Ball-racket coupling and protective apparatus and system

Abstract

A ball-coupling and protection apparatus and system is disclosed. In a typical embodiment, a coupler apparatus is disposed along an outer perimeter of a racket, typically a location along the perimeter farthest from the user's grip on the racket. In a typical embodiment, the coupler is a set of hooks from a hook and loop fastener set.

1 . A tennis racket apparatus, comprising: 
 a handle having a first end and a second end;    a head coupled to the handle, the head having an outer perimeter; and    a ball coupler disposed along at least a portion of the outer perimeter.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the ball coupler is a strip of hook fasteners having opposing staggered rows of j-shaped hooks.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 2  further comprising means for disposing the strip of hook fasteners along the outer perimeter.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus as claimed in  claim 3  wherein the means for disposing the strip of hook fasteners along the outer perimeter is adhesive.  
   
   
       5 . A ball-racket coupling and protection system, comprising: 
 a ball;    a racket having a handle and a head coupled to the handle; and    means for coupling the ball to the tennis racket.    
   
   
       6 . The system as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the ball is a tennis ball.  
   
   
       7 . The system as claimed in  claim 6  wherein the racket is a tennis racket.  
   
   
       8 . The system as claimed in  claim 7  wherein the coupler is a set of hook and loop fasteners.  
   
   
       9 . The system as claimed in  claim 8  wherein a strip of hook fasteners are disposed along a length of an outer perimeter of the head.  
   
   
       10 . The system as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the tennis ball has a surface area primarily covered in fuzz.  
   
   
       11 . The system as claimed in  claim 10  wherein the tennis ball fuzz is the loop fasteners.  
   
   
       12 . The system as claimed in  claim 9  wherein the head further includes tennis strings disposed within an outer perimeter of the head.  
   
   
       13 . The systems as claimed in  claim 12  wherein a portion of the tennis strings protrude from the outer perimeter as loops.  
   
   
       14 . The system as claimed in  claim 13  wherein the strip of hook fasteners comprised of opposing staggered rows of j-shaped hooks and is disposed over the tennis string loops.  
   
   
       15 . A ball-racket coupler kit, comprising: 
 a tennis racket having an outer perimeter;    a tennis ball having a fuzzy outer surface area; and    a sheet of hook fasteners for disposition along the outer perimeter and for interconnection with the fuzzy outer surface area of the tennis ball.    
   
   
       16 . The kit as claimed in  claim 15  further comprising means for connecting the hook fasteners to the outer perimeter.  
   
   
       17 . The kit as claimed in  claim 5  wherein the fuzzy outer surface and the sheet of hook fasteners are hook and loop fasteners.  
   
   
       18 . The kit as claimed in  claim 15  wherein the sheet of hook fasteners is an outer string protector.  
   
   
       19 . The kit as claimed in  claim 15  wherein the sheet of hook fasteners is a tennis ball coupler.  
   
   
       20 . The kit as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the sheet of hook fasteners is a sheet of hook fasteners having opposing staggered rows of j-shaped hooks.