Ball playing racket with forearm support

A Kylbow racket is provided and consists of a frame with a resilient striking wall that is strapped on the forearm of a player and gripped by a clenched hand so that the wrist of the player will bend when the player uses the racket. In a modified form a striking wall is on either side of the players hand thus allowing for hitting forehand and backhand strokes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The instant invention relates generally to hand rackets and more 
specifically it relates to a Kylbow racket to be employed in playing 
various games such as racketball, tennis or the like. 
Numerous hand rackets have been provided in prior art that are adapted to 
be secured to the hand. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 1,523,899; 1,523,900 
and 4,387,895 all are illustrative of such prior art. While these units 
may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they 
would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present invention as 
heretofore described. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A principle object of the present invention is to provide a Kylbow racket 
that is pivotally strapped on the forearm of a player and gripped by a 
clenched hand so that the wrist of the player will not twist and swell up. 
Another object is to provide a Kylbow racket that does not have a long 
handle whereby it is necessary to run faster after the ball, helping to 
develop speed and will also require more effort/energy from the player 
forcing the player to exercise more. 
An additional object is to provide a Kylbow racket that in a modified form 
has a striking wall on either side of the players hand thus allowing for 
hitting forehand and backhand strokes. 
A further object is to provide a Kylbow racket that is simple and easy to 
use. 
A still further object is to provide a Kylbow racket that is economical in 
cost to manufacture. 
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. 
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may 
be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 
attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are 
illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific 
construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended 
claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference 
characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 
through 3 illustrates a Kylbow racket 10 adapted to be secured to a 
forearm 12 and gripped by a hand 14 of a player. The racket 10 contains a 
frame 16 that has an opening in which a resilient striking wall 18 extends 
across the opening within the frame 16. 
A structure 20 is for gripping the racket 10 by the hand 14 of the player 
at center of the frame 16 behind the wall 18. Another structure 22 is for 
pivotally holding the forearm 12 of the player at one end of the frame 16 
behind the wall 18 so that wrist 24 of the player will bend when the 
player uses the racket 10. 
Structure 20 includes a center bridge member 26 that has two portions 28, 
28. Each portion 28 is secured at 30 to one side of the frame 16 and 
extends therefrom. A handle 32 is wecured at 34 and extends between free 
ends of the portions 28, 28 of the center bridge member 26 so that the 
hand 14 of the player can grip the handle 32. 
Structure 22 includes a rear bridge member 36 that has an inverted U-shaped 
middle portion 38 with each end secured at 40 to one side of the frame 16 
and extends therefrom. A belt 42 that has a double buckle 44 is pivotally 
secured at 46 to the middle portion 38 of the rear bridge member 36 so 
that the belt 42 can be strapped to the forearm 12 of the player. 
FIG. 4 shows the frame 16 being of a generally square form through the form 
thereof may be varied, as desired. The resilient striking wall 18 is a 
plurality of woven interlaced strands secured at 48 to the frame 16. 
A modified Kylbow racket 10a is shown in FIG. 5 and contains a pair of 
parallel frames 16a, 16a each having an opening. A pair of resilient 
striking walls 18a, 18a are provided, whereby each extends across one 
opening within each of the frames 16a. 
A structure 20a is for gripping the racket 10a by the hand 14 of the player 
at center of the frame 16a, 16a between the walls 18a, 18a. Another 
structure 22a is for holding the forearm 12 of the player at one end of 
the frames 16a, 16a between the walls 18a, 18a so that wrist 24 of the 
player will be stationary when the player uses the racket 10a for hitting 
forehand and backhand strokes. 
Structure 20a includes a center bridge member 26a that has two portions 
28a, 28a. Each portion 28a is secured at 30a to one side of each of the 
frames 16a, 16a and extends therebetween. A handle 32a is wecured at 34a 
and extends between middle of the portions 28a, 28a of the center bridge 
member 26a so that the hand 14 of the player can grip the handle 32. 
Structure 22a includes a rear bridge member 36a that has two portions 38a, 
38a. Each portion 38a is secured at 40a to one side of each of the frames 
16a, 16a and extends therebetween. A belt 42a that has a double VELCRO 
buckle 44a is secured at 46a to middle of the portions 38a, 38a of the 
rear bridge member 36a so that the belt 42a can be strapped to the forearm 
12 of the player. 
The frames 16a, 16a and striking walls 18a, 18a can be of the same 
construction and shape as the frame 16 and striking wall 18 as shown in 
FIG. 4 or may be varied, as desired. 
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and 
described and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will be understood 
that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms and details 
of the device illustrated and in its operation can be made by those 
skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.