3723results about "Racket sports" patented technology

A modular golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and / or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a body. The body may include a striking face and a back. The back may include a recessed channel. The golf club head may include a weight assembly. The weight assembly may include a movable weight installable within the recessed channel and movable therein, a slidable cover to engage at least part of the recessed channel, and a fastener. The movable weight may include a compressible polymeric material.

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a modular golf club. In particular, the modular golf club includes at least one interchangeable sole component to allow adjustability of various characteristics of the modular golf club.

A pickleball paddle is disclosed herein. The pickleball paddle includes a body with a face section and a handle section. The face section has a perimeter. A grip is attached to the handle section. Weighting is positioned in the perimeter of the face section.

A pickleball paddle with novel core characteristics and / or materials, and related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided.

A golf grip defines a body having a length extending between an upper cap end and a lower mouth end, the body including a bore for receiving the shaft of the golf club. The body includes a tapered portion that extends along at least about 75 percent of the length of the body between an upper location and a lower location, the bore extending longitudinally through the tapered portion. The tapered portion includes a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side, the tapered portion defining a width between the left and right sides and a depth between the front and back sides. The tapered portion has a reverse taper between the left and right sides that expands the width of the tapered portion as the tapered portion extends from the upper location to the lower location. The tapered portion has a second reverse taper defined between the front and back sides that expands the depth of the tapered portion as the tapered portion extends from the upper location to the lower location.

A golf club head including a removable weight assembly is disclosed herein. In accordance with the presently disclosed technology, the golf club head may include a striking face portion, a back portion, and a removable weight assembly. The removable weight assembly may include a removable weight and a cover portion.

A pickleball paddle includes a handle, and a paddle head coupled with the handle. The paddle head includes a first outer faceplate, a second outer faceplate, and a core arranged between the first outer faceplate and the second outer faceplate. The core includes a honeycomb structure having multiple cells, with each of the multiple cells defined by honeycomb cell walls, and each of the honeycomb cell walls having a height. A majority of the multiple cells of the honeycomb structure are filled with a polymer, the polymer does not extend past the height of the honeycomb cell walls, and the polymer does not expand when exposed to heat.

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head. For example, the golf club head includes a striking face portion, a back portion, a removable weight, and a fastener. The back portion may include an upper blade portion, a gutter, and a lower muscle portion. The lower muscle portion may include a sole and a back flange including a weight recess. The sole may include a fastener through hole accessible to the weight recess. The removable weight may fit into the weight recess.

A golf club head with an improved adjustable weighting system for an iron and / or wedge type golf club head is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention provides an improved weighting system that fits in seamlessly with the traditional shaping of a wedge type golf club head that preserves the aesthetics of the golf club head that golfer have come to expect.

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a removable weight to fit into a right handed golf club head or a left handed golf club head. For example, the removable weight includes a body portion and a cover portion. The body portion includes a first body end and a second body end.

A pickleball paddle having an injection molded multi-piece frame surrounding and supporting a hitting face assembly. The frame provides design flexibility to separate control of the paddle stiffness from the playability characteristics of hitting face assembly. Speed of assembly is increased and cost of components are decreased by utilizing an injection molded frame.

An example pickleball paddle may include a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head portion includes a first plate extending in a first plane, a second plate extending in a second plane parallel to the first plane and a honeycomb arrangement of unit cells between the first plate and the second plate. Each of the unit cells has a centerline extending non-perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane.

A golf club head includes: a body having an outer surface; a recessed channel formed in the outer surface; and a weight assembly including: a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and configured to move therein, a cover configured to engage with the body such that the cover at least partially covers the recessed channel; and a fastener selectively movable along a fastener axis, and configured to lockingly engage with an end of the cover.

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head including a removable weight to fit into a weight recess. The removable weight may include one or more rib cavities and one or more ribs.

A golf club head having an adjustable weight system. The golf club head having a single, relatively compact slot for receiving a weight assembly. The weight assembly comprising a relatively high mass. Wherein small lateral movements of the heavy weight assembly are sufficient to shape a golfer's shot. Wherein the small movements also prevents the reduction of the total golf club head moment of inertia, thus preserving the forgiveness of the golf club when the ball is miss-hit.

A pickleball paddle has a perimeter weighting system to improve performance characteristics and / or to provide swing weighting. The weighting system may include flexible weight strips disposed in recesses formed about a perimeter of the paddle. Alternatively, the weighting system may include slidable weights disposed in one or more channels. The weighting system may further include handle weighting to provide swing weighting. The at least one weight can have a relatively high mass, sufficient to noticeably alter CG of the paddle.

The presently disclosed technology is directed to a golf club head including a removable weight to fit into a weight recess. The removable weight may include a body portion comprising a first body end on a toeward end of the body portion in an installed position and a second body end on a heelward end of the body portion in the installed position. The second body end is shaped to have the angle such that the second body end fits into the first heelward end.

Disclosed are methods, devices, and systems for improved sports paddles that alter and / or reduce impact noise or the perceived level(s) thereof. Such paddles may be used for racquet sports, with the paddle including a handle and a body with a core layer, one or more inner layers and a top layer, wherein the density, compressibility / elasticity, thickness, segmentation, and / or shape of the materials used to form the various layers and / or openings / voids formed therein can be selected and designed to provide a paddle having desired playing characteristics and sound altering properties.

A golf club head having an adjustable weight system. The golf club head having a single, relatively compact slot for receiving a weight assembly. The weight assembly comprising a relatively high mass. Wherein small lateral movements of the heavy weight assembly are sufficient to shape a golfer's shot. Wherein the small movements also prevents the reduction of the total golf club head moment of inertia, thus preserving the forgiveness of the golf club when the ball is miss-hit.

A graphene-infused fabric is provided as a sound reducing acoustic layer for object such as a pickleball paddle. The graphene-infused fabric is made from polymer fibers, at least one of which is a graphene-infused polymer fiber. Graphene is blended into a polymer material, and fibers are manufactured from said material such as by extrusion. The graphene-infused polymer is combined with other fibers to be made into a woven or non-woven fabric.

A pickleball paddle including a head portion is disclosed. The head portion includes a first core portion, a second core portion, a first layer, a second layer, and a reinforcing member. The first core potion defines a first surface, and a second surface. The second core portion includes a plurality of sections. At least one section of the plurality of sections has a cross-section that is rectangular. The first layer is disposed adjacent the first surface of the core portion, and is made from a first material. The second layer is disposed adjacent the second surface of the core portion, and is made from the first material. The reinforcing member is disposed in contact with the second core portion, the first layer, and the second layer. The reinforcing member includes a grid structure defining a plurality of open spaces.

A pickleball paddle having an injection molded multi-piece frame surrounding and supporting a hitting face assembly. The frame provides design flexibility to separate control of the paddle stiffness from the playability characteristics of hitting face assembly. Speed of assembly is increased and cost of components are decreased by utilizing an injection molded frame.

A mechanical pickleball scorekeeper for enabling a user to track a score for each team in a pickleball match, and for tracking a server number during the match, has a housing sized and shaped to be hand-held by the user. Three dials are operably mounted on the housing. One of the three dials is a first team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface. A second dial is a second team score dial that includes numbers circumferentially spaced around the top surface. A third dial is a server number dial.

The present teachings generally include game paddles such as pickleball paddles. For example, a pickleball paddle disclosed herein may include a first surface, a second surface, and a core disposed therebetween, where the core defines a plurality of gaps that can accommodate one or more fillers, e.g., to provide vibration dampening and / or to otherwise affect performance, comfort, and enjoyment. In an example aspect, a gap is disposed on each side of the paddle near a throat portion thereof, where a first filler is inserted therein. The first filler may be viewable within such gaps—e.g., where an edge guard includes a window for viewing the first filler. A paddle according to the present teachings may have a frame (e.g., a frame that accommodates one or more gaps) or it may be frameless. In some aspects, a frame may also or instead include a filler disposed therein and / or adjacent thereto.

A pickleball paddle for reducing the acoustic signature caused by striking a ball and for reducing the vibrations felt by a user is presented. A pickleball paddle includes a core having first and second sides, an outer edge between the first and second sides, and holes extending through the core from the first side to the second side. The pickleball paddle also includes a first laminate layer coupled to the first side. The paddle further includes a second laminate layer coupled to the second side. The paddle also includes fibers that respectively extend through at least one of the holes, the fibers being coupled to the first and second laminate layers.

Adjustable pickleball paddle includes a paddle body comprising a flat planar core permanently attached to and positioned in between a pair of identical external faces on both flat sides thereof, and a handle configured to hold and manipulate the paddle, the handle extending from the core and oriented to be co-planar therewith. The flat core is configured to removably accept a first insert or additional inserts to fit within a thickness of the flat core, the first and / or additional inserts are configured to increase the stiffness of the flat core when placed therein, as well as the weight of the paddle. Individual adjustments to the twist weight and swing weight allow customization of the paddle for the individual needs of the player.

A paddle includes a core and at least one metallic lattice structure coupled to the core.

The present teachings generally include game paddles such as pickleball paddles. For example, a pickleball paddle disclosed herein may include a first surface, a second surface, and a core disposed therebetween, where the core defines a plurality of gaps that can accommodate one or more fillers, e.g., to provide vibration dampening and / or to otherwise affect performance, comfort, and enjoyment. In an example aspect, a gap is disposed on each side of the paddle near a throat portion thereof, where a first filler is inserted therein. The first filler may be viewable within such gaps — e.g., where an edge guard includes a window for viewing the first filler. A paddle according to the present teachings may have a frame (e.g., a frame that accommodates one or more gaps) or it may be frameless. In some aspects, a frame may also or instead include a filler disposed therein and / or adjacent thereto.

A pickleball paddle comprising: a handle; a ball striking blade formed integrally with the handle; the handle and the blade being formed from a core layer sandwiched between outer layers to form a unitary body; wherein the core layer comprises a thickness which is substantially greater than thickness of the outer layers, said thickness of the core layer being shaped along a peripheral part of the blade and body to form an edge extending between the outer layers of the unitary body; and one or more layers of flexible edge tape being bonded to an outer surface of the edge to at least extend between the outer layers.