Racket

Abstract

An object is to make it possible for a single racket to present different design appearances easily. A racket includes a frame which extends annularly, a grip, and a string which is stretched across the frame to form a hitting surface on both sides of the frame. The frame and the shaft is provided with a first colored portion and a second colored portion. As the racket is viewed from a certain angle in a direction nonparallel and non-orthogonal to the hitting surface, the first colored portion appears visible while the second colored portion is hidden from view, and flipping the hitting surface from this state causes the second colored portion to appear visible and causes the first colored portion to be hidden from view.

1 . A racket which is characterized in that said racket comprises a frame which extends annularly, a grip, a shaft which connects said frame and said grip to each other, and a string which is stretched across said frame to form a hitting surface on both sides of said frame, that at least one of said frame and said shaft comprises a first colored portion and a second colored portion, and that, as said racket is viewed from a certain angle in a direction nonparallel and non-orthogonal to said hitting surface, said first colored portion appears visible while said second colored portion is hidden from view, wherein flipping said hitting surface from this state causes said second colored portion to appear visible and causes said first colored portion to be hidden from view. 
     
     
         2 . The racket according to  claim 1 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on said shaft, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of a position of an axis of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of said position of said axis of said shaft.   
     
     
         3 . The racket according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an outer side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of a position of an axis of said shaft. 
 
     
     
         4 . The racket according to  claim 1 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an inner side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of a position of an axis of said shaft.   
     
     
         5 . The racket according to  claim 2 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an outer side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of a position of an axis of said shaft.   
     
     
         6 . The racket according to  claim 2 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an inner side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of a position of an axis of said shaft.   
     
     
         7 . The racket according to  claim 3 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an inner side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of a position of an axis of said shaft.   
     
     
         8 . The racket according to  claim 5 , wherein said first colored portion and said second colored portion are provided on an inner side of said frame, and
 wherein, as said hitting surface is viewed from a direction orthogonal to said hitting surface, one of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on another side of said shaft, while the other of said first colored portion and said second colored portion is provided on one side of a position of an axis of said shaft.