US1611232A - Racket frame - Google Patents

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o is wiLLIAM nREAorI, on oiiIooPEE ,'raessnoriusn'r'rs. asslenon ro'A, G sreLnme AND 1330s., OF NEW YORK, N Y., AJCOBPQRATIQNEOF 'NEW JERSEY. 7

' V RAGKET FRAME. v

I Application filed October 22,1925! serial-no. 64,127.

I This invention relates to rackets having a inner side of the frame and in't he vicinity If hollow metal frame construction whereln, the of the coordinate ;axes,' the strings run frame ends form the base portion of the straight out of-the eyelet and the only bend is handle, the frame being bent to formaloop they. make. occurs in use when the ball is m;

5 of-suitableshape and provided with means struck hy'the strings'and a corresponding for stringing" the loop with ao 'suitable mate flexure thereofoccurs. 1 This "is very slight rial for providing a striking surface. and requires but small compensation there- More particularly thisinvent-ion has toodo for in the curvature of the inner: end of the V V with the formation of the holes in the eyelet. The outerend, however, must com-1.3a

10 racket frame and for further description 'pensatefor the. bend in the string itbeing reference will now be had totheaccompany wound through the racket frame and hence,

ingdrawingsyin which the taper is. provided to givei'this require- Figure 1 isa plan viewofthe finished ment. V v Y racket. Y This form of eyelet in" which each end is it! I Y Figure 2 is a section on line 22of Fig-Q formed so asto be best suited to the requireure 1 and looking in the ,directionfof the men'ts' of their respective positions, is'new arrows. V i and isfhighly advantageous in the manufao- Figure S'is a side view of a portion ofthe ture of the-rackets. Y a a I frame looking in the direction of the arrow. Y The taper; in, addition to providing a suit.- as in Figure, 1. Y V 1 ,able seat forthe-string whereby the latter 7 'In the drawings a representsthe frame of isless liablet'ob'e broken, also facilitates the a racket which is provided with 'a groove operation of stringing the racket by reason in its outer side as at b. Passing through of the 'fact that the awl can be inserted in f the frame to the groove arev holes" 0 which the hole. Due to the taper of the holefth'e (if) are tapered inwardly from the groove. s'tring is'not mashed at thecorner when the" Opening d is seen to be larger than opening awl is driven intoplace; This structure pro-'1 of the hole and the degree of this taper vides a new and valuable advance in the art Y conforms-to't-hat of the awl used when string 'and'renders the manufacture of metalframes ing theracket. Suitable eyelets f are profor rackets a commercial. success. a 79 Y '30 vided'which conform to the taper 'ofthe lVhat'I claimis; Y Y holes and provide a smooth seat for the; A racket frame comprising a hollow"me-' string. 7 Y 5 tallic member and means therethrough for; i It will be seen that'these tapered eyelets stringing the frame comprising eyelets are flared over and crimped on either side of rounde'd over the sides of the frame member T- the frame to provide a smooth surface for' and taper-ed inwardly with a taper equa'l to thestring to engage. The eyelets arenot of that of the,awljusedlwhen stringing the r symmetrical formation, being bell-shaped at racket. e1 Y I, their outer ends due to the ta'pe'rQ 1 6 This specification signed this '15 day of V This design oft-he eyelet hasbeen devised October A. D..1925. I Y 40 after much experimentatiom; to meet the re j 1 Y I i 1 quirements in theuse of the racket. -At the V 'WILLIA M F.

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