Racket String Alignment Tool

Abstract

A racket string alignment device for aligning crisscrossed strings forming the face of a sports racket. The device features a body in a cup or hemispheric shape adapted for easy gripping by the palm and hand of a user. Projections extending from an axle engaged roller have distal ends adapted to easily engage within rectangles formed by the strings of the face and realign them. The axle is in floating engagement with the body to allow the body to tile while maintaining the axle substantially parallel to the face of the racket formed by the strings. Fluid applicators may be located between the projections to apply emollient to the strings and the rollers may be in a kit form allowing them to be changed for different sized racket faces with different sized rectangles in the crisscross pattern.

1 . A racket string alignment apparatus for aligning crisscrossed strings forming a face of a sports racket, comprising:
 A body having an interior and having an exterior surface;   at least one roller, said roller rotationally engaged upon an axle having an axis extending between first and second ends;   means for floating engagement of said first and second ends to said body, said means for floating engagement providing a means to tilt said body around said axis of said axle;   projections extending radially from said roller to distal ends;   said distal ends of said projections sized to engage rectangles formed in said face by said crisscrossed strings; and   whereby a pushing of said body, with said with projections engaged with said face, causes a rotation of said roller around said axis which remains substantially parallel to said face during any said tilt of said body relative thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a cover, said cover adapted for an engagement over a portion of said body;   said cover having indicia thereon; and   said indica being one or a combination of indicia which is decorative or indicia which identifies a location.   
     
     
         3 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a plurality of said rollers engaged upon said axle;   each of said plurality having said projections extending radially to distal ends; and   each of said plurality rotating independently of the others of said plurality.   
     
     
         4 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 a plurality of said rollers engaged upon said axle;   each of said plurality having said projections extending radially to distal ends; and   each of said plurality rotating independently of the others of said plurality.   
     
     
         5 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 said roller being a member of a kit of said rollers; and   each roller in said kit having differently dimensioned said projections each of which has said distal ends sized to engage differently dimensioned said rectangles formed in said face of a racket.   
     
     
         6 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 said roller being a member of a kit of said rollers; and   each roller in said kit having differently dimensioned said projections each of which has said distal ends sized to engage differently dimensioned said rectangles formed in said face of a racket.   
     
     
         7 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 said rollers being members of a kit of individual pluralities of said rollers; and   each said plurality of said rollers in said kit having differently dimensioned said projections, each of which having said distal ends sized to engage differently dimensioned said rectangles formed in said face of a racket.   
     
     
         8 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 said rollers being members of a kit of individual pluralities of said rollers; and   each said plurality of said rollers in said kit having differently dimensioned said projections, each of which having said distal ends sized to engage differently dimensioned said rectangles formed in said face of a racket.   
     
     
         9 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         10 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         11 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         12 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         13 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 5  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         14 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 6  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         15 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 7  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         16 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 8  additionally comprising:
 means for fluid application to said strings positioned between some or all of adjacent said projections; and   said means for fluid application imparting fluid to said strings during said pushing of said body.   
     
     
         17 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 1  additionally comprising:
 a leash engaged to said body.   
     
     
         18 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 a leash engaged to said body.   
     
     
         19 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 a leash engaged to said body.   
     
     
         20 . The racket string alignment apparatus of  claim 16  additionally comprising:
 a leash engaged to said body.