# US 2021/0275887 A1 · Friction Coating For A Hockey Stick > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0275887 A1 - Document ID: US20210275887A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/104,318 - Filed: 2020-11-25 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: Tovi LLC - Applicants: Tovi LLC - Inventors: Tzvi Avnery; Scott L. Heitmann; Aaron Krause; Alexander Titovs - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210275887A1 ## CPC - A63B 59/70: with bent or angled lower parts for hitting a ball on the ground, on an ice-covered surface, or in the air, e.g. for hockey or hurling - B05D 1/28: performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers - A63B 60/004: {Striking surfaces coated with high-friction abrasive materials} - B05D 5/02: to obtain a matt or rough surface - A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials - B05D 5/10: to obtain an adhesive surface - B05D 2401/20: Aqueous dispersion or solution - B05D 2601/26: Abrasives - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - B05D: PROCESSES FOR APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL (conveying articles or workpieces through baths of liquid B65G, e.g. B65G49/02) ## Abstract The present invention can provide a sports paddle including a paddle member having first and second paddle surfaces. At least one paddle surface can have a series of spaced apart protrusions on at least a portion of the paddle surface. The protrusions can be about 0.014-0.016 inches in size, and can be spaced apart from each other by about 0.06-0.15 inches. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sports paddle comprising: a paddle member having first and second paddle surfaces, at least one paddle surface having a series of spaced apart protrusions on at least a portion of the paddle surface, the protrusions being about 0.014-0.016 inches in size, and spaced apart from each other about 0.06-0.15 inches. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sports paddle of claim 1 in which the sports paddle is a hockey stick and the paddle member is a blade member, where the first and second paddle surfaces are first and second blade surfaces. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sports paddle of claim 2 in which the protrusions are formed on at least one blade surface and are near conical in shape with walls angled at about 60° from each other, and extending from the at least one blade surface about 0.015-0.016 inches. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The sports paddle of claim 2 in which the protrusions are abrasive particles 40-60 mesh grit in size, that are adhered onto the at least one blade surface with an adhesive coating. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The sports paddle of claim 4 in which the particles are formed of at least one of silicon carbide and melamine. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The sports paddle of claim 4 in which the adhesive is water-based with little to no odor, and can dry in about 10 minutes without the aid of heated air. ### Claim 7 An applicator for a sports paddle comprising: a bottle; a liquid adhesive within the bottle; a quantity of 40-60 mesh grit abrasive polymeric particles mixed with the liquid adhesive in about a 5:1 liquid adhesive to particle ratio; and a cap for sealing the bottle having an attached brush for extending into the bottle, the polymeric particles having a density that is light enough to be evenly elevationally suspended within the liquid adhesive when shaken for even dispersion of the polymeric particles over bristles of the brush, thereby allowing even distribution of the polymeric particles with the liquid adhesive by the brush over surfaces of the sports paddle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The applicator of claim 7 in which the polymeric particles are formed of melamine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The applicator of claim 7 in which the adhesive is water-based with little to no odor, and can dry in about 10 minutes without the aid of heated air. ### Claim 10 A method of forming a sports paddle comprising: providing a paddle member having first and second paddle surfaces; and providing at least one paddle surface with a series of spaced apart protrusions formed on at least a portion of the paddle surface, the protrusions being about 0.014-0.016 inches in size, and spaced apart from each other about 0.06-0.15 inches. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising forming the sports paddle as a hockey stick and the paddle member as a blade member, where the first and second paddle surfaces are first and second blade surfaces. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising forming the protrusions on at least one blade surface and being near conical in shape with walls angled at about 60° from each other, and extending from the at least one blade surface about 0.015-0.016 inches. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 in which the protrusions are abrasive particles 40-60 mesh grit in size, that are adhered onto the at least one blade surface with an adhesive coating. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 further comprising forming the particles of at least one of silicon carbide and melamine. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13 in which the adhesive is water-based with little to no odor, and can dry in about 10 minutes without the aid of heated air. ### Claim 16 A method of applying abrasive particles to a surface of a sports paddle comprising: shaking an applicator comprising a bottle with a cap and attached brush containing liquid adhesive and a quantity of 40-60 mesh grit abrasive polymeric particles mixed with the liquid adhesive in about a 5:1 liquid adhesive to particle ratio, whereby the polymeric particles have a density that is light enough to be evenly elevationally suspended within the liquid adhesive when shaken for even dispersion of the polymeric particles over bristles of the brush; and evenly distributing the polymeric particles with the liquid adhesive over the surface of the sports paddle with the brush. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 further comprising providing polymeric particles formed of melamine. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 in which the adhesive is water-based with little to no odor, and can dry in about 10 minutes without the aid of heated air.