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US 7,547,261 B2Granted
Reinforced lacrosse head
AssigneeWarrior Sports, Inc.
InventorsDavid Morrow, Jesse Hubbard, Andrew Maliszewski, Matthew Winningham
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Abstract
A reinforced lacrosse head having improved strength includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions each having a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion extending between the sidewall portions, a base portion extending between the bottom ends of the sidewall portions, and a throat portion extending from the base portion for attachment to a lacrosse handle. This reinforced lacrosse head has one or more reinforcement members that are coupled to one or more portions of the lacrosse head.
Claims19
A method of forming a lacrosse head, comprising:
- determining a configuration for the lacrosse head, including a pair of opposing sidewalls, a scoop, and a throat adapted to engage at least one sidewall of a lacrosse handle, said lacrosse head having a ball receiving side for receiving a lacrosse ball and an opposing ball retention side, said lacrosse head including a plurality of net attachments for attachment to a netting structure, said sidewalls each including an open frame, said open frame being constructed so that each sidewall defines at least one opening for decreasing the amount of material used to form the sidewalls, and thus the lacrosse head, thereby decreasing the overall weight of the lacrosse head;
- selecting generally predetermined locations in the lacrosse head to locate separately formed first and second reinforcement members, said reinforcement members being formed as elongated bars;
- selectively positioning said first reinforcement member in a first location in a mold to correspond to one of said generally predetermined locations;
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- selectively positioning said second reinforcement member in a second location in the mold to correspond to another of said generally predetermined locations, said second location being distal from said first location;
- molding the lacrosse head out of a plastic material through an injection molding process such that said first and second reinforcement members are insert molded within the lacrosse head in said first and second locations, said first and second reinforcement members terminating short of said lacrosse handle without extending into the at least one sidewall of the lacrosse handle;
- wherein said first and second reinforcement members provide increased strength to the head and minimize flexibility during play.
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A method of forming a lacrosse head, comprising:
- determining a configuration for the lacrosse head, including a pair of opposing sidewalls, a scoop, and a throat adapted to engage at least one sidewall of a lacrosse handle, said lacrosse head having a ball receiving side for receiving a lacrosse ball and an opposing ball retention side, said sidewalls each including an open frame construction having two or more rail portions with one or more cross members connected therebetween, wherein a plurality of openings are defined in said sidewall for decreasing the amount of material utilized to form the sidewall, and thus the lacrosse head, thereby decreasing the overall weight of the lacrosse head;
- selectively positioning at least one reinforcement member at a position in a mold adapted to form the lacrosse head, wherein the position corresponds to at least one of said pair of opposing sidewalls, said scoop and said throat;
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- molding the lacrosse head out of a plastic material through an injection molding process such that said at least one reinforcement member is molded in at least one of said pair of opposing sidewalls, said scoop and said throat, but terminates short of the lacrosse handle so that the reinforcement member does not extend into the lacrosse handle;
- wherein said at least one reinforcement member provides increased strength to the head and minimizes flexibility during play.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.