Composite synthetic string for a tennis racket

• US 6,009,699 A
• Filed: 12/09/1997
• Issued: 01/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cousin Biotech
• Original Assignee: Cousin Biotech
• Inventors: Delvael, Yves
• Primary Examiner(s): STRYJEWSKI, WILLIAM T
• Application Number:
  US08/987,400
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 57/210, 57/224, 57/230, 57/232, 57/234, 57/241, 57/242, 57/250, 57/251, 57/258
• US Class Current: 57/232
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 51/02 Strings; String substitutes; Products applied on strings, e.g. for protection against humidity or wear
• CPC Class Codes: D07B 1/02 Ropes built-up from fibrous or filamentary material, e.g. of vegetable origin, of animal origin, regenerated cellulose, plastics
• CPC Class Codes: D07B 2201/2048 characterised by their cross-sectional shape

Abstract

Composite synthetic string, in particular for a tennis racket. According to the invention, the string is made up of central monofilaments surrounded by mono-filament threads and by multifilament threads, the assembly being impregnated and covered in polyurethane. The string is applicable to tennis rackets having increased lifetime and that react in lively manner under the impact of a ball.

Claims

1. A composite string, in particular for a tennis racket, the string comprising:

a pair of monofilament threads each having at least one flat side;

a plurality of monofilament threads having circular cross sections surrounding said pair of flat sided monofilaments, the circular and flat sided monofilaments being disposed in the center of the string and together defining a string core;

a plurality of spiral-wound multifilament threads surrounding the monofilaments; and

a synthetic binder impregnating the spiral-wound threads through to the core, uniting them and covering them, the binder having a melting point being lower than the threads and a breaking elongation being greater than that of the threads.

2. Composite string according to claim 1, wherein the flat sided monofilaments are oblong monofilaments.

3. Composite string according to claim 1, wherein the monofilaments and the multifilament threads are made of polyamide, the binder being constituted by polyurethane.

4. Composite string according to claim 1, including two oblong monofilaments of 2,200 decitex each, four monofilaments of 380 decitex each, and four multifilament threads each including 140 filaments.