End cap of a hockey stick or other sports implement
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsPhilippe JEAN, Charles VAILLANCOURT, Jean-Frederik CARON KARDOS
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Abstract
A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement comprises an elongated member to be held by the player and an end cap mounted to the elongated member. The end cap comprises an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the elongated member, and a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick or other sports implement. The hanger is adjustable.
Claims45
A hockey stick comprising:
- a blade;
- a shaft to be held by a player;
- and
- an end cap mounted to the shalt, the end cap comprising:
- an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the hockey stick;
- and
- a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick, the hanger being adjustable.
An end cap for a hockey stick, the hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft to be held by a player, the end cap being mountable to the shaft and comprising:
- an end portion comprising an end of the end cap to define a longitudinal end of the hockey stick;
- and
- a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick, the hanger being adjustable.
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A method of providing a hockey stick, the hockey stick comprising:
- a blade;
- a shaft to be held by a player;
- and
- an end cap mounted to the shaft, the end cap comprising:
- an end portion comprising an end of the end cap that defines a longitudinal end of the hockey stick;
- and
- a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the hockey stick, the hanger being adjustable between a first state in which the hockey stick is hangable by the hanger and a second state in which the hockey stick is not hangable by the hanger;
- the method comprising:
- causing the hanger to be in the first state and the hockey stick to be hung by the hanger;
- and
- causing the hanger to be changed to the second state.
An end cap for a sports implement, the sports implement comprising an elongated member that comprises a handle to be held by a player, the end cap being mountable to the elongated member and comprising:
- an end portion comprising an end of the end cap to define a longitudinal end of the sports implement;
- and
- a hanging portion comprising a hanger to hang the sports implement, the hanger being adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.