US Patent Issued to Wilson Sporting Goods on Dec. 9 for "Sports racquet and removable wrist strap" (Illinois, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,414, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Wilson Sporting Goods Co. (Chicago).

"Sports racquet and removable wrist strap" was invented by Robert T. Kapheim (Chicago), Kevin A. Vigallon (Chicago) and Benjamin Porter (Wilson, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sports racquet and removable wrist strap system may include a head, a handle coupled to the head, a flexible tether extending from an end of the handle, a wrist strap, and a wrist strap connector releasably connecting the wrist strap to the flexible tether. The wrist strap connector includes a collar and an insert. The collar is connected to one of the wrist strap and the flexibl...