US 7,211,009 B2Granted

Lacrosse head netting with a shallow pocket

AssigneeWarrior Lacrosse, Inc.

InventorsCrista Samaras, Jesse Hubbard, Andrew Maliszewski

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Abstract

A lacrosse head having a netting with a shallow pocket is provided for improving the handling and the retention of a lacrosse ball. The lacrosse head includes a frame element comprised of a pair of opposing sidewalls that each have a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion connecting the top ends of the sidewalls, and a base portion connecting the bottom ends of the sidewalls. Furthermore, the lacrosse head includes a netting that is coupled to the opposing sidewalls. This netting has one or more partitions coupled thereto for substantially defining a ball retention region and one or more peripheral regions of the netting. These partitions protrude outwardly from the netting and are adapted for contacting a lacrosse ball and retaining the lacrosse ball within the ball retention region.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A lacrosse head, comprising:

a pair of opposing sidewalls each having a top end and a bottom end;
a base portion extending between and connecting said bottom ends of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
a scoop portion extending between and connecting said top ends of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
a netting coupled to at least said scoop portion and said pair of opposing sidewalls;
and
at least one retention partition directing a lacrosse ball away from said pair of opposing sidewalls and enhancing ball control within the lacrosse head;
said at least one retention partition offset from a horizontal reference line by a predetermined angle for directing said lacrosse ball away from said pair of opposing sidewalls;
said at least one retention partition extending substantially across a width of said netting and substantially defining a ball retention region and at least one peripheral region of said netting;
said at least one peripheral region extending between said ball retention region and said pair of opposing sidewalls;
said at least one retention partition sufficiently extending from said netting for contacting said lacrosse ball and assisting in retaining said lacrosse ball within said ball retention region;
said at least one retention partition offset from a shooting strip portion of said netting for rolling said lacrosse ball along said shooting strip portion when throwing said lacrosse ball from said lacrosse head;
wherein said ball retention region is a center area of said netting;
and has a shape selected from the group consisting of a diamond shape, a circular shape, a polygonal shape, and an elliptical shape.

10 more elements

A lacrosse head, comprising:

a pair of opposing sidewalls each having a top end and a bottom end;
a base portion extending between and connecting said bottom ends of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
a scoop portion extending between and connecting said top ends of said pair of opposing sidewalls;
a netting coupled to at least said scoop portion and said pair of opposing sidewalls;
and
at least one detent coil coupled to said netting for directing a lacrosse ball away from said pair of opposing sidewalk and enhancing ball control within said lacrosse head;
said at least one detent coil extending above said netting and along a predetermined length of said netting for directing said lacrosse ball away from said pair of opposing sidewalls;
said at least one detent coil substantially defining a ball retention region and at least one peripheral region of said netting;
said at least one detent coil contacting said lacrosse ball and assisting in retaining said lacrosse ball within said ball retention region;
said at least one peripheral region extending between said ball retention region and said pair of opposing sidewalls;
said netting including a shooting strip portion extending an entire length of said netting;
said at least one detent coil laterally offset from said shooting strip portion;
wherein said netting comprised a substantially shallow pocket and;
wherein said ball retention region has a shape selected from the group consisting of a diamond shape, a circular shape, a polygonal shape, and an elliptical shape.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/437,535Filed 14 May 2003
Published: US 2004/0229718 A118 Nov 2004
Granted: 1 May 2007
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A63B 59/20
Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00: having means, e.g. pockets, netting or adhesive type surfaces, for…
A63B 51/02
Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings: strings; String substitutes; Products applied on…
A63B 51/08
Stringing tennis, badminton or like rackets; Strings therefor; Maintenance of racket strings: diagonal stringing
A63B 65/12
Implements for throwing ; Mechanical projectors, e.g. using spring force: ball-throwing apparatus with or without catchers ; Mechanical…