X-braced tennis racket

Abstract

A game racket including a frame, a handle having an axis and a ball contact surface. The contact surface including at least two pluralities of interlaced strings or portions supported by the frame with said pluralities of portions extending along linear paths in a first and a second direction and anchored to opposing marginal portions of the frame, with at least portions disposed in a predetermined direction, with the angle of said direction with the handle axis being larger than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees.

1 . A game racket comprising a frame, a handle having an axis and a ball contact surface wherein said contact surface includes a plurality of interlaced linear portions supported by said frame, with at least one of said plurality of portions being disposed in a generally predetermined direction, with said direction being at an angle with the axis of the handle with said angle being larger than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees, wherein the interlacing of said portions includes strings intermittently crossing over and under each other at their intersections.  
   
   
       2 . A game racket in accordance with  claim 1  wherein at least two pluralities of interlaced portions are disposed at generally symmetric directions relative to the axis of the handle.  
   
   
       3 . (canceled)