Title: Tennis racquets

Abstract: A throat piece for a tennis racquet has a series of indentations which provide parallel ridges and depressions on its two major faces. The ridges on one face constitute the depressions on the other face. The longitudinal racquet strings pass across the throatpiece in contact with the wall of the indentations and are diverted thereby into the racquet frame. Preferably alternate strings pass on opposite faces of the throatpiece but in the same plane. The structure is preferably of crenellated shape and may be of metal or plastics material.

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Inventors: Haines, Robert C. (Huddersfield, GB)

Application Number: 876049
Filing Date: 1978-02-08
Publication_date: 1979-12-25
Assignee: Dunlop Limited (London, GB2)
Primary Class(es): 473/535
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3582073	Jun, 1971	Melnick et al.	273/73.
3840230	Oct, 1974	Schaefer et al.	273/73.
3908995	Sep, 1975	Portz	273/73.
3958805	May, 1976	Cooper	273/73.
4045025	Aug, 1977	Staub et al.	273/73.

Other Refs: 798744

Nov, 1968	CA

Primary Examiner: Apley, Richard J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher