US 12,263,387 B1
Pickleball paddle and methods of manufacturing thereof
Ivan Goryachkin, Aventura, FL (US)
Filed by Ivan Goryachkin, Aventura, FL (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/805,734.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/541,373, filed on Sep. 29, 2023.
Int. Cl. A63B 59/40 (2015.01); A63B 102/08 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 59/40 (2015.10) [A63B 2102/08 (2015.10); A63B 2209/023 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable paddle for playing a ball game, the paddle comprising a paddle body comprising, in turn, a flat planar core permanently attached to and positioned in between a pair of identical external faces on both flat sides thereof, and a handle configured to hold and manipulate the paddle, the handle extending from the core and oriented to be co-planar therewith,
wherein the flat core is configured to removably accept a first insert to fit within a thickness of the flat core, the first insert is configured to increase a stiffness of the flat core when placed therein,
wherein the first channel is positioned along a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the paddle,
thereby facilitating independent adjustment in a swing weight and in a twist weight of the paddle, and
wherein the first insert has a length exceeding at least one-half of a length of the flat core as measured from the handle, thereby when present, the first insert is configured to increase the stiffness of both a center and a periphery of the flat core.