Durable high performance hockey stick
AssigneeMission Itech Hockey, Inc.
InventorRobert T. Pearson
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Abstract
A hockey stick comprises a shaft and a blade. The blade is configured to impact and exert energy on a hockey puck. The blade comprises a core that is generally enclosed within an outer layer. The core comprises a foam-filled cell structure having cell walls that define foam-filled cells. The cell walls of the core structure extend in a direction generally from the front face toward the rear face of the hockey stick blade.
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A hockey stick comprising a shaft and a blade, the blade having a core substantially enclosed within an outer layer, the outer layer formed by at least one composite layer of fibers entrained in a cured resin, the fiber and resin composite fully enclosing the core and comprising a primary impact wall and a secondary impact wall that generally oppose one another, the core comprising a cell structure comprising a plurality of spaced apart cell walls, the cell structure filled with an expanded foam disposed between the cell walls, the core arranged between the primary and secondary impact walls and configured so that longitudinal axes of the cell walls generally extend in a direction from the primary impact wall toward the secondary impact wall, wherein the cell walls are made of a material that is more compliant than the primary impact wall.
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