Lacrosse head with differentiated ball stop
OwnerSteve A. Copeland, Bartek Zalewski +1inventors
InventorsSTEVE A. COPELAND, BARTEK ZALEWSKI, JONATHAN D. LIBERTY
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Abstract
A lacrosse stick includes an elongated handle and a head frame which adapted for mounting thereon a net and which includes first and second portions which are made from different materials. One of the materials is typically more flexible than the other. Part of the handle and head frame may be formed as a unitary structure made of the same material. In addition, the stick provides a mechanism for forming the head frame with a center of gravity at a location which facilitates the ability of a player to discern orientation of the head frame by feel.
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A lacrosse stick having front and back ends defining therebetween a longitudinal direction and comprising:
- a head frame adapted for mounting thereon a net and comprising a first portion formed of a first material and a second portion formed of a second material which is more flexible than the first material.
A lacrosse stick having front and back ends defining therebetween a longitudinal direction and comprising:
- a head frame adapted for mounting thereon a net and comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising a ball stop;
- a longitudinally elongated shaft mounted on and extending rearwardly from the first portion;
- wherein the shaft and first portion are a unitary structure formed of a first material and the second portion is formed of a second material which is different than the first material.
A lacrosse stick comprising:
- a head frame adapted for mounting thereon a net and comprising a ball stop;
- a longitudinally elongated shaft comprising front and rear longitudinally elongated segments;
- the front segment and ball stop being formed as a unitary structure;
- the rear segment having a longitudinal centerline and a lowermost surface defining a horizontal plane parallel to and below the centerline;
- a grip section of the front segment which is adjacent the ball stop and has a bottom surface which is higher than the plane;
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- a mechanism for causing the center of gravity of the head frame to lie at a distance sufficiently below the plane whereby a player is able to sense orientation of the head frame through tactile stimuli generated by the unitary structure acting through the rear segment, the mechanism comprising the bottom surface of the grip section being higher than the plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.