other end thereof. The handle extends so as to deviate from the axis o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261639 | Golf club ring A method and device for preventing a golfer's hands from slipping off a golf club grip. The device has a body with an opening that defines an inner perimeter of the body, an outer perimeter spaced radially outward from and surrounding the inner perimeter, and a slot... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255651 | Sports equipment handle A sports equipment handle includes a handle pipe, at least one groove disposed on the external circumferential surface of the handle pipe and axially extended along the handle pipe, at least one sheet handle strap being wrapped and fixed onto the external circumfere... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248904 | Belt covering for a mobile station and method of using the same A mobile station including a cover assembly and a wireless telecommunications signal receiving and generating assembly. Included in the cover assembly is a belt that substantially extends around the signal receiving and generating assembly, and a connector to hold t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226374 | Lacrosse 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 |
| 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 |
| 7195567 | Decorative grip and method for manufacture A grip includes a transparent polymeric body having an inner surface and an outer surface and a design formed along the inner surface. The grip is formed by forming a transparent polymeric body shaped and dimensioned for attachment to an article and for gripping by ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195568 | Golf club handle grip A golf club handle grip having a smooth exterior surface such as utilized in a conventional rubber golf club grip, but with such grip being tacky and shock absorbing as compared to a conventional rubber golf club grip. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178428 | Impact instrument An impact instrument for delivering an impulse to an object. The impact instrument may include an impact surface for contacting the object and an elongated member extending from the impact surface that terminates in an end. The elongated member may include a graspin... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156570 | Implement grip A cushioned implement grip for an hand held implement which serves the dual purposes of increased user comfort and providing an improved gripping surface to better hold the implement. The grip is a generally tapered cylindrical shape and may further include gripping... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137904 | Spiral wrap golf club grip A golf club grip that includes a resilient strip spirally wrapped about an underlisting sleeve having a cap and a nipple. The underside of the cap is made with a downwardly facing circumferential slot that snugly receives the upper edge of the strip. The nipple is f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7097576 | String bearing assemblies for sports racquets A bearing assembly is at least partly disposed within the hollow stem or handle of a sports racquet. A plurality of curvilinear channels are disposed at different lateral locations in a direction which is at a substantial angle to the longitudinal axis of the racque... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047591 | Oral care implement An oral care implement has an improved handle for control. The handle may include a gripping region having a grip surface with a plurality of spaced slot openings exposing portions of the base. In one construction, the handle may have an inclined portion and a grip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022025 | Golf grip-training device A golf grip-training device includes a main body having attachment means for securement to a golf club by snap-fit in the area of the golf club grip where a golfer's hands are placed. The attachment means is preferably a collar which receives the club shaft. A defor... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971959 | Grip for sports equipment A grip for sporting equipment is provided having an elongated strip adapted for wrapping the gripping end of the equipment and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes locking structures, typically ribs and grooves disposed on the elongated strip side edg... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6960144 | Sports equipment handle A variable hand placement sports equipment handle, such as a lacrosse stick handle, hockey stick handle, or field hockey stick handle, that includes a shaft and at least one overlay attached to the shaft at a location of frequent hand placement. The overlays are spe... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6872157 | Sting minimizing grip for a hand held swinging athletic contact making article A grip for minimizing sting in a hand held swinging athletic contacting making article such as a bat, racquet, club or stick is secured to the handle of the article. The grip is a multilayer laminate having an inner layer made from an elastomeric material having hig... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6837812 | Vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement A vibration absorbing padding including a padding body formed by a multi-layer material. The material preferably includes a first elastomeric layer of vibration absorbing material which is substantially free of voids therein. A second elastomeric layer includes an a... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6764206 | Single-bolt auxiliary light bracket A Single-bolt Auxiliary Light Bracket is disclosed. The device provides a clean, sleek mounting apparatus for motorcycle auxiliary light fixtures. The device may further be provided in a variety of configurations to accomodate a variety of handlebar designs; in all ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761652 | Finishing collar for grip tape and method of wrapping a handle Finishing collar 10 for securing an end 97 of grip tape 95 wrapped upon a handle 80; including locking ring 20, first flange 36 for overlying and retaining grip tape 95, and second flange 37 for covering any ga... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755096 | Impact instrument An impact instrument for delivering an impulse to an object. The impact instrument may include an impact surface for contacting the object and an elongated member extending from the impact surface that terminates in an end. The elongated member may include a graspin... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6695713 | All-weather golf club grip A slip-resistant shock absorbing golf club grip that includes a felt layer, a fabric mesh formed of fibers and a polyurethane coating covering the mesh and felt, the fibers of the mesh defining grooves in the surface of the slip-resistant polyurethane whi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6676534 | Composite grip for golf clubs A golf club grip made up of a composite strip that includes a first segment having a felt layer to the upper surface of which is bonded a polyurethane that is embossed with a friction enhancing pattern and a second segment having a felt layer to the upper... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663500 | All-weather composite grip for golf clubs A golf club grip made up of a composite strip that includes a first segment to the upper surface of which is bonded a layer of polyurethane, with the upper surface of the polyurethane being embossed with a friction enhancing pattern grasped by a golfer's ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656054 | Golf grip with hand placement guide A golf club grip (10) with an integral hand placement indicator (20) for encouraging hand placement using a plurality of opposed arcs (32, 32') for a traditional three knuckle power position which assists in squaring the club face (17) with a golf ball up... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652398 | Vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement A vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement is preferably of multilayer laminate form having an inner vibration dampening layer and an outer gripping layer. A further inner force dissipating stiffening layer is included in the laminate... | 11/25/2003 |
