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Spin improvement string tool

US8631834B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 21, 2012
Grant dateJan 21, 2014
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 10, 2032

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 or a polyester 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.

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