One-Grip Table Tennis Paddle

Abstract

A table tennis paddle or like table tennis racket designed so the player can us the expert shake hands serve grip for the entire game. The present invention features a handle that comfortably fits into the cavity formed by the three fingers behind the handle of the conventional paddle when the expert player serves. This serve grip allows the player to rotate his wrist during the forehand stroke imparting more spin to the ball, more easily use the wrist rotation in the backhand stroke, and to play the entire game with the serve grip, thus not changing his grip during the entire game.

1 . Table tennis paddle in which the handle is tapered and 1) the bisecting plane of the handle is oblique to the striking plane of the striking surface in the range of 20° to 70°, 2) the bisecting plane perpendicular to the original bisecting plan of the handle is also oblique to the bisecting plane perpendicular to the striking surface in the range of 45° to 135°, and 3) the handle attachment is oblique to the bisecting plane perpendicular to the striking surface in the range of 0° to 45°. 
     
     
         2 - 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . Table tennis paddle according to  claims 1 , wherein the tapered handle and/or the separate contoured thumb support are fixed to each other by screws or nails or bonded by adhesives or are integrally formed to either the flat striking surface or bent wood of the striking surface. 
     
     
         9 . Table tennis paddle according to  claims 1 , wherein the tapered handle and/or the separate contoured thumb support are made of structural foam, wood, or other non-metallic with hollow or solid handle. 
     
     
         10 . Table tennis paddle according to  claims 1 , wherein one, two, or three contoured grooves are added to the handle to fit to the one, two, or three fingers, or one groove to fit all three fingers. 
     
     
         11 . Table tennis paddle according to  claims 1  wherein the striking surface is notched to provide for the index finger to more firmly grasp the paddle. 
     
     
         12 . Table tennis paddle according to  claims 1  wherein the handle is offset from the center of the striking surface 0 to 3 inches in either direction. 
     
     
         13 . Table tennis paddle according to  claim 1  wherein the handle is contoured to match the profile of the meat of the thumb and the meat of the lower hand. 
     
     
         14 . Table tennis paddle of  claim 1  wherein a groove as part of the tapered handle or bent wood of the striking surface is contoured to fit the profile of the middle finger. 
     
     
         15 . Table tennis paddle of  claim 1  wherein a contoured index finger support is made by grooving the tapered handle, bending the striking surface wood, or gluing the rubber to the grooved handle or bent striking surface wood. 
     
     
         16 . Table tennis paddle of  claim 1  wherein a contoured thumb support made by contouring the handle to fit the thumb profile adding another piece grooved to fit the contour of the thumb, or gluing the rubber to the grooved handle or grooved extra piece.