Racket attachment whistle

• US 5,340,102 A
• Filed: 04/19/1993
• Issued: 08/23/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Spector, Kenneth P. Adamson
• Original Assignee: George Spector, Kenneth P. Adamson
• Inventors: Adamson, Kenneth P., Spector, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Theatrice
• Application Number:
  US08/047,956
• Time in Patent Office: 491 Days
• Field of Search: 273/35 R, 273/29 A, 273/186 D, 273/162 R, 273/186 A, 273/183 R, 273/183 D, 273/186 R, 273/73 K, 273/26 R, 273/26 B
• US Class Current: 473/461
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/38 for tennis A63B61/006, A63B69/0073 and A63B69/0097 take precedence

Abstract

A training device for a tennis racket is provided which consists of a clamp for attaching a small whistle transversely to a throat of the tennis racket. A first sound will be made by the small whistle, when a tennis player swings the tennis racket in a slice position. A second sound will be made by the small whistle when the tennis player swings the tennis racket in a top spin position.

Claims

1. A training device in combination with a tennis racket having a throat wherein said device comprises:

a) whistle means for producing two different pitched whistle sounds;

b) means for attaching said whistle means transversely to said throat of the tennis racket, so that a first whistle sound will be made by said whistle means when a tennis player swings the tennis racket in a slice position and a second sound will be made by said whistle means when a tennis player swings the tennis racket in a top spin position;

wherein said whistle means includes;

c) a vibration member;

d) a cylindrical hollow housing having forward and rearward open ends;

e) a ball pivot bracket pivotally connection said vibration member within said cylindrical housing, so that said vibration member will always maintained a substantially horizontal orientation with respect to said cylindrical housing; and

f) a deflector located to said forward open end of said cylindrical housing, so as to deflect the air flow into said vibration member at different angles to produce the two different pitched whistle sounds, in accordance with the racket orientation in a slice or top spin position.

2. A training device as recited in claim 1, wherein said attaching means is a clamp having a plurality of fingers which can bend about said throat of the tennis racket.

3. A training device as recited in claim 2, wherein said vibration member, said cylindrical housing, said ball pivot bracket, said deflector and said clamp are all fabricated out of a durable material.