Friction-reducing elements for sports racquet strings

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EP 1 078 655 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.02.2001 Bulletin 2001/09

(21)	Application number: 00306923.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.08.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A63B 51/10, B32B 27/06, B32B 27/12

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

25.08.1999 US 150578
13.07.2000 US 615466

(71)	Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (INC.)
	Wilmington Delaware 19898 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Randa, Stuart Karl Wilmington, Delaware 19803 (US)

(74)	Representative: Matthews, Derek Peter
	Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	Friction-reducing elements for sports racquet strings

(57) A fluoropolymer element for insertion between the strings of a tennis racquet or similar sports device to facilitate the relative movement of the strings under the force of impact of a ball or other object.

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