EP2667951A4 - Tennis racket and method - Google Patents

Tennis racket and method

Info

Publication number: EP2667951A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tennis racket; racket; tennis
Prior art date: 2011-01-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP12739738.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2667951A1 (en

Inventor

Richard A Brandt

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee

Individual

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2011-01-26

Filing date

2012-01-18

Publication date

2014-10-22

2012-01-18 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

2013-12-04 Publication of EP2667951A1 publication Critical patent/EP2667951A1/en

2014-10-22 Publication of EP2667951A4 publication Critical patent/EP2667951A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
- A63B49/02—Frames
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
- A63B49/02—Frames
- A63B49/022—String guides on frames, e.g. grommets
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- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
- A63B49/02—Frames
- A63B49/025—Means on frames for clamping string ends
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- A63B49/00—Stringed rackets, e.g. for tennis
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- A63B49/028—Means for achieving greater mobility of the string bed
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- A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
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- A63B2209/00—Characteristics of used materials
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- A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
- A63B51/004—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings using strings with different tension on the same frame
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/50—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like with through-holes
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- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
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- A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
- A63B71/06—Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
- A63B71/0619—Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Materials Engineering (AREA)
Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
Golf Clubs (AREA)
Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)

EP12739738.8A 2011-01-26 2012-01-18 Tennis racket and method Withdrawn EP2667951A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201161436259P	2011-01-26	2011-01-26
PCT/US2012/021702 WO2012102924A1 (en)	2011-01-26	2012-01-18	Tennis racket and method

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2667951A1 EP2667951A1 (en)	2013-12-04
EP2667951A4 true EP2667951A4 (en)	2014-10-22

Family

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Family Applications (1)

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EP12739738.8A Withdrawn EP2667951A4 (en)	2011-01-26	2012-01-18	Tennis racket and method

Country Status (11)

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US (1)	US20120214625A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP2667951A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2014503337A (en)
CN (1)	CN103619423A (en)
AU (1)	AU2012209400A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112013018946A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2825530A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2013008630A (en)
RU (1)	RU2013138629A (en)
WO (1)	WO2012102924A1 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA201305683B (en)

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2012
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- 2012-01-18 CA CA2825530A patent/CA2825530A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-01-18 AU AU2012209400A patent/AU2012209400A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-01-18 CN CN201280015576.4A patent/CN103619423A/en active Pending
- 2012-01-18 EP EP12739738.8A patent/EP2667951A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-01-18 US US13/352,853 patent/US20120214625A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2012-01-18 WO PCT/US2012/021702 patent/WO2012102924A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2012-01-18 JP JP2013552012A patent/JP2014503337A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2012-01-18 BR BR112013018946A patent/BR112013018946A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2012-01-18 MX MX2013008630A patent/MX2013008630A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
2013
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EP2667951A1 (en)	2013-12-04
MX2013008630A (en)	2014-02-27
US20120214625A1 (en)	2012-08-23
WO2012102924A1 (en)	2012-08-02
CN103619423A (en)	2014-03-05
CA2825530A1 (en)	2012-08-02
JP2014503337A (en)	2014-02-13
BR112013018946A2 (en)	2018-06-26
AU2012209400A1 (en)	2013-08-15
RU2013138629A (en)	2015-03-10
ZA201305683B (en)	2014-04-30

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2014-10-22	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: A63B 49/00 20060101AFI20140918BHEP
2016-12-02	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2017-01-04	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20160802