US 7,520,828 B2Granted

Lacrosse head having a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop

AssigneeStx, LLC

InventorsRichard B. C. Tucker, Sr., Joel F. Price

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Abstract

A lacrosse head having at least one of a flexible stringing member and a recessed scoop is provided. In one embodiment, a slot is formed in a head along a stop member, a sidewall, and/or a scoop to provide the flexible stringing member. In another embodiment, the flexible stringing member is a flexible stringing bar that extends from a stop member to a scoop. In another embodiment, the flexible stringing member is more flexible in one direction than another. Through these embodiments, a flexible stringing member can dampen and dynamically narrow the pocket, enhance ball retention, increase pass/shot accuracy, and satisfy pocket-forming preferences. In another embodiment, a scoop has a recess that curves toward a stop member to increase the amount of surface area that contacts a ball when scooping.

Claims29

Dependent claims

A lacrosse head comprising:

a stop member;
a first sidewall extending from the stop member;
a second sidewall extending from the stop member;
and
a scoop connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall opposite to the stop member,
at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop having a flexible pocket member attached thereto,
wherein the flexible pocket member is configured to flex more in a first direction generally from a ball receiving side of the lacrosse head to a ball retaining side of the lacrosse head than in a second direction generally from the ball retaining side of the lacrosse head to the ball receiving side of the lacrosse head,
wherein the stop member, the first and second sidewalls, and the scoop enclose an interior of the lacrosse head, further comprising:
a first stringing member attached to at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop,
a second stringing member attached to at least one of the stop member, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the scoop, and
a pocket attached to the first stringing member and the second stringing member,
wherein the first and second flexible stringing member move toward each other in a direction toward the interior of the lacrosse head to narrow the pocket,
wherein the first stringing member is attached to the stop member and the scoop and disposed inwardly of the first sidewall,
wherein the second stringing member is attached to the stop member and the scoop and disposed inwardly of the second sidewall, and
wherein the first and second stringing members respectively comprise one of first and second flexible stringing bars and first and second flexible stringing rails.

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Facts

Application: 11/345,321Filed 2 Feb 2006 · us provisional application
Priority: 2 Feb 2005
Published: US 2006/0194655 A131 Aug 2006
Granted: 21 Apr 2009
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 60/50
Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like: with through-holes
A63B 60/54
Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like: with means for damping vibrations

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Application60/648,688Us provisional application · filed 2 Feb 2005
US 2006/0194655 A1Pre-grant publication · published 31 Aug 2006
US 7,520,828 B2This patent

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