Patent ID: 8333672

Claim:
A ball striking implement with a head frame which is hollow and made from a fiber-reinforced plastics material, comprising an impact surface and a stem which is formed integrally thereon and has a handle, the impact surface being determined by at least one string which is stretched crosswise and forms string portions fastened to the head frame substantially parallel to one another by means or ring shaped holding elements provided directly on the inside of the head frame, wherein the holding elements are in the form of individual parts with a stem and a ring which are fastened by a ring surface to the head frame substantially perpendicularly to the impact surface, and wherein a plane defined by the ring shaped holding elements is substantially perpendicular to the impact surface, whereby the string portions are positioned in a single plane forming the impact surface, such that ends of the string portions perform a lateral movement in the ring shaped holding elements caused by the impact of a ball, which results in a lateral deflection of the entire impact surface.