Tennis racquet

- Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tennis racquet showing my new design, the undisclosed opposite side being identical;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the undisclosed opposite side being identical;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the tennis racquet as disclosed in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken on line 8--8 of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken on line 9--9 of FIGS. 1 and 3;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 3.

The characteristic feature of the design resides in the substantially round shape of the head portion of the racket.

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Patent History
Patent number: D369194
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 13, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 23, 1996
Assignee: Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventor: William D. Severa (West Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Application Number: 0/29,532
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/212