Patent ID: 7273429

Claim:
A ball game device comprising a body adapted to receive a hand and a wrist of a user, the body comprising a first panel defining a first hitting surface and a second panel defining a second hitting surface for hitting a ball, the second hitting surface opposed to the first hitting surface, and connection means for connecting the two panels together, and the body being configured to accommodate the hand and wrist of the user between the first hitting surface and the second hitting surface when the device is in use, to at least partly restrict movement of the wrist, wherein each panel is conformed to the size of a racket head so that each panel extends beyond the hand and wrist, or wherein each panel is conformed to the shape of a racket head, the body further comprising a cavity defined within the body to receive the hand and the wrist, the cavity being dimensioned so that the hand and the wrist of the user are positioned between the panels when the hand and the wrist are received in the cavity, the arrangement of the cavity being adaptable to accommodate a range of hand and wrist sizes, wherein the connection means comprises a plurality of spacers positioned around the periphery of the inner face of the first panel, and wherein said ball game device is supplied as a kit, said kit comprising: material for forming the panels and spacers; a template for cutting out the panels and spacers; and instructions for assembly of the device.