Patent ID: 6149538
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A63B,B25G

Abstract:
A striking device comprising a head portion for striking an object or surface and a handgrip connected to said head portion, said handgrip including:a central body having concavely curved front and rear surfaces which extend longitudinally a substantial distance along said handgrip;an exterior shell disposed on opposite sides of said central body and covering said front and rear surfaces, said shell having a plurality of ventilation openings formed therein and communicating with two separate ventilation chambers formed between each of said front and rear surfaces and said shell; andtwo air inlets formed on opposite sides of said handgrip at a head end thereof, each air inlet opening into a respective one of said ventilation chambers at a head end thereof;wherein each ventilation chamber is substantially deeper along a central longitudinal portion thereof than along an end portion thereof adjacent to a butt end of the handgrip.