US PATENT SUBCLASS 473 / 526
.~.~ Having handle at an angle to, offset from, or nonradially oriented relative to plane of striking member

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473 /   HD   GAMES USING TANGIBLE PROJECTILE

516  DF  PLAYER HELD AND POWERED, NONMECHANICAL PROJECTOR, PER SE, FOR PROJECTING AERIAL PROJECTILE BY STRIKING; PART THEREOF OR ACCESSORY THEREFOR {8}
524  DF  .~ Racket or paddle; accessory therefor (e.g., a tennis racket, tennis racket press, etc.) {19}
526.~.~ Having handle at an angle to, offset from, or nonradially oriented relative to plane of striking member

DEFINITION

Classification: 473/526

Having handle at an angle to, offset from, or nonradially oriented relative to plane of striking member:

(under subclass 524) Subject matter wherein the racket or paddle has, attached to the striking member, a means having a longitudinal axis and having at least a portion thereof adapted and intended to be grasped by a user during use of the racket or paddle and wherein the longitudinal axis of the graspable means (a) intersects the plane within which the striking member lies (i.e., at an angle to), (b) lies in a plane parallel to and spaced outside of the region located between, and spaced apart from, the planes defined by the broad opposed surfaces of the striking member (i.e., offset from), or (c) lies on or between the planes defined by the broad opposed surfaces of the striking member and does not intersect either the center of geometry or the center of gravity of the striking member.

(1) Note. A racket or paddle with a curved handle is considered to meet the definition above if a straight line extending between the ends of the handle meets any of the

tests in parts (a), (b), or (c) above.