Patent ID: 8622096
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A63B,B25B

Abstract:
1. A hand tool used for restructuring the surface of a synthetic fiber string on a strung tennis racquet by means of mechanically applied deformations of the material is comprised of: a pair of upper and lower jaws rigidly connected to handles, said upper and said lower jaw being pivotally connected for movement about a pivot axis in scissors-like relation, said upper jaw comprises first end and second end, said upper jaw first end comprises an elongated L shaped jaw tip located at the end of said upper jaw first end, an elevated pattern of line grids located on the surface of said elongated jaw tip; said lower jaw comprises first end and second end, said lower jaw first end comprises two L shaped string lockers, a slot between said two L shaped string lockers, a recessed indentation, located at the end of said lower jaw first end, an elevated pattern of line grids locate on the surface of said recessed indentation; a center line of said upper jaw and said lower jaw forming an angle with the center line of the handles of said tool, which varies from about 15° to about 30°.