Tennis racquet
United States Patent D369194
US Patent References:
Tennis racket
Frolow - October, 1983 - RE31419

Tennis racket
Frolow - October, 1990 - RE33372

Tennis racket
Segal et al. - July, 1977 - D245034

Racquetball racket
Faney - February, 1995 - D355461

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Robinson - October, 1923 - 1470878


Inventors:
Severa, William D. (West Chicago, IL)
Application Number:
D/029532
Publication Date:
04/23/1996
Filing Date:
10/13/1994
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Assignee:
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class:
Field of Search:
D21/212, 273/73R, 273/73C, 273/73D, 273/73G
US Patent References:
3431626METHOD OF MAKING A RACKET FRAMEMarch, 1969Carlton
3540728RACKET WITH METAL FRAME WELDED TO HANDLE SLEEVENovember, 1970Palmer
3556524METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RACKETSJanuary, 1971Carlton
3568290March, 1971Carlton
3809402TENNIS RACKETS AND FRAMES THEREFORMay, 1974Haines
4046377Tennis racquetSeptember, 1977Khazzam
4531738Racquetball racquet with increased hitting areaJuly, 1985Mortvedt et al.D21/212
4690405Tennis racketSeptember, 1987Frolow
4911444Tennis racketMarch, 1990Yoneyama
4919438Tennis racketApril, 1990Yoneeyama
4997186Racket frame having multi-dimensional cross-sectional constructionMarch, 1991Carr
5037097Sports racketAugust, 1991Svoma
5062634Squash racketNovember, 1991Strauch
5076583Racket frame with circular cross section and variable thicknessDecember, 1991Hsu
5110125Sport racketMay, 1992Blanc
5226651Longitudinally asymmetric racketJuly, 1993du Gardin
5299801Tennis racketApril, 1994Sol et al.273/73C
5368295Tennis racketNovember, 1994Severa et al.273/73C
Foreign References:
EP0317711September, 1992Racket for playing a game with a ball.
TW142564September, 1990
GB14246December, 1883
GB1266531March, 1972
GB2179263March, 1987
Other References:
Taiwan Buyers' Guide Sporting Goods '92, p. 281.
Sporting Goods Dealer; Jan. 1978; p. 9; Racket, middle of page.
Primary Examiner:
Deshmukh, Prabhakar G.
Assistant Examiner:
Siegel, Mitchell I.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a tennis racquet, as shown and described.

Description:

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.