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Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

Babolat Vs

Benetton Sportsystem Usa, Inc.

Sp Tennis, LLC

Richard Janes

Stephen J Davis

C Malcolm Bash

William D Severa

Po-Jen Cheng

Gerald J LeVault

Pierre Mace

David Max Brownlee

Peter J C Chou

Sports racquet

The racket includes a handle () and a frame () defined by an inner frame () and an outer frame (), said frame further including shock-absorbing means () positioned between the peripheral outer surface of the inner frame and the peripheral inner surface of the outer frame. The frame further includes at least one fitting member () having an elongate body () and extending against the outer surface of the outer frame (), and at least one tube () for passing a string yarn (), extending both in first openings (&#x2033;) formed in the inner frame and in second openings (&#x2033;) formed in the outer frame.

Tennis racket including shock-absorber means

A neck assembly for a string instrument and the resulting string instrument. Resin reinforced fibers are shaped into the form of an instrument neck around a tubular structure. The tubular structure creates conduits within the neck. The conduits interconnect, thereby forming a single resonance chamber. The presence of the conduits decreases the weight of the neck. The result is a synthetic instrument neck that has a weight and acoustical properties comparable to a traditional wooden neck. The synthetic neck may also contains at least one mounting plate that enables the synthetic neck to be connected to many preexisting instrument bodies and tuning key heads. The synthetic instrument neck can therefore be retroactively added to existing instruments without the need for alterations.

Neck assembly for a musical instrument

A sports racquet including a frame, a yoke and a string bed. The frame includes a head portion, a handle portion, and a throat portion positioned between the head and handle portions. The head portion includes an upper region, and first and second side regions. The yoke is coupled to the first and second side regions. The head portion and the yoke define a string bed area. The string bed is formed of a number of cross and main string segments. The main string segments include at least one central main string segment and at least two peripheral main string segments. Each central main string segment has first and second ends wherein the first end engages the head portion and the second end engages the yoke. Each peripheral main string segment is coupled at a proximal end to at least one of the throat portion and the handle portion.

Racquet with elongated peripheral main string segments and enlarged sweet spot

A body for a stringed instrument comprising a front face and a back face and a continuous side face there around; and an exterior laminate, the exterior laminate being formed of a plurality of composite layers including an interior layer, the composite layers of the laminate also including at least one supplemental layer, each layer including strands enveloped in an associated polymeric binder, with each subsequent layer being in intimate contact with the next adjacent layer.

One piece composite guitar body

A string vibration damper, for use on a sports racquet having an interwoven string bed, is made of a soft, elastomeric material and comprises a pair of end members connected by a connecting portion. Each end member has a hole therethrough with a hole diameter preferably in the range of 4 mm and 6 mm, and a maximal cross-sectional height &ldquo;h&rdquo; preferably in the range of 2 mm and 4 mm. The connecting portion preferably has a length of at least 50 mm, and most preferably at least 100 mm, so as to contact numerous strings. End member is secured to the string bed by being inserted between a pair of crossing strings. The end member is positioned so that the point of intersection of the crossing strings lies within the hole such that the crossing strings to remain touching. Because the strings are under tension, the string portions on either side of the hole contort the end member so that the end member are firmly secured in place on the stringbed.

Double loop string vibration damper for sports racquets

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Worcester, MA, United States of America

Richard Janes