Patent ID: 7335120

Claim:
A racquet string tension identification device for mounting on a stringed racquet having longitudinal and adjacent transverse strings forming a plurality of openings therebetween, said racquet having a handle and a butt end, comprising: a substantially planar member having four sides, each of said sides having a length, each of said sides having a slot defined along its respective length, said member made of resilient material for insertion into one of said openings, said slots for receiving said strings surrounding one of said openings for retaining said member in place on said racquet; a coding system disposed on said member for indicating string tension, such coding system including: a single string tension range color marker for denoting a string tension range in tens of pounds, said color selected from a plurality of colors each representing a string tension range in tens of pounds; and nine indicia areas which, depending on the number of such indicia areas that are marked, such marked indicia areas indicating the number of additional pounds of tension to be added to the pounds of tension indicated by the single string tension range color marker to calculate the total pounds of string tension of said racquet.