Sound absorbing game paddle

a game paddle and sound-absorbing technology, applied in the field of game paddles, can solve the problems of loud “thwacking” noise upon impact, disturb the residents of the surrounding community, and the sound of the pickleball striking the pickleball paddle is quite loud, so as to reduce the emitted sound
US20170136325A1Inactive Publication Date: 2017-05-18DOWN UNDER TENNIS INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
DOWN UNDER TENNIS INC
Publication Date
2017-05-18
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A sound absorbing game paddle containing a blade having a support structure and a filling. The support structure preferably defines adjoining cells of various shapes, including for example hexagonal and non-hexagonal cells. The filling preferably comprises one or more of a foam, a gel, a silicone or other polymer, and can fill some or all of the cells at any desired volume(s). Contemplated methods include a manufacturer building a version of a game paddle without a filling, and subsequently building another version of the same or similar paddle with a filling. Further contemplated methods include developing an improved game paddle with altered sound emissions by determining that an existing game paddle has undesirable peak amplitudes and frequencies of sounds emitted, and then designing an improved game paddle with a sound absorbing filling.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The field of the invention is game paddles.BACKGROUND

[0002] The background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.

[0003] In recent years, the sport of pickleball has risen in popularity worldwide. The sport is typically played in residential communities, country clubs, and sports clubs on modified tennis courts. However, due to the current composition and design of pickleball paddles, the sound of the pickleball striking the pickleball paddle is quite loud. Where other racquet and paddle sports involve either paddles with strings or softer balls, pickleball combines both (a) a paddle without strings and (b) a hard, hollow, perforated, plastic ball. This combination creates a loud “thwacking” noise upon imp...

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