Racket for ball games, in particular tennis, as well as stringing device therefor

In combination, an individual string for fitting in a racket used for ball games, in particular tennis, said string having first and second rivet sleeves mounted adjacent opposite ends, a racket having a frame with inside and outer surfaces and aligned holes formed on opposite sides of said frame for receiving said string passed therethrough by means of a stringing device, and a stringing device including tensioning means for exerting tensile stress on said individual string and including a contact portion adapted to be mounted on said outer surface of said racket frame, a holding portion for engaging said inside surface of said racket frame, said holding portion including means movable relative to said contact portion for adjustment to accommodate frames of different thicknesses, prestressing means for said string on said contact portion including an actuating lever having clamping means for holding tension on said string, measuring means for indicating the level of prestressing achieved, and means for compressing said second rivet sleeve tightly on said string while said string is maintained in a prestressed condition;

• the improvement wherein:
• said first rivet sleeve is fixedly mounted at one end of said individual string;
• and
• said second rivet sleeve is dimensioned for loosely pushing into said string after said string has been inserted through an aligned hole on said opposite side of said frame, said second rivet sleeve being compressed to hold a fixed position on said string while tensioned by said stringing device.