Pickleball Paddle with Flex Throat

Abstract

A pickleball paddle with improved vibration mitigation is described. An example pickleball paddle comprises a handle comprising one or more first structural materials, a striking blade comprising one or more second structural materials, and a transition section continuous with and located between the striking blade and the handle to form the pickleball paddle. The transition section comprises a throat that is covered by a structural material that connects the handle to the striking blade and comprises vibration absorbing component. In another example pickleball paddle, the transition section, formed with one or more vibration dampening materials, indirectly connects the striking blade to the handle. A cross-section of at least a part of the transition section in the vertical direction is devoid of the handle and the striking blade.

1 . A pickleball paddle, comprising:
 a handle comprising one or more first structural materials;   a striking blade comprising one or more second structural materials; and   a transition section continuous with and located between the striking blade and the handle to form the pickleball paddle, wherein the transition section comprises a throat that is covered by a structural material that connects the handle to the striking blade and comprises vibration absorbing component.   
     
     
         2 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , further comprising an extension of the striking blade or the handle that goes through the transition section and connects the handle to the striking blade. 
     
     
         3 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the handle and the striking blade are directly connected by an extension, and are indirectly connected by the structural material of the transition section. 
     
     
         4 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the handle, the striking blade, and the transition section comprise a unitary structure. 
     
     
         5 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the handle, the striking blade, and the transition section comprise a unitary structure made of lattice structure. 
     
     
         6 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 5 , the lattice structure comprises honeycomb structure. 
     
     
         7 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the structural material provides strength to the transition area that connects the handle to the striking blade. 
     
     
         8 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the striking blade comprises:
 a lattice structure extending to the transition section and the handle;   a front face sheet on a first side of the lattice structure; and   a back face sheet on a second side of the lattice structure.   
     
     
         9 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the transition section improves vibration dampening and reduces vibration in the handle. 
     
     
         10 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the structural material comprises flexible rubber like material. 
     
     
         11 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the transition section comprises increasing width from a bottom connected to the handle to a top connected to the striking blade providing a wider connection to the striking blade. 
     
     
         12 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the transition section comprises the throat that is covered by the structural material that is not used in the striking blade and the handle. 
     
     
         13 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the handle is wrapped around by a grip. 
     
     
         14 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the pickleball paddle comprises an edge part surrounding a perimeter of the pickleball paddle. 
     
     
         15 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the structural material comprises a dampening material extending partially into at least one of the striking blade and the handle. 
     
     
         16 . The pickleball paddle of  claim 1 , wherein the structural material is different from any structural material in the handle and any structural material in the striking blade. 
     
     
         17 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the striking blade and the handle are not present together in any cross section of the transition section in the vertical direction. 
     
     
         18 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the transition section is separately screwed with a part of the handle and a part of the striking blade. 
     
     
         19 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the transition section comprises a connection mechanism at each end of the transition section and the connection mechanism at each end is attached to a connection mechanism of the striking blade and a connection mechanism of the handle. 
     
     
         20 . The pickleball paddle according to  claim 1 , wherein the transition section comprises an embedded striking blade attachment part and an embedded handle attachment part, wherein an extension of the striking blade is inserted into the embedded striking blade attachment and an extension of the handle is inserted into the embedded handle attachment part.