Racquet for tennis, badminton, squash, and like games with improved stringing means

Claim 1

IN A RACQUET FOR TENNIS, BADMINTON, SQUASH AND THE LIKE GAMES COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY ELLIPTICAL SHAPE, A FLAT RIGID AND RESILIENT ANNULAR MEMBER CONFORMING IN GENERAL CONTOUR WITH THAT OF SAID FRAME AND POSITIONED WITHIN THE FRAME, SAID MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH SPACED SERRATIONS OF GENERALLY ANGULAR SHAPE PROJECTING OUTWARD THEREFROM TOWARD THE FRAME, RETAINER MEANS ENGAGING THE APEXES OF SAID SERRATIONS FOR ATTACHING THE MEMBER TO THE FRAME AND RACQUET STRINGS PASSED IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID MEMBER ACROSS THE BASES OF SAID SERRATIONS, THE IMPROVEMENT CONSISTING IN VARYING THE SPACING AND SHAPE OF SAID SERRATIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR LOCATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRAME, SO THAT THE SAID MEMBER IS PROVIDED WITH INDENTATIONS DIRECTED TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAID FRAME HAVING TRAPEZOIDAL SHAOES IN THE REGIONS OF THE ENDS OF THE MAJOR AND MINOR AXES OF SAID FRAME AND TRIANGULAR SHAPES IN THE REGIONS OF THE SHOULDERS OF THE RACQUET, WHEREBY THE ANGLES THROUGH WHICH THE STRINGS ARE BENT AT THEIR PASSAGE ACROSS THE BASES OF SAID SERRATIONS MAY BE INCREASED.