U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
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Hand grip for a racquet

Patent 5924941 Issued on July 20, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 24, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

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Golf club grip attachment
Patent #: 4065127
Issued on: 12/27/1977
Inventor: Fagan

Putter hand grip
Patent #: 4067573
Issued on: 01/10/1978
Inventor: Key, Jr.

Index finger positioning device for tennis racket handles
Patent #: 4072311
Issued on: 02/07/1978
Inventor: Bertucci

Grip bumper
Patent #: 4213609
Issued on: 07/22/1980
Inventor: Swanson

Tennis racquet with variable center of gravity and balance
Patent #: 4355803
Issued on: 10/26/1982
Inventor: Rama

Handle trigger grip
Patent #: 4402508
Issued on: 09/06/1983
Inventor: Pflueger

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Inventor

Application

No. 793351 filed on 02/24/1997

US Classes:

473/551, Having hand or finger conforming contour, through-hole for finger, portion overlying back of hand, projecting hand stop or positioner spaced from butt, wrist strap, or nonstandard transverse cross-section473/549Handle or grip structure

Examiners

Primary: Chiu, Raleigh W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 519312A1 EP. 12/21/1992
  • 2232337 FR. 02/21/1975
  • 3628618 DE. 11/21/1987
  • 3726753 DE. 02/21/1989
  • 3733425 DE. 02/21/1989
  • 3842126 DE. 08/21/1990
  • 4019039 DE. 12/21/1991
  • 157421 TW. 05/21/1991
  • 210025 TW. 07/21/1993
  • 220169 TW. 02/21/1994
  • 230376 TW. 09/21/1994
  • 662110 SU. 05/21/1979
  • 20882 GB. 11/21/2013
  • 2133294 GB. 07/21/1984
  • WO8902297 WO. 03/21/1989

International Class

A63B 049/08

Abstract

This invention is a racquet handle configuration for a tennis racquet handle having a knob (50) to engage the forefinger, a protrusion (40) to engage the saddle formed between the forefinger and thumb of the user when using an Eastern forehand grip, and an extended rear surface to receive the thumb fully when assuming the Eastern backhand grip.

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