Sporting Goods Including Microlattice Structures
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorsStephen J. Davis, Dewey Chauvin
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Abstract
A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement.
Claims31
1-20. (canceled)
A sport helmet comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface opposite one another;
- and
- a lattice occupying at least a majority of a cross-sectional dimension of the sport helmet from the first surface of the sport helmet to the second surface of the sport helmet.
A sport helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
- and
- a liner disposed within the outer shell and comprising a lattice;
- wherein the lattice occupies at least a majority of a dimension from an exterior surface of the outer shell to an interior surface of the liner.
A sport helmet comprising:
- an outer shell;
- and
- a liner disposed within the outer shell and comprising a lattice;
- wherein the lattice is curved.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.