摘要:
Improved tennis racket in which an inverted chevron shaped yoke is provided having downward sloping side portions which match the curvature of the arcuate top portion of the racket head to provide vertical strings extending between the yoke and arcuate top portion which are of the same length. The equal length of vertical strings provide uniform elastic response to ball impact. The particular design of the chevron provides added structural strength to the neck of the racket. An improved racket made from a polycrystalline metal oxide fiber and resin matrix is also disclosed. In addition, an improved string protection system involving elastomer inserts which are molded into the head portion of composite material rackets is described.
摘要:
The golf club head comprises a shaped core body of material selected from synthetic and natural rubber and an outer shell closely surrounding substantially the entire surface of the core body of polymeric thermoplastic material selected from the group of polycarbonate, polyamide and polybutylene-terephthalate. According to a preferred embodiment, the golf club head further comprises a center core body embedded within the core body and consisting of closed envelope completely filled with liquid.
摘要:
A composite racquetball racquet comprises a molded synthetic plastic frame member on which is adhesively bonded a generally U-shaped channel and a synthetic plastic bumper strip is adhesively bonded over the channel outer periphery at the outer head portion of the frame. Mechanical interlock formations are provided between the plastic frame member and the metal channel side walls.
摘要:
A skip rope for exercise and fitness conditioning includes a length of polypropylene rope threaded through two handle members disposed at opposite ends of the length of rope. After the rope is threaded through each handle member, the free ends of the rope are knotted to prevent it from pulling back through the two handles. Each handle is constructed of a tubular section of polyvinylchloride which has nylon end plugs press fit into the open ends of the tube. The outside diameter surface of each end plug coincides with the outside diameter surface of the polyvinylchloride tubing and each end plug includes a rope-receiving clearance aperture just slightly larger than the outside diameter of the rope. The material combination of nylon for the end plug and polypropylene for the rope provides a type of self-lubricating interface which enables the rope to turn and twist completely independent of the handle. Further, this self-lubricating characteristic enables the rope to slide relative to the end plugs without wear or abrasion to any significant degree.
摘要:
Prepolymerized resins are applied to wooden articles to coat them and impart a tough and abrasive resistant surface which protects the articles from deterioration and delamination due to shock, impact and abrasive forces. The resins are applied by contacting the articles with a prepolymerized resin which has been dissolved in a readily vaporizable solvent to form a resin solution, coating the article with the resin solution, vaporizing the solvent from the resin coating and drying the resin coating. The coated articles find particular utility in high shock and impact uses such as hockey stick blades.
摘要:
A hockey stick is made as a unitary, injection molded product from foamed nylon mixed with glass fibre. The use of foamed nylon results in a relatively lense shell on surface and a core having reduced density. There are no cavities in the stick such as in known hockey sticks or the like made of plastic material. The stick maintains its shape after molding due to a relatively low stress caused by molding pressure which is low in comparison with that required in the production of known plastic hockey sticks. The stick is generally identical to a regular wooden stick from the standpoint of weight and that of weight distribution. An embodiment of the stick with aluminum reinforcement of its blade portion is also disclosed.
摘要:
Apparatus for decelerating bowling balls on ball return track systems by snubbing them with the aid of resilient leather belts under tension are widely used. The invention disclosed herein is of an improved apparatus for use in decelerating bowling balls on ball return track systems. The improvement comprises employing as the belt component, a resilient but stiff belt fabricated to offer greater frictional surface than prior art belts and having an inside arc smaller than the arc defined by the balls to be snubbed, thereby to grip the moving balls in a pincer-like grip. The improved apparatus of the invention is more efficient, requires less maintenance, has a longer life and offers economic advantages over prior art devices.
摘要:
A new and useful improvement in the construction of the head of a wooden golf club is disclosed. The improvement comprises a metallic insert with a plurality of holes therein between the club head block and a plastic face plate.
摘要:
SYNTHETIC GOLF GREEN PRODUCTS ARE MADE BY A MECHANICAL OR AN ELECTROSTATIC FLOCKING PROCESS USING PIGMENTED, THERMOPLASTIC RIBBON ON A SYNTHETIC ADHESIVE BACKING OR ON FABRICS CONSTRUCTED FROM NATURAL FIBERS. THE RESULTING PRODUCT HAS THE ADVANTAGES OF EXHIBITING TRUE PUTTING AND CHIPPING CHARACTERISTICS BECAUSE OF THE NON-DIRECTIONAL PILE AND RESILIENCY OF THE SYNTHETIC GREEN.
摘要:
A SHUTTLECOCK HAVING A FLEXIBLE SKIRT INCLUDING A FLARED ARRAY OF STEMS, A VANE AREA AND A STEM-EXTENSION COLLAR, IS MOULDED FROM NYLON, THE ASSEMBLY FORMING A ONE-PIECE STRUCTURE. THE STEM-EXTENSION COLLAR IS CYLINDRICALLY BUT IS CURLED OR STRAIGHT FLANGE, RIM OR ENLARGEMENT IS FORMED ON ITS OUTER END, EITHER IN THE MOULD OF PREFERABLY, AFTER REMOVAL THEREFROM. A STRIKING CAP MADE OF EXPANDED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE IS SLIPPED OVER THE OUTER END OF THE STEM-EXTENSION COLLAR. THE CAP THEN STARTS TO SHRINK AND AS A RESULT OF THIS SHRINKAGE A GROOVE IS FORMED ON THE INNER WALLS OF THE CAP, THE ANNULAR FLANGE, RIM OR ENLARGEMENT THEN FITTING SNUGLY IN SAID GROOVE AND LOCKING THE CAP AGAINST ANY RECTILLINEAR MOVEMENT OR REMOVAL. BUT THE CAP MAY BE ROTATED ON ITS AXIS, HENCE THROUGH FIRMLY SECURED IS NOT RIDIGLY MOUNTED. THIS SPIN-ABILITY OF THE CAP IS AN ADVANTAGEOUS FEATURE WHEN PLAYING BADMINTON.