EP1583591A2 - Synthetic strings for racket and method for making same - Google Patents
Synthetic strings for racket and method for making sameInfo
- Publication number
- EP1583591A2 EP1583591A2 EP04701985A EP04701985A EP1583591A2 EP 1583591 A2 EP1583591 A2 EP 1583591A2 EP 04701985 A EP04701985 A EP 04701985A EP 04701985 A EP04701985 A EP 04701985A EP 1583591 A2 EP1583591 A2 EP 1583591A2
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- rope
- synthetic
- string
- strings
- racket
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B51/00—Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings
- A63B51/02—Strings; String substitutes; Products applied on strings, e.g. for protection against humidity or wear
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C59/00—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor
- B29C59/02—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing
- B29C59/04—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing using rollers or endless belts
- B29C59/043—Surface shaping of articles, e.g. embossing; Apparatus therefor by mechanical means, e.g. pressing using rollers or endless belts for profiled articles
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/29—Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand, strand portion, rod, filament, macroscopic fiber or mass thereof
- Y10T428/2913—Rod, strand, filament or fiber
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a composite synthetic rope, intended in particular, but not exclusively, for the stringing of tennis rackets or other similar ball game such as squash or badminton and a method and a device for providing flexibility rope to allow easier racket stringing.
- Composite synthetic strings are already known.
- FR-A-2 491 098 a synthetic cord with two components is described: multifilament yarns of polyamide and polyurethane, the multifilaments being integrated in a polyurethane matrix.
- the polyurethane binder whose elastic behavior is much higher than that of polyamide, makes it possible to obtain, with a particular structure of the rope, a high breaking strength and a medium hardness resulting in a rapid return of the rope in its initial position after the impact of a bullet.
- the present invention relates to a tennis rope or the like, composite or single filament, allowing easy stringing, although with an equivalent lifespan, and having better grip of the ball on the sieve during impact as well that a characteristic new aspect.
- the synthetic cord in particular for tennis rackets, is characterized in that it has a series of bowls distributed in a determined pitch.
- the manufacturing process is characterized in that, after its constitution, the rope is subjected sequentially to pressures according to a determined pitch.
- This pressure can be exerted on only one side of the rope or on several sides of the latter in the long axis thereof or in a helix.
- the bowls are diametrically opposite one another.
- the invention also relates to a device allowing the implementation of the method.
- the rope is routed between two pairs of wheels one of which is toothed so that the rope is hammered successively on one side and then on the opposite side.
- Figure 2 a view of a device for implementing the method comprising two pairs of wheels.
- the rope section 2 has on its two faces of the cups 1 resulting from the pressure exerted by the teeth of toothed wheels.
- the height of said bowls is of the order of five hundredths of a mm for a cord whose diameter is 1.4 millimeters.
- the pitch of the bowls is, for example, four millimeters.
- These cups 1 are preferably formed between two wheels, one of which has a guide groove and the other of which is provided with teeth. Such a device is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2.
- the rope 2 is stretched between two return pulleys 3 and 4.
- the idler pulleys 3 and 4 are arranged on either side of two pairs of wheels 5,6 and 7,8 respectively, each wheel of a pair turning in opposite direction of the other wheel.
- the toothed wheel 5 rotates in the sinistrorsum direction
- the grooved wheel 6 rotates in the dextrorsum direction.
- the same goes for the second pair.
- the cups are formed by a peripheral contact of the teeth 9 with the upper part of the cord 2.
- the speed of travel of the cord can vary, for example from 60 to 200 meters per minute. In fact, this speed is only limited by the printing speed when The hammering operation is carried out in combination with a print head.
- the wheels are simply driven by the passage of wire 2. However, they can be provided with an autonomous motorized drive. Furthermore, a jack (not shown) exerts the necessary pressure between the pairs of wheels.
- the rope shown in Figure 1 is a TECNIFIBRE® rope of the 625 TGV type, with a diameter of 1.40mm and has a breaking strength greater than 80 daNs. Its elongation at break is of the order of 25, and its mass is 1.87 grams per meter, and eleven polyamide 6.6 multifilament yarns, each including 140 filaments with a diameter of 28 microns coated at the core with polyurethane. All of the wires are twisted at the rate of 80 turns / meter. The bowls are spaced four millimeters apart and their depth is five hundredths of a millimeter.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
- Yarns And Mechanical Finishing Of Yarns Or Ropes (AREA)
- Shaping Of Tube Ends By Bending Or Straightening (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0300702A FR2850030B1 (en) | 2003-01-16 | 2003-01-16 | SYNTHETIC ROPE FOR RACKET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME |
FR0300702 | 2003-01-16 | ||
PCT/FR2004/050014 WO2004064929A2 (en) | 2003-01-16 | 2004-01-14 | Synthetic strings for racket and method for making same |
Publications (1)
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EP1583591A2 true EP1583591A2 (en) | 2005-10-12 |
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EP04701985A Withdrawn EP1583591A2 (en) | 2003-01-16 | 2004-01-14 | Synthetic strings for racket and method for making same |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US20060182959A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1583591A2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2850030B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004064929A2 (en) |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4805393A (en) * | 1986-11-20 | 1989-02-21 | Reta Marcos A | String construction for a sports racket |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2434533A (en) * | 1945-05-24 | 1948-01-13 | Paul D Wurzburger | Imitation filaments, ropes, yarns, and the like |
FR2491098B1 (en) | 1980-09-26 | 1983-05-27 | Cousin Freres Sa | |
DE19732377A1 (en) * | 1997-07-25 | 1999-02-04 | Kirschbaum Sportartikel Gmbh | String for a ball game racket |
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2003
- 2003-01-16 FR FR0300702A patent/FR2850030B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2004
- 2004-01-14 EP EP04701985A patent/EP1583591A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2004-01-14 WO PCT/FR2004/050014 patent/WO2004064929A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2004-01-14 US US10/542,476 patent/US20060182959A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4805393A (en) * | 1986-11-20 | 1989-02-21 | Reta Marcos A | String construction for a sports racket |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR2850030A1 (en) | 2004-07-23 |
WO2004064929A3 (en) | 2004-09-16 |
US20060182959A1 (en) | 2006-08-17 |
WO2004064929A2 (en) | 2004-08-05 |
FR2850030B1 (en) | 2007-03-23 |
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