Abstract:
A finger supporting structure (F) includes a grip portion and a finger supporter (T) formed thereto. The grip portion is of an elongated bar shape and has adequate length and thickness for a hand to grasp. The grip portion is either all or part of a grasping member of an implement or all or part of a gripping member (G) having internal hole to receive the grasping member of an implement. The finger supporter (T) is a laterally extending projection rigidly formed, in one piece, on the grip portion. The finger supporter (T) is angled to be inclined with respect to the axis (X) of the grip portion in order that the resultant force of the muscles of the digits and hand can be generated and exerted to the optimal. The finger supporting structure (F) is embodied in the grasping members of various implements and thereby provides gripping parts (H) having finger supporter (T) of the implements.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a tennis racket comprising at least an oscillating element (11) mounted on said racket in a housing (15) so as to oscillate freely under the effect of vibrations caused by the impact of the ball. Each oscillating element (11) being of the mass/spring type with a component forming a spring integral with its housing (15) on one of the sides and integral with the component forming mass on the other side, the component forming a spring made of a material in soft gel state while the component forming the mass is a sheet made of a heavy material.
Abstract:
A sports implement, such as a ski includes a strain transducer material, such as layer containing a piezoceramic, mechanically coupled over a region of its body, and a circuit attached to or switched across the material to couple strain energy out of the implement and enhance its performance. For a ski, one effective circuit is a low Q resonant inductive shunt tuned to a performance band of the ski which enhances dissipation of energy in a neighborhood of a structural mode of the ski. The mode may be selected based on detected or anticipated ski operating conditions, while the neighborhood may be defined to include variations in the frequency of a first or higher free structural resonance which arise from production variations or size variations of the ski or its components. The neighborhood may also be selected to cover the range of frquencies that mode takes when driven by actual disturbances in use, such as the vibrations excited when skiing at a particular range of speeds, or with a particular set of snow conditions, or a combination of conditions of temperature, speed, snow and terrain.
Abstract:
Racket for juggling, throwing, damping, picking-up, throwing back balls to oneself or to other players. The invention relates to a handle-free racket which has been made and designed to be used on the upper members and the lower members, hands, arms, thighs and feet, both right and left. This racket is comprised of a solid, rigid and flat plate (1 and 5) with two active sides, including a fore side and a back side. The thickness of the racket is approximately 10 mm. The racket is held by a belt (2) which passes through a slide (3) which is backfolded by superposition allowing to an aforesaid member to be pressed between the racket (1 and 5) and the belt (2) while forming three bearing points to provide for a good holding of the racket. Said racket can also be used by handicapped people, for example persons who cannot grip with the finers or who do not have fingers.
Abstract:
A sports implement includes a main body portion, a handle portion extending from the main body portion, and a grip member. The main body portion includes a first contact surface constructed from a first contact material, a second contact surface constructed from a second contact material, a first core constructed from a first core material and being positioned adjacent to the first contact surface, a second core constructed from a second core material and being positioned adjacent to the second contact surface, and a sidewall positioned about a perimeter of each of the first and the second contact surfaces and cores. The handle portion defines a handle central axis extending therethrough. The grip member includes a grip body portion and a grip end portion forming a grip end plane. The grip body portion is operably coupled with the handle portion. The grip end plane forms an obtuse angle with the handle central axis.
Abstract:
Embodiments of golf club heads comprising a face with a variable thickness to improve the durability in the club head, increase ball speed, and increase characteristic time (CT) are described herein. The face comprises thickened and thinned regions. The face includes a perimeter thickened region positioned near a perimeter of the face, a thinned region positioned inward of the perimeter thickened region toward a center of the face, and a central thickened region positioned over the center of the face. The combination of the thickened and thinned regions of the face increase ball speed and further increase or maximize CT without sacrificing durability.
Abstract:
A grip device is disposed on a handle of a piece of equipment. The grip device includes a lower concave surface contacting the handle and a lower concave surface oriented away from the handle. An adhesive tape is wrapped around the handle and grip device in one embodiment. In another embodiment, an adhesive layer is disposed between the handle and grip device. The lower concave surface includes a first taper at an end of the grip device oriented toward a knob of the handle. The upper convex surface includes a second taper at an end of the grip device oriented away from the knob of the handle. The grip device bends to follow a curvature of the handle.
Abstract:
A re-changeable or interchangeable grip particularly suited for golf whose attachment requires three basic securing movements. In the first movement, heel components of the grip are first positioned onto the shaft, by either rotational torque or downward pressure, which result in securing the upper, proximal portion of the gripping sleeve onto the shaft. In the second movement, once the grip is situated and secured into place on the shaft, the grip is centered on the shaft by fastening toe components at the lower, distal portion of the grip sleeve onto the shaft. In the third movement, once both heel and toe embodiments of the grip have been fastened to the shaft, the internal core diameter of the grip sleeve is decreased to secure the grip to the shaft, such as by rotating or twisting the entire grip sleeve body, wherein an internal mechanism maintains the grip sleeve body in the torqued or twisted position, thereby preventing the grip sleeve body from rotating back.
Abstract:
본 발명의 골프 클럽 및 이의 제조방법에 관한 것으로, 본 발명은 골프공을 타격하는 클럽헤드, 일단이 클럽헤드에 연결되는 샤프트 및 샤프트의 타단측에 골퍼가 파지하도록 형성된 그립을 포함하되, 샤프트는 하부에서 상부로 갈수록 직경이 커지며 속이 비어있는 파이프 관 형상의 제1 탄소섬유층, 제1 탄소섬유층을 둘러싸는 제2 탄소섬유층 및 제2 탄소섬유층을 둘러싸는 제3 탄소섬유층을 포함하며, 제3 탄소섬유층 외주면에 형성된 한지섬유층 또는 마섬유층을 포함하는 골프 클럽을 제공할 수 있다.