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Number: 473/521
Name: Games using tangible projectile > Player held and powered, nonmechanical projector, per se, for projecting aerial projectile by striking; part thereof or accessory therefor > With sound-deadening, vibration-damping, or shock-absorbing feature other than projectile- or hand-contact surface or with rebound reducing feature > For racket or paddle
Description: Subject matter wherein the sound deadening, vibration damping, shock absorbing, or rebound reducing feature is adapted and intended to be in or with a projecting implement commonly known as a racket or paddle, which racket or paddle comprises a thin, broad, generally flat, projectile- striking member having a maximum length and width which are more or less equal (e.g., oval-shaped, etc.) and having a length and width which are each many times greater than the thickness of the member and wherein the striking member further (a) comprises a substantially rigid, generally flat, platelike element or is formed from a flexible sheet secured across a surrounding peripheral supporting frame (i.e., a paddle), or (b) is composed of a plurality of spaced apart, elongated strings, stringlike elements, or their equivalent stretched in an intersecting, parallel, radial, or concentric arrangement across a surrounding peripheral supporting frame to form a resilient web within the frame periphery (i.e., a racket).


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
473/522 Contacts string 62
473/523 In, under, or contacting grip 57


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7371197 Safety racket May. 13, 2008
7297080 Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration Nov. 20, 2007
7229369 Ball sport racquet especially tennis racquet Jun. 12, 2007
7217203 Tennis racket May. 15, 2007
7201680 Racket frame Apr. 10, 2007
7160286 Racket with self-powered piezoelectric damping system Jan. 9, 2007
7131920 Racket frame Nov. 7, 2006
7108617 Racket for ball games Sep. 19, 2006
7104905 Ball game racket Sep. 12, 2006
7081055 Method for making rackets with shock absorbing members Jul. 25, 2006
7077767 Racket for ball games and production process Jul. 18, 2006
7059981 Racket frame Jun. 13, 2006
6974397 Racket with self-powered piezoelectric damping system Dec. 13, 2005
6971964 Compound spring element for a game racket Dec. 6, 2005
6969328 Sequential vibration preventer and vibration control structure for ball hitting implement Nov. 29, 2005
6966855 Racket with capability of vibration absorption Nov. 22, 2005
6964624 Bumper guard for a sports racquet Nov. 15, 2005
6910978 Game racket Jun. 28, 2005
6840874 Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration Jan. 11, 2005
6811502 Racquet with elongated peripheral main string segments and enlarged sweet spot Nov. 2, 2004
6688997 Racket with reduced yoke rigidity Feb. 10, 2004
6663514 Racket with vibration damping yoke Dec. 16, 2003
6663515 Racket with a head and a handle both made of different materials Dec. 16, 2003
6663516 Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration Dec. 16, 2003
6623383 Racquet with slidable weight Sep. 23, 2003
6623384 Dynamic damper and dynamic damper-installed tennis racket Sep. 23, 2003
6579198 Tennis racket with shaft having light weight metal piece Jun. 17, 2003
6565463 Shock-absorbing racket body May. 20, 2003
6561933 Shockproof device in the throat of a tennis racket May. 13, 2003
6537164 Elastic sheath dampers in tennis racket throat Mar. 25, 2003
6537165 Game racquet with separate head and handle portions Mar. 25, 2003
6530851 Ball racket with damped two part profile Mar. 11, 2003
6511732 Cushion for handle of racket Jan. 28, 2003
6506134 Interlocking string network for sports rackets Jan. 14, 2003
6503161 Game racket including a string suspension system Jan. 7, 2003
6500080 Game racquet with separate head and handle portions for reducing vibration Dec. 31, 2002
6485380 Sports implement Nov. 26, 2002
6485381 Handle and neck for a racket Nov. 26, 2002
6471607 Shock absorbing handle for a sport racket Oct. 29, 2002
6336877 Racket stringing guide recessed on the frame side Jan. 8, 2002
6293878 Tennis racket with vibration damping member Sep. 25, 2001
6203455 Racket with damping element in neck area Mar. 20, 2001
6203454 Multi-mode vibration absorbing device for implements Mar. 20, 2001
6155932 Golf shaft for controlling passive vibrations Dec. 5, 2000
6132325 Interlocking string network for sport rackets Oct. 17, 2000
6117028 Shock absorbing device for use in ballgame goods having tubular rod-shaped body Sep. 12, 2000
5964672 Vibration damper Oct. 12, 1999
5935027 Multi-mode vibration absorbing device for implements Aug. 10, 1999
5865694 Tennis racket with vibration damping and torsional elasticity Feb. 2, 1999
5857694 Adaptive sports implement Jan. 12, 1999

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