Pickleball Racket Provided with Shock-Absorption Rings

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202421003040.7 filed on May 9, 2024, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The invention relates to the technical field of pickleball rackets, and more particularly, relates to a pickleball racket with shock-absorption rings.

Pickleball, as a competitive sport for one or more players, is similar to tennis. It consumes less physical strength than tennis but more physical strength than badminton and table tennis. Tennis is likely to be limited by the field and equipment and cannot be played as conveniently and economically as pickleball. Nowadays, more and more people are paying closer attention to their physical health and exercise frequently, and pickleball, as a sport with overwhelming superiority in exercise amount, field and racket cost, is gradually becoming popular with young people and old people.

Common pickleball rackets on the market are formed by honeycomb panels, and large vibrations will be transmitted to the grip of the rackets and high-frequency loud noise will be produced when a ball is hit.

In view of this, the inventor of the application believes that these common pickleball rackets need to be further improved.

The technical issue to be settled by the invention is to provide a pickleball racket with shock-absorption rings, which can effectively reduce vibrations and lower noise.

The objective of the invention is fulfilled by the following technical solution:

A pickleball racket with shock-absorption rings comprises: a racket potion; and a handle portion connected with the racket portion; wherein, the racket portion comprises a facing and a main panel, the main panel comprises a main panel frame, a first shock-absorption ring, a first honeycomb panel and a second honeycomb panel, the first shock-absorption ring is arranged in an inner ring region of the main panel, the first honeycomb panel is inlaid in a region between the main panel and the first shock-absorption ring, and the second honeycomb panel is inlaid in an inner ring region of the first shock-absorption ring.

Further, the main panel comprises a second shock-absorption ring, and the second shock-absorption ring is inlaid in a region between the main panel and the first honeycomb panel

Further, a pore diameter of the first honeycomb panel is different from a pore diameter of the second honeycomb panel.

Further, the pore diameter of the first honeycomb panel ranges from 4 mm to 6 mm, and the pore diameter of the second honeycomb panel ranges from 8 mm to 10 mm.

Further, the pore diameter of the first honeycomb panel ranges from 8 mm to 10 mm, and the pore diameter of the second honeycomb panel ranges from 4 mm to 6 mm.

Further, the first shock-absorption ring and the second shock-absorption ring are made from shock-absorption materials, and the shock-absorption materials include foam, EVA and rubber.

Further, the handle portion comprises a racket handle and a decorating part, the racket handle and the main panel frame are formed integrally, and the main panel frame and the facing work together to seal the main panel.

Further, the main panel frame, the first honeycomb panel, the first shock-absorption ring and the second honeycomb panel are inlaid and assembled in sequence to form the main panel.

Further, the first honeycomb panel and the second honeycomb panel are integrally formed by polypropylene or EVA

Further, a sweet spot of the pickleball racket is arranged in the inner ring region of the first shock-absorption ring.

The first shock-absorption ring arranged around the second honeycomb panel can effectively isolate vibrations when a hitting point is located in the region of the second honeycomb panel, to greatly reduce vibrations transmitted to the handle portion and effectively lower hitting noise, thus guaranteeing good hitting comfort of the pickleball racket.

In the FIGS.:, racket portion;, facing;, main panel;, main panel frame;, first shock-absorption ring;, first honeycomb panel;, second shock-absorption ring;, second honeycomb panel;, handle portion;, racket handle;, decorating part;, pickleball racket;, sweet spot.

In the description of the invention, it should be understood that terms such as “central”, “transverse”, “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inner” and “outer” are used to indicate directional or positional relations based on the accompanying drawings merely for the purpose of simplifying and facilitating the description of the invention, do not indicate that devices or elements referred to must be in a specific direction or being configured and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limitations of the invention. In addition, terms “first” and “second” are merely for the purpose of description, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features referred to. Therefore, a feature defined by “first” or “second” may explicitly or implicitly indicate the inclusion of one or more said features.

In the description of the invention, unless otherwise stated, “multiple” refers to two or more. In addition, the term “comprise” and any variants thereof are intended to indicate non-exclusive inclusion. In the description of the invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise expressly stated and defined, terms “mount”, “link” and “connect” should be broadly understood. For example, “connect” may refer to fixed connection, detachable connection or integrated connection; or, mechanical connection or electrical connection; or, direct connection, indirect connection via an intermediate medium, or internal connection of two elements. Those ordinarily skilled in the art can appreciate the specific leanings of these terms in the invention as the case may be.

The invention is further described below in conjunction withand preferred embodiments.

As shown in, this embodiment discloses a pickleball racketwith shock-absorption rings, comprising a racket portionand a handle portionconnected with the racket portion, wherein the racket portioncomprises a facingand a main panel, the main panelcomprises a main panel frame, a first shock-absorption ring, a first honeycomb paneland a second honeycomb panel, the first shock-absorption ringis arranged in an inner ring region of the main panel frame, the first honeycomb panelis inlaid in a region between the main panel frameand the first shock-absorption ring, and the second honeycomb panelis inlaid in an inner ring region of the first shock-absorption ring.

The first shock-absorption ringarranged around the second honeycomb panelcan effectively isolate vibrations when a hitting point is located in the region of the second honeycomb panel, to greatly reduce vibrations transmitted to the handle portionand effectively lower hitting noise, thus guaranteeing good hitting comfort of the pickleball racket.

Wherein, the main panelcomprises a second shock-absorption ringinlaid in a region between the main panel frameand the first honeycomb panel, and the first shock-absorption ringand the second shock-absorption ringare made from shock-absorption materials including foam, ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) and rubber; and the shock absorption materials such as foam, EVA and rubber have a good shock-absorption effect. The second shock-absorption ringis arranged and works together with the first shock-absorption ringto surround a hitting area defined by the first honeycomb paneland a hitting area defined by the second honeycomb panel, and vibrations are effectively isolated by the first shock-absorption ringand the second shock-absorption ringto further reduce vibrations transmitted to the handle portion, thus guaranteeing better hitting comfort of the pickleball racket. Optionally, the number of the shock-absorption rings can be two or more as actually needed.

Wherein, the pore diameter of the first honeycomb panelis different from the pore diameter of the second honeycomb panel, and the first honeycomb paneland the second honeycomb panelare integrally formed by polypropylene or EVA. The honeycomb panels with different pore diameters are made from PP, and the strength changes with the pore diameter; with the decrease of the pore diameter of the honeycomb panels, the strength will be higher, the deformation of the racket portionwill be smaller, and a ball can be hit back more stably; and with the decrease of the pore diameter of the honeycomb panels, the strength will be smaller, and the weight can be further reduced.

Wherein, the pore diameter of the first honeycomb panelranges from 4 mm to 6 mm, the pore diameter of the second honeycomb panelranges from 8 mm to 10 mm, and in this case, the pickleball racket may be used as a defensive pickleball racket. The second honeycomb panelis a PP honeycomb panel with a large pore diameter of 8 mm or 10 mm, such that hitting noise can be effectively lowered, and hitting comfort is further improved; and the first honeycomb panelis a PP honeycomb panel with a small pore diameter of 4 mm or 6 mm, such that the strength of the hitting are can be greatly improved, and the deformation of the racket portioncan be reduced accordingly; and the PP honeycomb panels with in different pore diameters can produce different sounds when a ball is hit thereon, to allow users to determine the hitting point quickly and adjust the hitting position later, thus guaranteeing a better hitting effect.

As shown in, the pore diameter of the first honeycomb panelranges from 8 mm to 10 mm, the pore diameter of the second honeycomb panelranges from 4 mm to 6 mm, and in this case, the pickleball racket may be used as an offensive pickleball racket. The first honeycomb panelis a PP honeycomb panel with a large pore diameter of 8 mm or 10 mm, such that a good weight reduction effect can be realized to effectively reduce the overall weight of the pickleball racket; and the second honeycomb panelis a PP honeycomb panel with a smaller pore diameter of 4 mm or 6 mm to greatly improve the strength of the hitting area and reduce the deformation of the racket portion, such that a ball can be hit back more stably.

Wherein, the handle portioncomprises a racket handleand a decorating part, wherein the rocket handleand the main panel frameare formed integrally, and the main panel frameand the facingwork together to seal the main panel. By sealing the main panelwith the main panel frameand the facing, the overall structural strength of the racket portioncan be further improved, such that the racket portioncan withstand impacts to some extent to be prevented from being damaged, thus better protecting the main panel. Wherein, the main panel frame, the first honeycomb panel, the first shock-absorption ringand the second honeycomb panelare inlaid and assembled in sequence to form the main panel, and then, the second shock-absorption ring, the first honeycomb panel, the second shock-absorption ringand the second honeycomb panelare inlaid and mounted in the main panel framein sequence, such that the main panelis assembled and formed. The first shock-absorption ringand the second shock-absorption ringcan effectively isolate vibrations to further reduce vibrations transmitted to the handle portion, thus guaranteeing better hitting comfort of the pickleball racket. A sweet spotof the pickleball racketis arranged in the inner ring region of the first shock-absorption ring. By arranging the sweet spotin the inner ring region of the first shock-absorption ring, the sweet spotcan provide sufficient power to control a ball and hit back the ball stably.

The invention is described in further detail above in conjunction with specific preferred embodiments, and specific implementations of the invention are not limited to the above description. For those ordinarily skilled in the art, some simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the invention, and all these simple deductions or substitutions should also fall within the protection scope of the invention.