Lacrosse cradleball
OwnerTrevor Rubel, Kiva Hartfieldinventors
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Abstract
A lacrosse practice ball having a tether extending from the ball and attaching to a lacrosse stick to enable practicing of cradling or other short-range maneuvers is disclosed. In some embodiments, the tether extends from the ball by between 12-24 inches. The ball can have two channels passing through the middle of the ball and offset from one another by an angle, and the tether can pass through the channels. The tether forms a loop that can be knotted to secure the tether to the ball with the knot positioned within one of the channels. The practice ball can secure to any portion of the lacrosse stick using the tether.
Claims10
A lacrosse practice ball, comprising:
- a lacrosse ball having a first channel passing generally through the middle of the lacrosse ball between a first hole and a second hole on opposite sides of the lacrosse ball and a second channel passing generally through the middle of the lacrosse ball at a slight angle relative to the first channel and through the first hole and a third hole, wherein the first hole and the third hole are on substantially opposite sides of the lacrosse ball;
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- a flexible tether being formed into a loop, wherein the flexible tether passes through the lacrosse ball through the first hole, through the first channel, through the second hole, over an intermediate portion of the ball, through the third hole, through the second channel, and again through the first hole, wherein the flexible tether is formed in a loop by a junction point in the tether;
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- wherein the flexible tether is configured to be positioned around at least one of a portion of a lacrosse stick or a portion of a webbing of the lacrosse stick with the ball passing through the loop and pulled taut, such that the lacrosse practice ball extends from the lacrosse stick by a distance substantially equal to the length of the loop and the lacrosse practice ball is secured to the lacrosse stick using only the flexible tether.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.