Hockey stick protector
AssigneeJake Searches Inc.
InventorsEric Ladouceur, David Paavila, Jack Paavila
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Abstract
Protector device for protecting the bottom edge of hockey sticks from wear when playing ball hockey on the road. The protector device can be in one or two protective pieces. The protective piece or pieces have a wearing surface that contacts the road when the piece or pieces are mounted on the hockey stick. A connector device provided on the protective piece or pieces for use in detachably mounting them on the blade of the hockey stick without damaging the blade so they can be readily removed when the stick is to be used for playing on an ice surface.
Claims9
Hockey stick protector means for protecting the bottom edge of the blade of the stick from wear when the stick is used on a play surface other than ice, the protector means comprising:
- at least one elongated, slotted member having a u-shaped cross-section defined by side walls and a bottom wall and adapted to cover at least one of the toe and heel areas of the bottom edge of the blade of a hockey stick;
- and connecting means integral with the member for use in detachably connecting the member to a blade of a hockey stick without damaging the blade, the connecting means comprising at least two wide, spaced-apart, shallow grooves formed in the outer surface of the bottom wall of the member, the grooves extending transversely across the bottom wall and being at least as wide as the width of hockey tape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.