Method of manufacturing a hockey stick blade with a braided fiber envelope
AssigneeSport Maska Inc.
InventorsLouis-Georges Gagnon, Michael Quddus
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Abstract
In this method, a braided fiber envelope is slid over the core of the hockey stick blade and a promoted resin is applied on the core and the fiber envelope. At least one pre-cured reinforcement panel is provided on at least one side of the blade. The resulting assembly is heat pressed so as to secure the reinforcement panel to the blade and shape the blade. A hockey stick shaft constructed in accordance with this method is also disclosed. This construction provides a lighter hockey stick blade with improved mechanical properties compared to previous ones.
Claims16
A method of forming a hockey stick blade, the hockey stick blade having two sides, the method comprising:
- a) providing a core;
- b) sliding a braided fiber envelope over the core;
- c) applying a promoted resin on the core and the fiber envelope;
- d) providing at least one pre-cured reinforcement panel to at least one side of the blade;
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- e) heat pressing the reinforcement panel towards the core so as to secure the reinforcement panel to the blade and shape the blade.
A hockey stick blade having two sides, the blade comprising:
- a core;
- an envelope of braided fiber surrounding the core;
- a layer of promoted resin between the core and the fiber envelope;
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- at least one reinforcement panel secured on at least one side of the blade;
- whereby the core, the envelope of braided fiber, the promoted resin and the reinforcement panel are provided before the hockey stick blade is heat pressed and shaped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.