EP2731688A4 - Sports racket and method of manufacturing same - Google Patents

Sports racket and method of manufacturing same

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Publication number
EP2731688A4
EP2731688A4 EP13738080.4A EP13738080A EP2731688A4 EP 2731688 A4 EP2731688 A4 EP 2731688A4 EP 13738080 A EP13738080 A EP 13738080A EP 2731688 A4 EP2731688 A4 EP 2731688A4
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Prior art keywords
manufacturing same
sports racket
racket
sports
manufacturing
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2731688A1 (en
Inventor
Richard A Brandt
Dragoslav Scepanovic
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REVOLUTIONARY TENNIS INNOVATIONS LLC
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REVOLUTIONARY TENNIS INNOVATIONS LLC
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Publication of EP2731688A4 publication Critical patent/EP2731688A4/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/10—Frames made of non-metallic materials, other than wood
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/022—String guides on frames, e.g. grommets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/025—Means on frames for clamping string ends
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
    • A63B49/02—Frames
    • A63B49/12—Frames made of metal
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
    • A63B51/12—Devices arranged in or on the racket for adjusting the tension of the strings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/002—Resonance frequency related characteristics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/42—Devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent characteristics of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like, e.g. measuring the maximum torque a batting shaft can withstand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/50—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with through-holes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/54—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with means for damping vibrations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
    • A63B2209/02—Characteristics of used materials with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2225/00—Miscellaneous features of sport apparatus, devices or equipment
    • A63B2225/01—Special aerodynamic features, e.g. airfoil shapes, wings or air passages
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
    • A63B51/004—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings using strings with different tension on the same frame
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
    • A63B51/14—Arrangements for stringing, e.g. for controlling the tension of the strings during stringing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
    • A63B51/14—Arrangements for stringing, e.g. for controlling the tension of the strings during stringing
    • A63B51/143—Hand-held string-tensioning devices

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
  • Golf Clubs (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
EP13738080.4A 2012-01-19 2013-01-18 Sports racket and method of manufacturing same Withdrawn EP2731688A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US201261588483P 2012-01-19 2012-01-19
PCT/US2013/022141 WO2013109887A1 (en) 2012-01-19 2013-01-18 Sports racket and method of manufacturing same

Publications (2)

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EP2731688A1 EP2731688A1 (en) 2014-05-21
EP2731688A4 true EP2731688A4 (en) 2015-08-05

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US (1) US20130203529A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2731688A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2015503996A (en)
AU (1) AU2013209591A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112014005796A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2849514A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2014002361A (en)
TW (1) TW201341019A (en)
WO (1) WO2013109887A1 (en)

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US1526734A (en) * 1923-04-04 1925-02-17 Frederick B Andrews Tennis racket
GB287775A (en) * 1927-08-18 1928-03-29 Christopher Brighouse Improvements in or relating to tennis or like rackets
US3994495A (en) * 1975-09-22 1976-11-30 Stoffel Robert W Tennis racket
US4566695A (en) * 1983-03-17 1986-01-28 Melby Phillip J Game racket having adjustable string mounts
US4593905A (en) * 1984-01-27 1986-06-10 Jack Abel Racquet stringing system with string tension indicating means
US6506134B2 (en) * 1997-06-25 2003-01-14 Fabio Paolo Bertolotti Interlocking string network for sports rackets
US7081056B2 (en) * 2000-11-17 2006-07-25 Brandt Richard A Sports racket having a uniform string structure
US20080274843A1 (en) * 2006-10-20 2008-11-06 Prince Sports, Inc. Method for Manufacturing a Racquet Frame for Sports Racquet and a Racquet Frame Thereof

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US5993337A (en) * 1998-05-08 1999-11-30 Prince Sports Group, Inc. Multi-hole grommet for sports racquets
US6280354B1 (en) * 2000-03-27 2001-08-28 Fabio P Bertolotti Monolithic string network for sport rackets
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DE204025C (en) * 1900-01-01
US1526734A (en) * 1923-04-04 1925-02-17 Frederick B Andrews Tennis racket
GB287775A (en) * 1927-08-18 1928-03-29 Christopher Brighouse Improvements in or relating to tennis or like rackets
US3994495A (en) * 1975-09-22 1976-11-30 Stoffel Robert W Tennis racket
US4566695A (en) * 1983-03-17 1986-01-28 Melby Phillip J Game racket having adjustable string mounts
US4593905A (en) * 1984-01-27 1986-06-10 Jack Abel Racquet stringing system with string tension indicating means
US6506134B2 (en) * 1997-06-25 2003-01-14 Fabio Paolo Bertolotti Interlocking string network for sports rackets
US7081056B2 (en) * 2000-11-17 2006-07-25 Brandt Richard A Sports racket having a uniform string structure
US20080274843A1 (en) * 2006-10-20 2008-11-06 Prince Sports, Inc. Method for Manufacturing a Racquet Frame for Sports Racquet and a Racquet Frame Thereof

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MX2014002361A (en) 2014-08-01
CA2849514A1 (en) 2013-07-25
WO2013109887A1 (en) 2013-07-25
US20130203529A1 (en) 2013-08-08
BR112014005796A2 (en) 2017-06-13
EP2731688A1 (en) 2014-05-21
TW201341019A (en) 2013-10-16
JP2015503996A (en) 2015-02-05
AU2013209591A1 (en) 2014-03-06

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