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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:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Janes, Burlington Township, NJ (US);
Stephen J Davis, Washington Crossing, PA (US);
Assignee:
Prince Sports Group, Inc., Bordentown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ; A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473300 ; 473549 ;
Abstract
A handle for a sports implement comprises a handle portion having an outer surface containing a decorative design. A grip sleeve made of a relatively thin, translucent, and preferably transparent, elastomeric material, is sized to cover the handle portion and be in frictional contact therewith, such that said decorative design shows clearly through. In the case of sports racquets, the handle portion may be formed either by a pallet on the racquet shaft, or by a molded-in handle.