Audible-physical coordination racket

• US 4,635,935 A
• Filed: 12/24/1984
• Issued: 01/13/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1984
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jerome Kane
• Original Assignee: Jerome Kane
• Inventors: Kane, Jerome
• Primary Examiner(s): Pinkham, Richard C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, T.
• Application Number:
  US06/685,470
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 273/29 A, 273/186 A, 273/30, 273/76
• US Class Current: 473/463
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/16 Table tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 59/40 Rackets or the like with flat striking surfaces for hitting a ball in the air, e.g. for table tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/38 for tennis A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence

Abstract

A table tennis racket having one or more whistles positioned thereon for creating a sound in response to the speed of the swing of the racket. The whistles are adjustably attached to the racket head for producing a tone varying according to the angle of the head relative to the given travel direction, whereby a person can practice to control speed and spin consistency of swing. The whistles are generally positioned on the periphery of the playing surface of the racket, although extensions can be provided to hold the whistles. A person uses the racket by swinging it during a practice game and listening for a consistent tone to assure a consistent speed.

Claims

1. A practice racket of the type a player swings in a table tennis game comprising:

a handle for grasping said racket;

a head integral with said handle adapted for striking an object of the type used in said game; and

3. The invention according to claim 1, including two other whistles fabricated in spherical casings and affixed to said head in openings which conform to the shape of the surface of said casing.

4. The invention according to claim 1, including at least one other whistle fabricated in a spherical casing and affixed to said head within an opening which conforms to the shape of the surface of said casing.

2. audible tone producing means affixed to said head for producing a tone varying in response to the velocity at which said racket is moved during practice, said audible tone producing means being a whistle fabricated in a spherical shaped casing, said casing being affixed to said head in an opening which conforms to the shape of the surface of said casing, whereby said tone producing means can be angularly adjusted and a person using said racket can practice various strokes to control speed and spin consistency of swing.