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US5993336:
Method of executing a tennis stroke
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Repper, Kevin M.; Fairfax, VA 22031
Repper, George R.; Fairfax, VA 22031
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-11-30
/ 1998-03-31
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| Application Number: |
US1998000050373
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63B 69/38;
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IPC-7:
A63B 49/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63B69/38;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
473/516;
Original:
473/516;
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| Field of Search: |
473/422,459,464,516
002/024
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| Priority Number: |
| 1998-03-31 |
US1998000050373 |
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| Abstract: |
A method of executing a tennis stroke includes covering a knee of a tennis player with a knee pad during tennis play. The covered knee of the player is placed on a tennis court surface with the knee pad positioned between the knee and the surface. The tennis racket is swung toward a tennis ball so as to hit the tennis ball with the racket either while the covered knee is on the tennis court surface, or just prior to the knee contacting the tennis court surface.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Kurz, p.c. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Chiu, Raleigh W.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A method of using a tennis racket during tennis play so as to execute a tennis forehand stroke, comprising:
- covering a first knee of a tennis player with a knee pad during tennis play, said tennis player having a second knee and two feet, wherein during said tennis play, the tennis player holds a tennis racket with at least one arm of said tennis player;
- placing the covered first knee of the player on a tennis court surface during tennis play., with said knee pad positioned between the first knee and said surface, wherein during said placing step, said second knee is kept out of contact with and above said tennis court surface; and
- wherein the tennis racket is swung by the tennis player toward a tennis ball so as to execute a forehand stroke and hit said tennis ball with the said racket during tennis play, wherein said ball is hit with said racket at a time period selected from the group consisting of while said covered first knee is on said tennis court surface, and during said placing step but prior to the covered first knee contacting the tennis court surface.
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