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| 3540728 | RACKET WITH METAL FRAME WELDED TO HANDLE SLEEVE | November, 1970 | Palmer | |
| 3556524 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RACKETS | January, 1971 | Carlton | |
| 3568290 | March, 1971 | Carlton | ||
| 3809402 | TENNIS RACKETS AND FRAMES THEREFOR | May, 1974 | Haines | |
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| 4919438 | Tennis racket | April, 1990 | Yoneeyama | |
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| TW142564 | September, 1990 | |||
| GB14246 | December, 1883 | |||
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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a tennis racquet showing my new design, the undisclosed opposite side being identical;
FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the undisclosed opposite side being identical;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the tennis racquet as disclosed in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken on line 5--5 of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view taken on line 8--8 of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken on line 9--9 of FIGS. 1 and 3;
FIG. 10 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 12 is a top plan view of FIG. 3; and,
FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 3.
The characteristic feature of the design resides in the substantially round shape of the head portion of the racket.