Tennis racquet
AssigneeRegent Sports Corporation
InventorJoseph N. Khazzam
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Abstract
A preformed bridge element has concave curved sides to embrace the inner aspects of a metal racquet frame, and has a locating pin extending laterally from each side to engage openings in the frame sides, the stringing eyes extending upwardly from the top of the bridge bar being defined by a sinuous element, the ends of which are secured to the locating pin.
Claims3
A strung racquet frame of elongated hollow tubing comprising a strung head portion, a throat portion, and a handle portion, the space between the frame sides at the throat portion being closed by a generally trapezoidal bridge member which is embraced by the frame sides and engaged by the frame stringing, a cross-bar embedded within and extending laterally of the bridge member, said cross-bar having arms extending outwardly therefrom, into, within, and only upwardly along the inner aspect of the hollow tubing, the bridge member and the interengagement of the cross-bar component thereof with the frame throat restraining the frame sides against lateral movements towards and away from each other, the bridge member and cross-bar being otherwise unsecured to the frame, and the stringing through the frame and the bridge member urging the bridge member upwardly and the embedded cross-bar and arms into more positive engagement with the frame sides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.