Hockey blade with wrapped, stitched core
AssigneeBauer Hockey, LLC
InventorAdam Gans
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Abstract
A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a core edge. A first layer of resin preimpregnated tape is wrapped continuously around the first core face, the core edge and the second core face. A thread is stitched along the first layer of preimpregnated tape. A second layer of resin preimpregnated tape wrapped continuously around the first layer of resin preimpregnated tape.
Claims19
A method for forming a construct for a hockey blade comprising:
- providing a foam core having a first face and a second face;
- adhering a first layer of tape on the first face and the second face of the foam core;
- applying a non adhesive scrim on the construct;
- and
- stitching a thread through the foam core wherein the thread creates a pillow effect.
A method for forming a construct for a hockey blade comprising:
- forming a foam core having a first core face, a second core face, a top core edge, and a bottom core edge;
- wrapping a first layer of fiber tape around the first core face, the second core face, the top core edge, and the bottom core edge to form a wrapped foam core comprising a first wrapped core face, a second wrapped core face, a wrapped top core edge, and a wrapped bottom core edge;
- placing at least two pieces of non-tacky veil material on the construct;
- stitching the construct with a thread, the thread extending between and along the first core face and the second core face through the at least two pieces of non-tacky veil material;
- wrapping a second layer of fiber tape around the first layer of fiber tape and the veil material after stitching the construct with the thread;
- placing the wrapped foam core in a mold;
- heating the mold such that the thread becomes embedded in the foam core;
- cooling the mold;
- and
- removing the formed structure from the mold.
A method for forming a construct for a hockey blade comprising:
- forming a foam core, the core comprising a first core face, a second core face, a top core edge, and a bottom core edge;
- wrapping fiber tape around the first core face, the second core face, the top core edge, and the bottom core edge to form a wrapped foam core comprising a wrapped first core face, a wrapped second core face, a wrapped top core edge, and a wrapped bottom core edge;
- placing a first piece of non adhesive scrim on the construct and a second piece of non adhesive scrim on the construct to form a sandwich structure;
- stitching the first piece of non adhesive scrim and the second piece of scrim onto the construct with a thread, the thread extending between and along the first core face and the second core face;
- adhering a second layer of fiber tape to the wrapped first core face and the wrapped second core face to form a preform after stitching the first piece of non adhesive scrim and the second piece of scrim onto the construct;
- placing the preform in a mold;
- heating the mold;
- cooling the mold;
- and
- removing the formed structure from the mold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.