Sporting equipment mount
OwnerEric Ohlsoninventor
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Abstract
A device to easily mount and hold hockey sticks to a vertical structure, such as a wall. One embodiment includes a vulcanized rubber or EPDM body portion that can be attached to a wall. The body portion has a front recess that receives the shaft of a hockey stick and grips and holds the stick in place. The device can accommodate standard hockey stick shaft widths, and enables easy insertion and removal of hockey sticks.
Claims15
A mount for attaching a hockey stick to a structure, the mount comprising a body portion having a front side, a rear side, and defining a front recess adapted to receive the hockey stick, the front recess being defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a rear wall, each opposing side wall having a projection extending into the front recess proximate the front side, the rear side presenting a boss having a pair of opposing sides, the rear side defining a rear recess adjacent each of the opposing sides of the boss.
A method of mounting a hockey stick to a vertical structure, the method comprising:
- providing a mount, the mount comprising a body portion having a front side, a rear side, and defining a front recess adapted to receive a shaft of the hockey stick, the front recess being defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a rear wall, each opposing side wall having a projection extending into the front recess proximate the front side, a pair of opposing side portions being defined on either side of the front recess, the rear side presenting a boss having a pair of opposing sides, the rear side defining a rear recess adjacent each of the opposing sides of the boss;
- attaching the mount to the vertical structure;
- advancing the shaft of the hockey stick into the front recess, thereby causing the opposing side portions to deflect and the projections to deflect to admit the shaft into the front recess;
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- abutting the shaft against the rear wall of the front recess, enabling the opposing side portions to resiliently return, thereby gripping the shaft.
A hockey stick, and a mount for attaching the hockey stick to a structure, the mount comprising a body portion having a front side, a rear side, and defining a front recess adapted to receive a shaft of the hockey stick, the front recess being defined by a pair of opposing side walls and a rear wall, each opposing side wall having a projection extending into the front recess proximate the front side, the rear side presenting a boss having a pair of opposing sides, the rear side defining a rear recess adjacent each of the opposing sides of the boss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.