A sports racket having a stringed playing surface wherein selected ends of individual string segments meet the frame alternately in front of or behind the plane of the playing surface.

A sports band for absorbing perspiration and for cooling the wearer is comprised of a band of elastic absorbent material, generally toroidal in shape and is configured to be worn upon a person's head or wrist. The sports band has a slit formed upon its inner surface such that a flexible cold pack may be received thereby and disposed within the band.

A sports cap is fabricated to provide maximum sun and wind protection to the face, ears, and neck of the wearer during use in land, and especially in water activities. These unique results are achieved by constructing the cap with a crown having front and rear brims. The rear brim may be made detachable from the crown, and used independently as a front visor or be attached to the rear portion of any other cap or hat. The brims are made from a mesh material with variable density and maintained in...

A sports glove for use in contact sports comprising a unitary molded body which is constructed with a wrist section, a hand section, and finger and thumb sections. An elastic strap with VELCRO fasteners is secured to the wrist section of the glove and is adapted to encircle the glove so that the strap can be fastened around the wrist portion, holding the wrist portion of the glove around the hand of the wearer. A reinforced thumb member is secured to the thumb section to form a thumb enclosure a...

A harness for use by adults or children in learning certain sporting activities such as snow skiing is disclosed in two embodiments wherein handles are conveniently disposed for gripping by individuals helping a user of the harness. Anchors are also provided on the harness to releasably attach the harness to a sit ski and other anchors are provided to which tether lines can be attached for use by an individual assisting the user of the harness in snow skiing or the like. The harness is further p...

A sports tie is comprised of a plurality of rigid segments flexibly joined together in the form of a necktie. The exposed surfaces of the segments are finished to simulate a basketball court. The logo or other insignia of a sports team is bonded to the exposed surfaces of the segments. A band or clip attached to an end segment allows a person to wear the sports tie around his neck. In a modified embodiment, the segments have the outline of a baseball bat. In a further embodiment, the segments ar...

A net support assembly for training and practicing sports which use sports projectiles is disclosed. The assembly is lightweight, easy to setup, portable, and versatile. A shock-corded segmented fiberglass pole formed into an arch is supported from the ground or other fixed support structure. A durable extra long nylon net is loosely draped within the arch to receive and dissipate the energy of any sports projectiles (e.g. golf balls, soccer balls, baseballs, footballs, etc.) which may be direct...

A sports band for absorbing perspiration and for cooling the wearer is comprised of a band of elastic absorbent material, generally toroidal in shape, and is configured to be worn upon a person's head or wrist. The sports band has a slit formed upon its inner surface such that a flexible cold pack may be received thereby and disposed within the band. The sports band may alternatively be generally comprised of a comparatively inelastic material and have a strip of elastic material inserted as a p...

The invention relates to sports equipment, and particularly to goals as used in a variety of sports for actual playing and for practice. Hitherto such goals have been provided with posts and crossbars each of a required length to create a goal of a required size and with hook members secured such as by welding or screwing to secure the edge of a net. An object of the invention is to provide an improved means of securing a net, and is met by a construction comprising a fitting having a first part...

An improved sports racquet has elements placed between the outer edge of the frame and the strings. The elements prevent the strings from touching the outer edge of the frame and move in response to a force applied in a direction generally perpendicular to the strings, thereby expanding the sweet spot, providing improved playability of the racquet, and significantly reducing the vibration that is transferred to the player's arm. Each element has two connected seating portions that seat in recept...