Practice hockey puck
OwnerMichael J. Hartman, Arthur Kleinpell +1inventors
InventorsMichael J. Hartman, Arthur Kleinpell, Richard Allen Hartman
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Abstract
A practice hockey puck includes a puck body with an upper surface a lower surface and a generally flat side wall interconnecting the upper and lower surface. The lower surface of the puck body has a bore defined therein. A friction reducing coyer has in inner surface and a generally flat outer surface. A connecting leg extends from the inner surface. The leg is disposed in the bore in the lower surface of the puck body so as to retain the inner surface of the puck cover adjacent to the lower surface of the puck body.
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A practice hockey puck comprising:
- a puck body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a generally flat side wall interconnecting the upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface having a bore defined therein;
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- a friction reducing cover having an inner surface and a generally flat outer surface, the cover including at least one connecting leg extending from the inner surface, the leg being disposed in the bore in the lower surface of the puck body so as to retain the inner surface of the cover adjacent the lower surface of the puck body.
A practice hockey puck comprising:
- a generally cylindrical puck body having a generally flat upper surface, a generally flat lower surface parallel to the upper surface, and a generally cylindrical side wall interconnecting the upper and lower surfaces, the side wall being perpendicular to upper and lower surfaces, the upper and lower surfaces each having a plurality of bores defined therein;
- a friction reducing upper cover having an inner surface and a generally parallel outer surface, the outer surface being substantially flat, a plurality of connecting legs extending from the inner surface, each of the legs being disposed in one of the bores in the upper surface of the puck body so as to retain the inner surface of the upper cover adjacent the upper surface of the puck body;
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- a friction reducing lower cover having an inner surface and a generally parallel outer surface, the outer surface being substantially last a plurality of connecting legs extending from the inner surface, each of the legs being disposed in one of the bores in the lower surface of the puck body so as to retain the inner surface of the lower cover adjacent the lower surface of the puck body;
- wherein the puck body is formed of a hard rubber and the upper and lower surfaces are formed of a plastic selected from the group consisting of nylon and ultra high molecular weight plastics.
A practice hockey puck comprising:
- a generally cylindrical puck body having a circular upper surface, a circular lower surface, and a generally flat side wall interconnecting the upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface having a graphic disposed thereon and a plurality of bores defined therein;
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- a friction reducing cover having an inner surface and a generally flat outer surface with a plurality of connecting legs extending from the inner surface, each of the legs being disposed in one of the bores in the lower surface of the puck body so as to retain the inner surface of the cover adjacent the lower surface of the puck body;
- wherein the cover is substantially transparent and covers and protects the graphic on the lower surface of the puck body.
A method of converting an ice hockey puck into a practice puck for use on a non-ice surface, comprising the steps of:
- providing a friction reducing cover having an inner surface and an outer surface, the cover having a connecting leg extending from the inner surface;
- forming a bore in a lower surface of the ice hockey puck;
- pressing the connecting leg of the cover into the hole in the lower surface of the ice hockey puck such that the inner surface of the cover is retained adjacent the lower surface of the ice hockey puck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.