Patent ID: 6050909
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A game racquet comprising:a frame having an elongated shaft defining a longitudinal centerline for the frame and a hoop-shaped generally planar head,a generally planar string bed supported by the head, the string bed including main strings which extend generally parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the frame and cross strings which extend generally perpendicularly to the centerline of the frame,the head having a lower portion attached to the shaft, a pair of opposed side portions, and an upper portion,each of the side portions of the head having a hollow tubular cross section having an outer wall and an inner wall,the inner wall of each of the side portions having a plurality of elongated slots, each of the slots having a peripheral edge having a major dimension which extends generally perpendicularly to the string bed and a minor dimension which extends generally parallel to the string bed, each of the slots having a pair of narrow ends which are spaced from the plane of the string bed,the outer wall of each of the side portions having a plurality of circular openings which are aligned with the slots and which lie generally in the plane of the string bed,a grommet strip extending along each of the side portions of the head, the grommet strip including a tubular sleeve for each of said circular openings each sleeve extending through one of the circular openings, and terminating outwardly of the aligned slot whereby the sleeve does not extend into the aligned slot and the peripheral edge of the aligned slot is free of grommet material,one of the cross strings extending through each of the tubular sleeves and the aligned slot and being deflectable from the end of the tubular sleeve to the narrow ends of the slot.