Patent ID: 6280354
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A sport racket comprising:a) a frame composed of a handle, a throat portion connected to the handle, and a head portion connected to the throat portion, the head portion enclosing a region to be occupied by strings, the head portion having a plurality of holes extending through the frame for receiving strings;b) a string network materially separate from the frame, the string network composed of non-overlapping rectilinear string segments lying essentially on a single flat plane, at least one extremity of each string segment united with the extremity of at least one other string segment, each union between string segments forming a junction capable of withstanding tension and twisting moments along the axis of the string segments, the plurality of string segments and junctions producing a monolithic volume having an essentially regular pattern of openings, at least one rectilinear string segment having a streamlined cross-section when air flows in a direction essentially normal to the single flat plane, the perimeter of the string network having coupling means for receiving string means for securing the string network to the frame; andc) string means for securing the string network to the frame, the string means connecting to the coupling means and passing through said holes on said frame.