Clamp for tennis racquet
OwnerAlbert E. Strausinventor
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Abstract
A racquet press made up of two oval shaped members, each member having an inwardly directed peripheral flange engaging the edge of the flange of the other. Each flange has at least four symmetrically arranged flat members attached to its edge remote from the other oval shaped member, a second flange is attached to the adjacent edges of the symmetrically arranged flat members and a web member connects the outer edge of these second flanges. The pin extends through each of the first mentioned flat members and a clamping device is attached to the outer end of the pins so that the pins pull the two symmetrical halves together, clamping the racquet between the flat members.
Claims8
A racquet press comprising,
- two similar parts adapted to receive a tennis racquet therebetween comprising,
- clamping means for clamping the two parts together,
- each said part having at least four symmetrically arranged clamping members, each having a flat surface disposed in a plane with the other said flat surfaces on the particular part,
- each said part having a marginal flange disposed in an oval shape attached to the outer peripheral edges of said clamping members and extending toward the other said part providing torsional rigidity,
- said flange having ends terminating in spaced relation providing a space for receiving the frame of a tennis racquet,
- outwardly directed reinforcing flanges attached to the inner edges of said clamping members and an outer web member connected to the outer ends of said outwardly directed flanges,
- said clamping means extending through said clamping members adapted to urge said clamping members toward each other whereby said clamping members are held in rigid clamp relation to a tennis racquet clamped therebetween, thereby providing full protection for the strings of said racquet.
A racquet press comprising,
- two similar parts adapted to receive a tennis racquet therebetween comprising,
- clamping means for clamping the two parts together,
- each said part having at least four symmetrically arranged clamping members, each having a flat surface disposed in a plane with the other said flat surfaces on the particular part,
- each said part having a marginal flange disposed in an oval shape attached to the outer peripheral edges of said clamping members and extending toward the other said part, providing torsional rigidity,
- said flanges having ends terminating in spaced relation providing a space for receiving the frame of a tennis racquet,
- outwardly-directed reinforcing flanges attached to the inner edges of said clamping members and an outer web member connected to the outer ends of said outwardly-directed flanges,
- said clamping means having a member extending through said clamping members adapted to urge said clamping members toward each other, whereby said clamping members are held in rigid clamped relation to a tennis racquet clamped therebetween, thereby providing full protection for the strings of said racquet,
- said clamping means being generally U-shaped and attached to pins,
- the legs of each said U-shaped clamping means having a connecting portion connecting them together,
- a tennis ball receiving pocket being supported on the lower one said part of said racquet press,
- said ball receiving pocket comprising an outwardly and downwardly extending channel adapted to receive a ball between a tennis racquet's strings in said racquet press and said pocket, and
- a slot for removing balls from said pocket,
- said slot being slightly lesser in width than the diameter of an ordinary tennis ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.