Patent ID: 7169068

Claim:
A racquet-string alignment pick comprising: a) a handle body having a first end and a second end; b) a conical spacer head disposed on said second end of said handle body wherein the widest diameter of said spacer head is substantially equivalent to the preferred distance between strings of the racquet to be aligned; c) a stop member disposed between said second end of said handle body and the widest point of said spacer head extending circumferentially therefrom; and d) means for dispensing a powdery substance comprising: i) an open second end of said handle body providing access to a substantially hollow interior chamber; ii) an elongate insert member depending from a rotatable cap member that is inserted into said hollow interior chamber and is then permanently retained therein in a rotatable fashion; iii) a niche disposed in said interior chamber proximal said open end of said second handle end and a smaller tab disposed on said cap member configured to have said tab reside within said niche to restrict the rotation of said rotatable cap and its related insert member; iv) an inner fill hole aperture disposed in said insert member and a corresponding outer fill hole aperture disposed in said handle body; and v) a plurality of open slots extending substantially along the length of said insert member and a plurality of rows of perforations disposed in grooves corresponding with said open slots.