Patent ID: 7201681

Claim:
A handheld device for utilization by user in straightening the strings of a sports racquet having a grid of such strings that form a plurality of openings therebetween, the device comprising a body portion, at least two protrusions extending from said body portion, said protrusions having a relatively small distal end from which walls extend downward and outward to a relatively larger base adjacent the body portion, the at least two protrusions each having a central axis, said central axes of the protrusions being disposed at an angle to one another such that only one said protrusion may be utilized at any given time to enter said opening in said racquet to straighten the adjacent strings, the body portion comprises a force-receiving surface disposed at an angle to at least one of said axes, the body portion comprises a necked-in portion, said necked-in portion forming the force-receiving surface.