Portable string aligner for rackets
OwnerJacob F. Herbertinventor
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Abstract
A portable string aligner for tennis rackets, racquetball rackets, and for other game equipment in which a racket is used. The aligner combines an elongated rectangular base member with multiple spacing pegs removably fitted in a retainer track. The spacing-peg tops protruding externally through a track opening in one surface of the base member are of sufficient length and are shaped to fit through the squares formed by the vertical and horizontal cross-over of the racket strings in a strung racket head. By hand pressuring the spacing pegs through the racket string squares, the racket strings can be restored to proper alignment on the court during pauses in play.
Claims7
A portable string aligner comprising:
- an elongated rectangular base member having a T-shaped retainer groove located therein, said retainer groove having a bottom surface;
- a plurality of spacing pegs removably fitted within said retainer groove, said spacing pegs comprising T-shaped members having lower portions that correspond to the shape of the retainer groove, said spacing pegs extending above the surface of the base member so that they can be inserted between the crossing strings of a racket and thereby align the strings, said spacing pegs having a bottom surface that contacts the bottom surface of the retainer groove and the bottom surface of both the retainer groove and the spacing pegs having positioning means located thereon for selectively positioning the spacing pegs in the retaining groove;
- said aligner further comprising an end cap fitted over each end of the base member so as to prevent the spacing pegs from sliding out of the retaining groove and a track filler positionable between the spacing peg and one of the end caps for preventing movement of the spacing pegs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.