Rackets, paddles, and related methods

Abstract

A hand-mounted sport equipment having a backing plate having a body with a perimeter and at least one strap secured to at least one anchoring point coupled to a frame having a body defining a head with a hitting surface or a blade having a hitting surface; and wherein a holding space is defined between the backing plate and the at least one strap for receiving a hand of a player. The same player can use a second similar hand-mounted sport equipment with the second hand to then hit a ball or a shuttlecock with either the first hand-mounted sport equipment or the second hand-mounted sport equipment.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand-mounted sport equipment comprising:
 a backing plate having a body with a body wall and a perimeter and a hand restraint structure secured to the body wall; and   a frame coupled to the backing plate, the frame comprising a body defining a head with a hitting surface or a blade having a hitting surface;   a perimeter securement band or mounting brackets securing the frame to the backing plate; and   a holding space defined by the hand restraint structure for receiving a hand.   
     
     
         2 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 1 , wherein the hand restraint structure is a glove-like retainer. 
     
     
         3 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 1 , wherein the hand restraint structure has a body a central portion and a plurality of connector extensions extending from the central portion. 
     
     
         4 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 3 , wherein the hand restraint structure is made from a neoprene material or a mesh material. 
     
     
         5 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 4 , wherein the hand restraint structure has a strip of hook fastener attached to one of the plurality of connector extensions. 
     
     
         6 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 5 , wherein the hand restraint structure has a strip of loop fastener attached to one of the plurality of connector extensions without the strip of hook fastener. 
     
     
         7 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 1 , wherein the head is strung with a string in a string pattern. 
     
     
         8 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 1 , wherein the frame is a pickleball paddle. 
     
     
         9 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 1 , wherein the body of the backing plate has a body wall and the perimeter has a perimeter wall that together define a frame receiving space. 
     
     
         10 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 9 , wherein the frame is located in the frame receiving space and the perimeter wall covering at least part of a perimeter of the frame. 
     
     
         11 . The hand-mounted sport equipment of  claim 10 , further comprising a raised hump on the body wall of the backing plate. 
     
     
         12 . A hand retainer for use with a hand-mounted sport equipment comprising:
 a body with a central portion having a lengthwise axis and defining an “A” lateral side and a “B” lateral side;   an “A” connector extension extending from the central portion towards the “A” lateral side;   a “B” connector extension extending from the central portion towards “B” lateral side; and   a hook and loop fastener system incorporated with the “A” connector extension and “B” connector extension.   
     
     
         13 . The hand retainer of  claim 12 , wherein the “A” connector extension is a first “A” connector extension and further comprising a second “A” connector extension and a gap between the first and second “A” connector extensions and wherein the “B” connector extension is a first “B” connector extension and further comprising a second “B” connector extension and a gap between the first and second “B” connector extensions. 
     
     
         14 . A method of playing a hitting sport comprising:
 placing a left hand into a holding space of a first hand-mounted sport frame comprising a backing plate and a frame attached to the backing plate;   placing a right hand into a holding space of a second hand-mounted sport frame comprising a backing plate and a frame attached to the backing plate;   hitting a ball or a shuttlecock with either the first hand-mounted sport frame or the second hand-mounted sport equipment.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising adjusting the holding space of the first hand-mounted sport frame before placing the left hand into the holding space. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising adjusting the holding space of the second hand-mounted sport frame before placing the right hand into the holding space. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising placing a perimeter securement band around a perimeter of the first hand-mounted sport frame.