String protector for a racket

摘要

A racket includes a head portion having a peripheral notch located therein. A string protector comprised of a connecting section having first and second resilient tongues is situated within the peripheral notch. Each of the tongues has an elongated projection extending therefrom such that the projections oppose each other. The connecting section also has tubular string guides extending therefrom for receiving a racket string. The force of the racket strings tends to push the string protector into the peripheral notch of the head portion, thereby forcing the resilient tongues toward each other so as to close over the strings.