String-enclosing tubes for a sports racquet

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of my design, environmental structure herein being shown in phantom line and forming no part of my design, a rear elevational view being substantially identical in mirror image to the front elevational view; and,

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of my design.

Top and side views of the design are occluded by environmental structure and are not seen by the ordinary observer. The bottom is unadorned and forms no portion of my design.

Claims

A novel design for string-enclosing tubes for a sports racquet, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D476386
Type: Grant
Filed: May 17, 2002
Date of Patent: Jun 24, 2003
Assignee: EF Composite Technologies, L.P. (San Diego, CA)
Inventor: Rafael G. Filippini (Chula Vista, CA)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorney, Agent or Law Firms: Piper Rudnick, Jefferson Perkins
Application Number: 29/160,858
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D21/753)
International Classification: 2102;