Patent ID: 7077768
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A sports racquet, comprising: a frame having a head portion across which a plurality of string segments are strung, the head portion surrounding a string bed defining a string bed plane and having a center; the head portion having at least a first section comprising, in cross section, an upper tube disposed above the string bed plane and a lower tube disposed below the string bed plane, a bridge joining the upper tube to the lower tube, the bridge intersecting the string bed and supporting the string segments, the section of the upper tube and the lower tube defining a center line disposed at an angle to the string bed; the bridge disposed substantially outwardly from the center line so as to be remote from the center, no structure of the first section of the head portion being disposed inwardly from the center line and intersecting the string bed plane.