Tennis racket frame

- AMF Incorporated
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a tennis racket frame of my design;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the design; and,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the design similar to FIG. 2 but taken from the opposite and end to illustrate that opposite sides and edges of the frame are the same.

The characteristic feature of my design resides in the elongated oval shape of the head portion.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D246474 November 22, 1977 Segal et al.
4042238 August 16, 1977 Theriault
Foreign Patent Documents
1051701 February 1959 DEX
Other references
  • Sports Illustrated, May 16, 1977, p. 55, Racket, center of page.
Patent History
Patent number: D262983
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 25, 1979
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 1982
Assignee: AMF Incorporated (White Plains, NY)
Inventor: John G. Howe (Boulder, CO)
Primary Examiner: Melvin B. Feifer
Attorneys: George W. Price, Walter Lewis
Application Number: 6/60,301
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/212
International Classification: D2102;