Ping-pong paddle

Abstract

A ping-pong paddle has a face ( 2 ) and a handle ( 3 ) which includes a forward handle part ( 4 ), oriented toward the face ( 2 ) and solidly connected to it, and a rear handle part ( 5 - 5 ′″) axially adjoining the forward handle part ( 4 ). The ping-pong paddle ( 1 - 1 IV ) offers the player an optimal hold on the handle and thus allows him to manipulate the paddle ( 1 - 1 IV ) to suit his own individual preferences and traits. The handle part ( 3 ) can be rotatable about the axis of symmetry ( 7 ) that extends through the handle ( 3 ) and the face ( 2 ).

1 . A ping-pong paddle, having a face and a handle which includes a forward handle part oriented toward the face and solidly connected to it, and a rear handle part axially adjoining the forward handle part, having the following characteristics: 
 a) a first end of a handle shaft that extends in a direction of a central longitudinal axis of the handle is secured to the forward handle part, and    b) the rear handle part is disposed rotatably around the handle shaft and can be fixed in the respective position, pivoted relative to the forward handle part, by a screw connection.    
     
     
         2 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the rear handle part is embodied in one piece and has a recess extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis, through which the handle shaft is passed.  
     
     
         3 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 2 , wherein for fixing the rear handle part, this part can be clamped, by a screw or nut that can be connected to a second end of the handle shaft, between a back end of the forward handle part and a intermediate part disposed on the back end of the rear handle part.  
     
     
         4 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 2 , wherein the rear handle part is supported on the handle shaft via elastic rings disposed toward the front and back ends in the recess of the rear handle part.  
     
     
         5 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 4 , wherein an elastic annular disk is disposed axially between the forward handle part and rear handle part.  
     
     
         6 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the rear handle part includes a plurality of disklike portions disposed axially one after the other, which are each provided with a central recess, so that the disklike portions can be slipped onto the handle shaft and braced for fixation via an intermediate part by a screw or a nut.  
     
     
         7 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 6 , wherein the disklike portions are each provided with a central bore whose diameter is slightly larger than an outside diameter of the handle shaft.  
     
     
         8 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 6 , wherein the disklike portions are each provided with a recess, in which an elastic ring, provided with a central bore, is disposed; and that the central bore of the elastic ring has a diameter which is slightly larger than the outside diameter of the handle shaft.  
     
     
         9 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 6 , wherein the disklike portions of the rear handle part are spaced apart from one another by spacing disks, which have a smaller outside diameter than the disklike portions.  
     
     
         10 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 6 , wherein at least some of the disklike portions have a different outside diameter.  
     
     
         11 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 10 , wherein the outside diameter of the disklike portions increases from the forward handle part to the intermediate part.  
     
     
         12 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the handle shaft is one of a metal and a carbon tube.  
     
     
         13 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 7 , wherein the disklike portions of the rear handle part are spaced apart from one another by spacing disks, which have a smaller outside diameter than the disklike portions.  
     
     
         14 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 8 , wherein the disklike portions of the rear handle part are spaced apart from one another by spacing disks, which have a smaller outside diameter than the disklike portions.  
     
     
         15 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 7 , wherein at least some of the disklike portions have a different outside diameter.  
     
     
         16 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 8 , wherein at least some of the disklike portions have a different outside diameter.  
     
     
         17 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 9 , wherein at least some of the disklike portions have a different outside diameter.  
     
     
         18 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 7 , wherein the handle shaft is one of a metal and a carbon tube.  
     
     
         19 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 8 , wherein the handle shaft is one of a metal and a carbon tube.  
     
     
         20 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 9 , wherein the handle shaft is one of a metal and a carbon tube.  
     
     
         21 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 3 , wherein the rear handle part is supported on the handle shaft via elastic rings disposed toward the front and back ends in the recess of the rear handle part.  
     
     
         22 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 21 , wherein an elastic annular disk is disposed axially between the forward handle part and rear handle part.  
     
     
         23 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 2 , wherein an elastic annular disk is disposed axially between the forward handle part and rear handle part.  
     
     
         24 . The ping-pong paddle of  claim 3 , wherein an elastic annular disk is disposed axially between the forward handle part and rear handle part.