Patent ID: 6572498
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A racket for propelling softballs and baseballs, comprising:a frame having a perimeter which defines a central opening and a handle extending from an end of said frame; a detachable net defined by a perimeter, said net disposed within the central opening of said frame; a plurality of clips spaced about said frame, each of said clips removably attached to said frame and comprised of a base portion having opposed ends and a top portion integrally formed with said base portion, said top portion including a pair of spaced opposed arms, wherein a respective arm is integrally formed at a respective said end of said base portion; a plurality of elastomeric bands disposed at spaced intervals about said net perimeter for holding said net in a state of tension within said central opening, each elastomeric band associated with a respective clip, such that all of said elastomeric bands are interconnected between a respective clip and said net, wherein each of said elastomeric bands has a unitary, continuous construction of constant cross sectional thickness and width, being free of apertures and slits and wherein each band is folded about said net perimeter, thereby forming a pair of ends which extend towards said frame and are attached to the spaced arms of said clip, and wherein each of said arms receives thereon a respective end of each of said elastomeric bands.