Spin improvement string pliers
US8622096B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B51/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The spin improvement string pliers is a pivotally secured together plier device used to manually restructure and roughen the surface of a synthetic string on a strung tennis racquet by means of plastic deformation. The line grids on the pliers depress the string, leaving a series of indentations on the string surface that increases the friction between the string and the ball so that the tennis player can more easily generate top or under spin on a tennis ball or a racket ball.
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