Portion of a grip for sports racquets

- Prince Sports Group, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a grip for sports racquets;

FIG. 2 is a front view wrapped helically around a racquet handle; and,

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on line 3--3 of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D345192 March 15, 1994 Solheim
D357295 April 11, 1995 Solheim
D370244 May 28, 1996 Blonski
D370954 June 18, 1996 Blonski
D378935 April 22, 1997 Blonski
1435088 November 1922 Smith
1556781 October 1925 Gjorup
1638454 August 1927 Papin
2195626 April 1940 Lamkin
2446622 August 1948 Turner
3140873 July 1964 Goodwin
5294117 March 15, 1994 Huang
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Foreign Patent Documents
10529 1909 GBX
Other references
  • Eaton, Yale and Towne brochure; back page; tennis rachet grips, the one on left, Jan. 1971. Sporting Goods Dealer; p. 123; grips, Jul. 1977.
Patent History
Patent number: D401639
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 24, 1998
Assignee: Prince Sports Group, Inc. (Bordentown, NJ)
Inventor: Kent L. Yeh (Plainsboro, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Law Firm: White & Case L.L.P.
Application Number: 0/45,504
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D21/222; D21/212
International Classification: 2102;