Tennis racquet

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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tennis racquet, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Severa; William D. (West Chicago, IL)
Assignee:	Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago, IL)
Appl. No.:	D/029,532
Filed:	October 13, 1994

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Current U.S. Class:	D21/730
Field of Search:	;D21/212 ;273/73R,73C,73D,73G

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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.