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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Janes, Belchertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273 / ; 273 / ;
Abstract
A dampening mechanism for sports implements such as tennis rackets comprising an elongated vibratable member formed of an elastomeric, energy absorbing material. The vibrational member is integral with a grommet strip which mates with the underside of the yoke of the racket and the string holes therethrough. The unit is held firmly to the frame, with the vibrational member fixed within the throat of the frame below the yoke, by the strings when the racket is strung.