The present disclosure relates to a table tennis racket including a finger support part. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a table tennis racket including at least one of a thumb support part, an index finger support part, and a support part for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger, thereby helping athletic performance with a stable and strong gripping force.
A gripping method for a table tennis racket changes according to the type, and a shake hand gripping method is a method of gripping a table tennis racket like a handshake which allows a user to stably and strongly grip the racket using the user's palms and fingers.
On the other hand, a penholder gripping method is a method of gripping a table tennis racket as if gripping a pen stand, and since the table tennis racket is supported with almost only fingers, the shape, the size, the weight, or the like of the racket causes a burden to the user, and thus affects athletic performance.
Even though a Chinese-type penholder racket has a similar shape to the shake hand racket, the penholder gripping method is adopted without a separate supplementary tool, and thus there is a negative effect on the athletic performance due to a reduction in the concentration caused by the inconvenience of gripping and psychological burden to the user.
The present disclosure is directed to providing a table tennis racket including a finger support part which reduces slipping of a finger or shaking of the racket and compensates for difficulty in adjusting an angle of the racket so that a user grips the racket with a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand gripping the racket.
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racket including a blade, a handle, and a thumb finger support part formed so that at least a portion of a thumb contact part of a flat surface of the blade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.
According to the present disclosure, a table tennis racket including a finger support part can reduce slipping of a finger or shaking of the racket and compensate for difficulty in adjusting an angle of the racket, and thus a user can grip the racket with a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand gripping the racket.
One aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racket including a blade, a handle, and a thumb support part formed so that at least a portion of a thumb contact part of a flat surface of the blade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.
A groove may be formed between the protrusion part protruding from the flat surface of the blade and the handle.
Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racket including a blade, a handle, and an index finger support part formed so that at least a portion of an index finger contact part of a flat surface of the blade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.
An inclined surface may be formed on the protrusion part protruding from the flat surface of the blade.
A recessed part may be formed in the flat surface of the blade connected to the index finger support part.
Still another aspect of the present disclosure provides a table tennis racket including a blade, a handle, and a support part for supporting a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger, which is formed so that at least a portion of a contact part for the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger of a flat surface of the blade protrudes upward to be a protrusion part.
A groove may be formed in the protrusion part protruding from the flat surface of the blade.
The support part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger may be formed on a covering attached to the flat surface of the blade.
An index finger may be supported by the support part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.
A design part may be provided in the support part for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.
The present invention relates to a table tennis racket, and a Chinese-type pen racket may be a Chinese-type penholder racket that is a type of a penholder racket. The Chinese pen racket has a double-sided racket shape similar to a shake hand racket but may have a form in which a body part of a blade to which a rubber in contact with a table tennis ball is attached is relatively wide and a handle has a wide width and a short length, which is a form obtained by combining the advantages of a Japanese-type penholder racket and the shake hand racket.
The table tennis racket includes a blade and rubber, and the blade includes a body having a surface which comes into contact with a ball and on which the rubber is attached, and a handle, has a blade shape according to the type of the table tennis racket, and is made of materials, which may be used in the table tennis racket, such as wood, cork, rubber, and carbon.
In general, the table tennis racket may be classified into a single-sided racket and a double-sided racket based on surfaces to which coverings as well as the rubber are attached, and classified into a shake hand racket and a penholder racket according to a gripping method, and the penholder racket may be classified into a single-sided penholder racket using only one surface, such as the Japanese-type penholder and a double-sided penholder using both front and rear surfaces, such as the Chinese-type penholder.
A shake hand gripping method is a method of gripping a racket like handshaking and achieving a stable and strong grip using a palm and fingers, but a penholder gripping method is a method of gripping a racket as if gripping a pen stand and supporting the racket using almost only fingers, making it possible to affect athletic performance according to the shape, the size, and the weight of the racket and a state of the handle.
The Japanese-type penholder has the rubber attached to only one surface, and thus a weight burden is light. A handle part has a greatly protruding index finger hook, and thus the racket can be easily gripped and easily controlled through the index finger. On the other hand, since the Chinese-type penholder has a shape similar to the shake hand racket with rubber attached to both surfaces and adopts a penholder gripping method, a burden of efficient distribution according to the weight and a volume further increases, a wide handle part is inserted between and in close contact with the thumb and the index finger rather than stably holding and gripping the racket using fingers, the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger support the rear surface while a portion near the handle is pushed using the thumb and the index finger, and thus, it is difficult to control because of an uncomfortable and unstable grip together with a burden on a body such as a sliding finger, a shaking racket, and difficulty in adjusting an angle due to the shape of the racket and the gripping method.
The table tennis may be referred to as a very sensitive and delicate sport, of which performance is affected by conditions such as a method of gripping the racket, a weight, a volume, a posture, and an angle of the racket, as well as a mental state (psychological stability and confidence) of a user.
Advantages and features of the present disclosure and a method of achieving the advantages and the features will become apparent with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments presented below but may be implemented in various different forms, and the present embodiments are merely provided to notify and inform of the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art to which present disclosure pertains.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments in which those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains may easily implement the present disclosure will be described in detail. However, in description of the contents of the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure in detail, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related widely known function or configuration may make the subject matter of the present disclosure unclear, the detailed description will be omitted and a description will be made in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include a blade 110, a handle 120, and a thumb support part 130.
The thumb support part 130 may be formed so that at least a portion of a thumb contact part of an upper surface of the blade 110 protrudes upward from a flat surface of the blade 110.
The thumb support part 130 has a three-dimensional protrusion part having a predetermined width and height with respect to the flat surface of the blade 110, and when a thumb of a user is in contact with the thumb support part 130, the thumb support part 130 reduces the slipping of a finger or a shaking of the racket and compensates for difficulties in adjusting an angle of the racket so that a user may grip the racket with a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand gripping the racket.
In more detail, the thumb support part 130 is formed in the thumb contact part, and the protrusion part having a width, a height, and an angle at which the thumb support part 130 may be stably supported so that the thumb does not slide and does not have difficulty in adjusting the angle of the racket. Thus, as the thumb support part 130 is pushed or hung and gripped, the sliding of the thumb and the shaking of the racket are prevented, natural adjustment of the angle of the racket is performed when a posture of the table tennis racket is switched to a forehand or a backhand, which is the biggest error of the Chinese-type penholder, and the thumb support part 130 is directly or indirectly involved in almost all of the angle change of the racket.
Further, a cut stroke may be effectively performed using an outer edge portion of the thumb support part 130 protruding highly from the flat surface of the blade 110.
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In the table tennis racket including the thumb support part 130, when a surface having a thickness that is increased by further adding the thumb support part 130 protruding from the flat surface of the blade 110 to the thickness of the existing blade 110 is used, a range of a degree of pushing the thumb support part 130 is increased, the angle can be adjusted at a wider range, and thus the racket can be easily controlled.
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The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include the blade 110, the handle 120, and an index finger support part 140.
The index finger support part 140 may be formed so that at least a portion of an index finger contact part of the upper surface of the blade 110 protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110.
The index finger support part 140 has a three-dimensional protrusion part having a predetermined width and height with respect to the flat surface of the blade 110, and when an index finger of a user is in contact with the index finger support part 140, the index finger support part 140 reduces the sliding of the finger or the shaking of the racket and compensates for difficulties in adjusting the angle of the racket so that a user may grip the racket with a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to the hand gripping the racket.
In little more detail, the index finger support part 140 is formed in the index finger contact part that is relatively widened by an increased width compared to a Japanese-type penholder racket so that a user may grip the handle 120 more widely to a side surface. The protrusion part having a width, a height, and an angle at which the index finger may be stably supported so as not to slide or lean to a center of the handle 120 is formed, and the sliding of the index finger and the shaking of the racket are prevented as a user pulls or catches and grips the protrusion part. Even when a backhand technique is performed using a back surface that is a rear surface of the racket or even when the backhand technique is performed in a backhand gripping posture of the Japanese-type penholder, that is, using a front surface of the racket, the racket can be stably supported, a strong gripping force is provided, and thus a strong rotational force and speed can be generated at a moment of impact.
Further, a burden of the index finger due to interference of the flat surface of the blade 110 is reduced to alleviate a pain of the index finger and smoothly change the angle of the racket, so that a user can easily perform attacks such as pushes as well as quickly and comfortably respond to an opponent's attack using the rear surface of the racket.
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In the table tennis racket including the index finger support part 140, since the index finger is positioned on the outer boundary of the index finger support part 140 protruding from the flat surface of the blade 110 and having a shape of a step and a layer, the table tennis racket is supported farther from a center of the racket in a width direction with respect to the handle 120 to prevent the index finger from leaning against the center of the handle 120, and thus the racket can be stably and easily controlled due to efficient distribution according to a volume and a weight.
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The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include a blade 110, a handle 120, and a support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.
The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger may be formed so that at least a portion of the support part of the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110.
The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger has a three-dimensional protrusion part having a predetermined width and height with respect to the flat surface of the blade 110, and when at least one of a middle finger, a ring finger, or a little finger of a user is in contact with the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger or the little finger, the support part 150 reduces the sliding of the finger or the shaking of the racket and compensates for difficulties in adjusting the angle of the racket so that a user may grip the racket with a stable and strong gripping force without applying an unnecessary force to a hand gripping the racket.
In little more detail, the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger is formed in a contact part for the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger. The protrusion part having a width, a height, and an angle and having a step, a layer, or a groove, at which the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger do not slip along or deviate from the support part 150, is formed to support or allow the racket to be held and gripped by the fingers including the middle finger of a user. Thus, a batted ball avoids interference of the middle finger to increase a probability of hitting the center of the racket, securing such effective space creates conditions of reducing the weight and volume of the blade, and a burden on a body can be reduced by reducing pain and deformation of the fingers caused by excessive bending of the middle finger of a user.
Further, the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger serves as a guide rail to prevent the middle finger or the like from deviating therefrom and can allow a user to adjust a racket angle according to a position at which the middle finger comes into contact with the protrusion part or the groove while moving.
Further, the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger can prevent the fingers supporting the racket from slipping due to a reduction in a frictional force caused by sweat during a game.
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In the table tennis racket including the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger, a position of the finger such as the middle finger may be changed in various forms, and a user may play a game after selecting any one type that is convenient and preferred by a user to control the racket among various gripping types.
The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger may have a groove in a protrusion part 160, of which a portion protrudes upward from the flat surface of the blade 110 in front of the handle 120.
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The support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger may protrude or be recessed in various forms such as straight line types (see
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The design part 170 is a part in which various and unique designs such as customized designs or group logs may be engraved, and a user may express individuality in the racket therethrough.
In the present embodiment, components 160 and 170 are described as protruding parts, but in another embodiment, the components 160 or 170 may be at the same level as the surface of the blade 110 without protruding. That is, a two-sidedness of embossment and engravement may be present together.
The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include the blade 110, the handle 120, the rubber 115, the thumb support part 130, the index finger support part 140, and the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger.
The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include the thumb support part 130 and the index finger support part 140 on a front surface thereof that is an upper surface of the blade 110 and may include the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger on a rear surface thereof that is a lower surface of the blade 110.
In the table tennis racket according to the present embodiment, on a tip portion of the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger positioned on the lower surface of the blade 110, the finger being supported by the tip portion, may be disposed in front of tips of the thumb support part 130 and the index finger support part 140 on the upper surface of the blade 110.
The thumb support part 130, the index finger support part 140, and the support part 150 for supporting the middle finger, the ring finger, or the little finger of the table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may include the features described in
The table tennis racket according to the present embodiment may further include the design part 170 on the rear surface that is a lower surface of the blade 110.
The table tennis racket of the present disclosure may include at least one of a first support part, a second support part, and a third support part that correspond to a finger support part.
The finger support part is made of a material such as wood, rubber, and cork used in a general table tennis racket or is made of any material such as plastic, silicone, fiber, or carbon to have various shapes, and thus can increase a gripping feeling and a gripping force because the finger may be supported by the finger support part.
The finger support part may be made of one or a combination of various components or materials.
The finger support part may be applied to various table tennis rackets including the Chinese-type penholder, the Japanese-type penholder, and the shake hand racket.
The position, the shape, and the height of the finger support part may be adjusted in consideration of preferences of users, a shape of a hand, a size of the hand, a gripping habit, a structure of the hand, and whether a user is left-handed.
The finger support part is described separately from the handle 120 to provide an understanding of the description, but when the technical features of the present invention are commercialized, the finger support part may be a part of the handle 120 or may be separated and spaced apart from the handle 120.
As the finger support part is included, since a user may hold and grip the racket, anxiety about a grip can be relieved, and since an angle of the racket is easily adjusted, a stable and strong gripping force can be achieved without providing an unnecessary force to a hand gripping the racket. Thus, since a user can use easy, comfortable, strong, and various techniques while freely moving the racket, the racket will help the user to respond optimally according to situations without biasing various batted balls including a forehand stroke and a backhand stroke with psychological stability and confidence.
Hereinabove, the technical spirit of the present disclosure has been described based on the Chinese-type penholder through the embodiments of the drawings, and the present application disclosure is technically characterized in that the finger support part is provided.
The above description of the present disclosure is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that the present disclosure can be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative but not limiting in all aspects. For example, components described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise, components described as a distributed manner may also be implemented in a coupled form.
The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the appended claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the appended claims and equivalent concepts thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2020-0024418 | Feb 2020 | KR | national |
10-2020-0091170 | Jul 2020 | KR | national |
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PCT/KR2021/002026 | 2/17/2021 | WO |