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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1998
Kenneth Godfrey DeGaris, Carlingford, AU;
Head Sport AG, , AT;
Abstract
A game racquet for tennis, racquetball, squash and the like, includes a handle having a free end and a racquet head defined by an open loop frame and having no weight heads. A throat connects the racquet head to the handle at an end of the handle opposite the free end thereof, with the open loop frame of the racquet head having a first half remote from the handle and a second half in closer proximity to the handle. A mid-section of the game racquet extends from, and includes, the second half of the open loop frame and the throat, to a point approximately 20 centimeters from the free end of the handle, with the weight of the mid-section of the game racquet being 25%, or less, of the total weight of the game racquet, when in an unstrung condition. In an alternative embodiment, the game racquet includes defining a portion of a closed loop frame of the racquet head. In this embodiment, the mid-section of the game racquet extends from, and includes, the second half of the closed loop frame and the throat, to a point approximately 21 centimeters from the free end of the handle, with the weight of the mid-section of the game racquet being 25%, or less, of the total weight of the game racquet, when in an unstrung condition.