Protective assembly for tennis rackets
US5102132A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B60/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The protective assembly for tennis racquets of the present invention comprises an elastic holder strip and a pair of protective elements. The holder strip is pre-formed in an open oval shape so as to be easily wrapped over the headframe of a tennis racquet. A guide bar of open rectangular cross-sectional shape extends along the length of said holder strip with a pair of parallel walls on whose respective upper edges are formed a respective pair of wings extending laterally and downward therefrom. A plurality of string guides with axial holes are formed on the lower base of the guide bar extending inwards perpendicularly therefrom. The holder strip is wrapped over the headframe of a tennis racquet with the string guides inserted through the through-holes therein and the headframe threaded with string, passing through the axial holes of the string guides to form a net over the headframe. The two wings of the guide bar overhang a portion of the outer peripheral wall of the headframe to define a pair of reentrant cavities. The inner sides of the two protective elements, on which are formed enlarged buttress sections, are then squeezed and inserted into respective cavities to secure the…
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