Patent ID: 8631834

Claim:
A hand tool used for restructuring the surface of a polyester and synthetic strings 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 a scissor 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, an adjustment screw located at the center of said upper jaw; 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 second end of said lower jaw first end, the top surface of said recessed indentation is smooth, said lower jaw comprises a slot located on the bottom and at the center of said lower jaw, on an exterior surface; said upper jaw and said lower jaw each having a surface forming an angle with the center line of the handles of said tool, which varies from 20° to 35° .