Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
473559000 | Club | 66 |
473560000 | Having elongated blade (e.g., hockey stick, etc.) | 66 |
20080248902 | HOCKEY STICK-HANDLING DEVICE - A hockey stick-handling device comprises cross members and support columns. The support columns elevate the cross members from a training surface to allow an object for stick-handling to be passed underneath. The cross members are rotatable with respect to one another to allow the hockey stick-handling device to be arranged in various configurations for stick-handling as well as to be collapsed for storage. The hockey stick-handling device is modular in nature such that it can be lengthened or shortened to a desired length. | 10-09-2008 |
20080312012 | Pre-Stressed Hockey Shaft - A hockey stick comprising a shaft portion and a blade portion, the shaft portion including means having preformed stresses to induce a flexural resistance at about mid-span so as to create in the shaft portion induced stresses which are neutralized as stresses are further induced in the shaft portion at impact on the blade portion to thereby provide a stiffer and more rigid shaft portion. | 12-18-2008 |
20090005197 | HOCKEY STICK HAVING AN ANGLED SHAFT EXTENSION - A hockey stick having an angled shaft extension comprises an elongate shaft having an upper end and a lower end and defining a shaft longitudinal axis, and is graspable by a hockey player. The upper end has a substantially hollow central portion. A blade is securely connected to the elongate shaft at its lower end and is for contacting a hockey puck. A shaft extension has a grippable portion having a lower end and an upper end, and defining a grip longitudinal axis extending between the lower end and the upper end, and an insert portion securely connected to the grippable portion at the lower end thereof. The insert portion is insertable into the substantially hollow central portion of the upper end of the elongate shaft, to thereby securely connect the shaft extension to the elongate shaft such that the grip longitudinal axis is angled below the shaft longitudinal axis. | 01-01-2009 |
20100120561 | Hockey Stick Handle - A hockey stick handle is provided for use with a hockey stick shaft including an upper shaft surface having an upper shaft plane, a lower shaft surface having a lower shaft plane, two side shaft surfaces having side surface planes and a shaft centerline. The handle includes a shaft engagement end, a handle termination end opposite thereto, an upper handle surface, a lower handle surface comprising a lower surface spline extending inwards from the lower shaft plane towards the upper shaft plane in a first lower handle surface beginning at the shaft engagement end. The lower surface spline extending outwards in the lower shaft plane direction in a second lower handle surface beginning at the first lower handle surface and extending towards the handle termination end. A curved stop element runs between the upper handle surface towards the lower handle surface at the handle termination end and is sized to fit within a human palm. Two handle side surfaces run generally parallel to the two side shaft surfaces. The lower surface spline is configured to provide a relaxed wrist grip such that the shaft centerline is generally aligned with a user forearm centerline. | 05-13-2010 |
20100240477 | SPORTS STICK STRUCTURE - A sports stick structure ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100323829 | GOALKEEPER STICK WITH ANGLED SHAFT - A goalkeeper's hockey stick with an angled shaft is disclosed. The goalkeeper stick is comprised of a shaft, paddle and blade. The shaft connects to the paddle which connects to the blade. The portion of the shaft where it connects to the paddle is angled to the top portion of the paddle to provide a grip portion of the shaft where the goalkeeper's gloved hand can grip the stick in a way that the paddle and shaft can lay flat on the playing surface with no gap when the goalkeeper is in a defensive stance. | 12-23-2010 |
20110201463 | Hockey Stick Tether - A strap and method for use with a hockey stick, wherein the strap has an elongated main body, a first end forming a loop constructed and arranged for receiving a wrist therethrough, a hook and loop fastener system incorporated with the main body and a second end constructed and arranged for attachment to a first end of a hockey stick, wherein said strap releases the attachment arrangement upon application of a predetermined amount of force. | 08-18-2011 |
20110237364 | HOCKEY STICK APPARATUS FOR STICK HANDLING TRAINING AND LOCKING MECHANISM FOR SAME - According to one aspect, a hockey stick for training a person in stick handling, including an elongate upper stick portion configured to be gripped by a control hand of the person, an elongate lower stick portion rigidly coupled to the upper stick portion and configured to rotate therewith, and an elongate middle stick portion positioned between and collinear with the upper stick portion and the lower stick portion and configured to be gripped by a directional hand of the person. The middle stick portion is rotatably coupled to the elongate coupling member so that rotation of the upper stick portion causes the lower stick portion and the blade member to rotate without rotating the middle stick portion gripped by the directional hand. The hockey stick may include at least one locking mechanism coupled to the middle stick portion and at least one of the upper and lower stick portions. Each locking mechanism is movable between an unlocked position wherein the middle stick portion is rotatable relative to the upper stick portion and the lower stick portion, and a locked position wherein the upper stick portion, the lower stick portion and the middle stick portion are secured together so that rotation of the middle stick portion with respect to the upper and lower stick portions is inhibited. | 09-29-2011 |
20120149505 | Hockey Stick Having Longitudinal Reinforcing Channels - A hockey stick having one or more channels defined in the upper and lower minor longitudinal surfaces of the stick handle. The channels improve the strength and durability of the stick without requiring complex molding or fabrication equipment. | 06-14-2012 |
20130045822 | Hockey Goalie Stick - A hockey goalie stick comprising a blade, a paddle, and a shaft, wherein the face of the paddle has one or more surface features. The surface feature(s) on the face of the paddle are designed to change the angle of a rebounding puck, thus allowing the goalie to more easily keep the puck away from the opposing team. | 02-21-2013 |
20140100064 | HOCKEY STICK - A goalkeeper's hockey stick with an angled shaft is disclosed. The goalkeeper stick is comprised of a shaft, paddle and blade. The shaft connects to the paddle which connects to the blade. The portion of the shaft where it connects to the paddle is beveled to provide a grip portion of the shaft where the goalkeeper's gloved hand can grip the stick in a way that provides a more ergonomic position for the goalkeeper's hand. | 04-10-2014 |
20140171237 | Hockey stick with a curved shaft. - An ice hockey stick where the shaft portion of the stick is concavely curved along the entire front face of the shaft and convexly curved along the entire back face of the shaft. The front face of the shaft is a concave surface with no points of inflection, and the back face of the shaft is a convex surface with no points of inflection. The degree of shaft curvature may vary depending on a hockey player's strength, and on the material used to construct the shaft. When a hockey player takes a shot the entire stick shaft becomes straight by the moment of impact with the puck and/or during contact with the puck thus maximizing the force applied to the puck resulting in a faster shot. | 06-19-2014 |
20150072809 | ARTICLE WITH PROTECTIVE SHEATH - Protective sheaths particularly for fiber reinforced articles comprising a combination of polymeric and metallic material layers, are disclosed. The protective sheaths comprise alternating layers of high and low ductility and are particularly suited for sports articles, such as hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks, baseball/softball bats and golf clubs. | 03-12-2015 |
20150126309 | HOCKEY STICK OR OTHER SPORTS IMPLEMENT - A hockey stick or other sports implement for a player. The hockey stick or other sports implement may comprise a taping guide for guiding application of tape on the hockey stick or sports implement. The taping guide may indicate where to start applying the tape and where to stop applying the tape. The taping guide may indicate a direction in which the tape is to be applied. The taping guide may indicate a pitch of the tape to be wrapped about the hockey stick or sports element. The taping guide may comprise a symbol, gradation or text relating to application of the tape. The hockey stick or sports implement may comprise a blade-taping guide and a handle-taping guide. The hockey stick or other sports implement may have certain stiffness or flexibility characteristics to better accommodate the player's needs. | 05-07-2015 |
20150126310 | Hockey Goalie Stick - The present disclosure provides for a hockey goalie stick having a gripping aid that protrudes above the first major surface only in a handgrip area of the paddle. The hockey goalie stick includes a blade, a shaft having a width and a thickness, a paddle that extends between the blade and the shaft. The paddle has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface with a maximum thickness equal to approximately the thickness of the shaft. The paddle includes a handgrip area having shoulders in which a width of the first major surface and the second major surface transitions to the width of the shaft. The gripping aid protrudes above the first major surface only in the handgrip area of the paddle. | 05-07-2015 |
20150375072 | Hockey Goalie Stick - The present disclosure provides for a hockey goalie stick having a gripping aid that protrudes above the first major surface only in a handgrip area of the paddle. The hockey goalie stick includes a blade, a shaft having a width and a thickness, a paddle that extends between the blade and the shaft. The paddle has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface with a maximum thickness equal to approximately the thickness of the shaft. The paddle includes a handgrip area having shoulders in which a width of the first major surface and the second major surface transitions to the width of the shaft. The gripping aid protrudes above the first major surface only in the handgrip area of the paddle. | 12-31-2015 |
20160144252 | Hockey-Stick Blade with Tailored Performance Regions - A hockey-stick includes a blade and a shaft. The blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The blade optionally also includes a hosel to which the shaft is attached. One or more tuning rods or similar structures are positioned in the blade to increase the blade's stiffness to substantially match the stiffness of the shaft. The tuning rods are optionally located in the mid-region of the blade and may extend into the hosel and, in some cases, into the shaft or the toe region. | 05-26-2016 |
473561000 | Fiber reinforced | 17 |
20090093326 | Hockey Stick - A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an adapter member configured to connect the blade to the shaft. The composite blade preferably comprise a foam inner core overlaid preferably with substantially continuous fibers disposed in a matrix material and may include an internal bridge structure extending from one side of the blade to the other. The blade may also be preferably comprised of a core comprising non-continuous fibers disposed within a matrix material. In another aspect, processes for manufacturing the previously described hockey stick blade(s) are described. | 04-09-2009 |
20090203476 | Hockey Stick - A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an adapter member configured to connect the blade to the shaft. The composite blade preferably comprise a foam inner core overlaid preferably with substantially continuous fibers disposed in a matrix material and may include an internal bridge structure extending from one side of the blade to the other. The blade may also be preferably comprised of a core comprising non-continuous fibers disposed within a matrix material. In another aspect, processes for manufacturing the previously described hockey stick blade(s) are described. | 08-13-2009 |
20090280933 | Hockey Blade with Wrapped, Stitched Core - 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. | 11-12-2009 |
20100029417 | Sporting pipe - A rectangular sporting pipe includes a shaft and at least two bulging portions formed on a surface portion of the shaft, the bulging portions extending in a longitudinal direction of the shaft and bulging outwardly. | 02-04-2010 |
20100035708 | Hockey stick - A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft includes a region of focused weight in the form of an overlay coating that is applied on top if the internal surfaces of the cured shaft using a coating plug. The blade includes a focused weight region that is inserted into a cavity within the cured composite blade. Methods and suitable materials for constructions of the various components of the blade and shaft are also disclosed. | 02-11-2010 |
20110237365 | HOCKEY STICK - Hockey stick configurations and hockey stick blade constructs are disclosed. The blade is comprised of one or more inner core elements, surrounded by one or more walls made of reinforcing fibers or filaments disposed in a hardened matrix resin material. One or more of the inner core elements comprises an elastomer material. | 09-29-2011 |
20120142460 | HOCKEY STICK BLADE WITH RESILIENTLY COMPRESSIBLE CORE MEMBER - A blade for a hockey stick includes a front face, a rear face, a first end operable to be connected to a blade connecting end of a handle portion, a second end that is opposite the first end, an upper edge that extends between the first and second ends, and a lower edge that extends between the first and second ends. The blade includes a resiliently compressible core member and a covering member that partially encases the resiliently compressible core member. The covering member defines an exterior surface of the blade and includes an opening on the lower edge of the blade that exposes the resiliently compressible core member. | 06-07-2012 |
20120178556 | HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick shaft of a generally rectangular cross section and a varying rigidity along its length, from a distal end portion thereof to a proximate end portion thereof, comprising an exterior wall, the exterior wall being locally deformed towards an inside of the shaft, and a method for producing a shaft having a varying rigidity along a length thereof, comprising providing a shaft in a high rigidity composite material, of a generally rectangular cross sectional envelope; and selectively forming at least one embossed groove in at least one surface of the shaft. | 07-12-2012 |
20120202625 | GOALIE HOCKEY STICK - A goalie hockey stick having a handle with a handle top end and a handle bottom end, the handle bottom end having a first female receiver therein, a paddle with a paddle top end and a paddle bottom end, the paddle top end having a first male end disposed thereon, the bottom end having a second female receiver therein, the first male end being inserted into the first female receiver, and a blade with a blade top end and a blade bottom end, the blade top end having a second male end disposed thereon, the second male end being inserted into the second female receiver. The handle, the paddle, and the blade are removably connected to one another. | 08-09-2012 |
20120244968 | BLADE FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade comprising a front and a rear blade face, the front blade face comprising at least one front layer of reinforcing fiber material having a first reinforcing fiber density, and the rear blade face comprising at least one rear layer of reinforcing fiber material having a second reinforcing fiber density, the first reinforcing fiber density differing from the second reinforcing fiber density. A hockey stick having such a blade is also disclosed. | 09-27-2012 |
20120283053 | HOCKEY STICK - Hockey stick configurations and hockey stick blade constructs are disclosed. The blade is comprised of one or more inner core elements, surrounded by one or more walls made of reinforcing fibers or filaments disposed in a hardened matrix resin material. One or more of the inner core elements optionally comprises an elastomer material. | 11-08-2012 |
20130065714 | Hockey Stick - A blade for a hockey stick which can readily absorb impact from the puck, and can allow the user to feel the puck on the blade in contrast to conventional carbon fiber blades. The blade can include a blade member integrally formed of composite material having discontinuous fibers bonded within thermosetting resin. The blade member can have a blade periphery surrounding a central blade region. The central blade region can have a plurality of openings arranged in a pattern to form series of elongate criss crossing ribs that extend between and connect different sides of the blade periphery to each other. The fibers in the blade periphery can be in a generally jumbled orientation, and the fibers in the central blade region can be positioned within the ribs in a manner wherein each rib contains a plurality of fibers that substantially extend in said each rib's elongate direction. | 03-14-2013 |
20130116070 | I-BEAM CONSTRUCTION IN A HOCKEY BLADE CORE - A reinforced hockey stick blade and a related method of manufacture are provided. The hockey stick blade can include a core element defining one or more longitudinal channels bounded by an upper core portion, a lower core portion, and a bridge portion interconnecting the upper and lower core portions. The hockey stick blade can additionally include a plurality of fiber-reinforced plies substantially encapsulating the core element and a reinforcing material received within the one or more longitudinal channels. The reinforcing material can extend longitudinally from a first channel end portion to a second channel end portion, and can include woven or unidirectional fiber-reinforced plies. The reinforcing material can additionally extend transversely across the channel to form a blade structure having increased blade strength and durability over existing composite hockey stick blades. | 05-09-2013 |
20130172135 | HOCKEY STICK BLADE - A hockey stick blade comprising an elongated fiber-reinforced polymer body having a fiber-reinforced polymer front face element and a fiber-reinforced polymer rear face element. The rear face element is spaced apart from the front face element. The blade also comprises a plurality of elongated longitudinal cavities within the body between the front face element and the rear face element. The longitudinal cavities have curved ends in transverse cross-section. The longitudinal cavities define at least one fiber-reinforced polymer structural member interconnecting the front face element and the rear face element. The at least one structural element is biconcave in transverse cross-section. The hockey stick blade has a neck, a heel and a toe. A method of bladder molding a hockey stick blade is also disclosed. | 07-04-2013 |
20140057746 | BLADE FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade comprising a front and a rear blade face, the front blade face comprising at least one front layer of reinforcing fiber material having a first reinforcing fiber density, and the rear blade face comprising at least one rear layer of reinforcing fiber material having a second reinforcing fiber density, the first forcing, fiber density differing from the second reinforcing fiber density. A hockey stick having such a blade is also disclosed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140323250 | BLADE FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade comprising a front and a rear blade face, the front blade face comprising at least one front layer of reinforcing fiber material having a first reinforcing fiber density, and the rear blade face comprising at least one rear layer of reinforcing fiber material having a second reinforcing fiber density, the first reinforcing fiber density differing from the second reinforcing fiber density. A hockey stick having such a blade is also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |
20150111673 | SPORTING GOODS ARTICLE - The fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight sporting goods exposed to thermal cycling although the coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of the metallic layer and the substrate are mismatched. | 04-23-2015 |
473562000 | Stick to blade joint construction | 4 |
20110028250 | ICE HOCKEY STICK - An ice hockey stick has a shaft and an adjoining blade. The shaft has a proximal end proximate the blade, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and an outer surface. The outer surface has a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape transitioning towards the proximal end to one of a generally hexagonal, octagonal, decagonal, or dodecagonal cross-sectional shape, and a front shaft face and an opposing rear shaft face. A width of a portion of the shaft, as measured between the front shaft face and the rear shaft face, tapers towards the proximal end. The blade has a front blade face flush with the front shaft face and a rear blade face opposing the front blade face. The rear blade face is flush with the rear shaft face. The blade also has a heel and a neck affixed to the proximal end of the shaft. | 02-03-2011 |
20130005518 | HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick shaft includes an elongate, rectangular tube having a length and a plurality of side walls. The plurality of side walls define an elongate inner chamber of the tube. The chamber extends along the length of the tube. The plurality of side walls includes a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, and a pair of opposite third and fourth side walls separating the first side wall from the second side wall. A support member is positioned within the chamber and extends along the length of the tube. The support member divides the chamber, and connects the first and second side wall walls to one another. | 01-03-2013 |
20160038801 | TWO-PART HOCKEY STICK - A two-part hockey stick having a hockey stick blade and a hockey stick shaft joined together at a joint. The hockey stick has a blade with a neck, a heel, and a toe. The joint has a male joint portion on an end of the shaft, which has heel and opposed toe walls, each of which extend away from a distal surface of the shaft and terminate at a mating surface. The heel wall is disposed on a side of the joint adjacent to a heel of the blade, and is longer than the toe wall. The mating surface extends between the heel and toe walls. The joint also has a hollow female joint portion disposed in a neck of the blade. The male joint portion mates with the female joint portion, thereby joining the shaft to the blade and forming the hockey stick. | 02-11-2016 |
20160199712 | TWO-PART HOCKEY STICK | 07-14-2016 |
473563000 | Blade construction or accessory | 28 |
20080293525 | Angled Field Hockey Stick Toe - A field hockey stick is disclosed that allows a player to have improved handling of the ball. The field hockey stick of the present invention includes at least a portion of a ball-contacting surface that is positioned on an angle relative to the front surface of the shaft. | 11-27-2008 |
20090005198 | HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick includes a shaft and a blade. The blade has a toe end, a heel end, a top edge and a bottom edge. The blade has an opening portion within a region between the toe portion and 1/3 of a length between the toe portion and the heel portion of the blade from the toe portion. | 01-01-2009 |
20090011876 | HOCKEY STICK - A one-piece composite hockey stick includes a shaft and a blade. The blade end of the shaft extends entirely through the blade such that the blade end can contact the playing surface along with the bottom side of the blade. The shaft extending through the bottom side of the blade can provide a user with an enhanced feel and improved playing characteristics by providing continuous fibers that extend from the grip of a user to the playing surface through the shaft. The shaft can be hollow and open on the blade end such that the interior cavity of the shaft can be accessed from the bottom side of the blade. One or more inserts can be selectively disposed in the interior cavity of the shaft to provide a desired weight distribution and/or damping characteristics. | 01-08-2009 |
20090054180 | HOCKEY STICK BLADE HAVING RIB STIFFENING SYSTEM - A composite hockey stick blade having a rib stiffening system. The rib stiffening system consists of one or more internal wall structures, or ribs, located within strategic portions of the rear face of the paddle that provides localized regions of increased longitudinal stiffness located within the overall structure of the paddle. These ribs may also control the torsional rigidity of the paddle. The ribs also reduce the weight of the blade without reducing the stiffness and rigidity of the blade. The hockey stick blade may be utilized as a replacement blade for a two-piece hockey stick, or may be a portion of a one-piece hockey stick. | 02-26-2009 |
20090124437 | Hockey stick cover - A hockey stick protective cover for protecting the blade and at least a portion of the shaft of one or more hockey sticks from damage and from damaging other surfaces. The device has two fastening mechanisms to secure the one or more hockey sticks and an abrasion resistant material to prevent wearing of hockey stick blades and the cover. | 05-14-2009 |
20090149283 | Split Core Hockey Stick Blade - A composite hockey stick blade having a paddle portion that includes an inner foam core overlaid, or sandwiched, with a plastic wrap. The inner foam core is formed having an upper section of a first foamed material and a lower section of a second foamed material, wherein the density of the upper foam core section is substantially less than the lower foam core section. More preferably, the upper foam core section has a density of about 3-5 pounds per cubic foot, while the lower foam core section has a density of greater than about 30 pounds per square foot. In addition, one or both of the foam core sections may be fiber reinforced. The location of the upper foam core section relative to lower foam core section within the paddle region may be varied to provide a hockey stick blade having different twisting and flexing characteristics. | 06-11-2009 |
20090149284 | Hockey Stick Blade Having Fiber-Reinforced High Density Foam Core - A composite hockey stick blade including a fiber reinforced, high-density foam polymeric core material overlaid with a plastic wrap. The fiber reinforcement material, in the form of a plurality of milled or long fibers, provides increased toughness and stiffness of the high density polymeric foam core material. The hockey stick blade may be utilized as a replacement blade for a two-piece hockey stick, or may be a portion of a one-piece hockey stick. | 06-11-2009 |
20090264229 | BLADE FOR A STICK - The invention is for a blade for a stick, such as a hockey stick or a floor hockey stick comprising: an attachment means for a shaft close to an essentially elongated blade in turn comprising a first and a second surface surrounded by an upper and a lower longitudinal edge as well as a first and a second short side. Said first and second surfaces comprise a shooting and a dribbling surface as well as at least one hole, whereby said hole extends between the first and the second surfaces of the blade. The hole is a ball hole and comprises at least one diameter adapted such that it can hold the ball both during floor and air dribbling. Moreover, the ball hole is located in close proximity to the other short side, while the attachment means are located close to the short side. The ball hole is also enclosed by shooting and dribbling surfaces, the upper longitudinal edge and the lower longitudinal edge as well as the second short side. The blade provides the user with unusually good control of the ball during dribbling and facilitates a more air-based play than previously known blades. | 10-22-2009 |
20100016104 | SLEEVE ADAPTED TO BE FITTED AROUND A HOCKEY STICK BLADE - A sleeve and method of fitting the sleeve around at least a portion of a blade of a hockey stick is provided. The sleeve has an integral tubelike body made of an elastomeric rubber. In addition, the sleeve has an inner surface and an outer surface, as well as a first opening end and a second opening end. The tubelike body is elastically deformable and configured to frictionally fit the inner surface around at least a portion of the blade so that the outer surface of the sleeve is substantially free of superficial interruptions. In addition, the outer surface is free of superficial interruptions and made of an elastomeric rubber to enhance deflection of a puck by the outer surface. | 01-21-2010 |
20100323830 | Sports apparatus shaft and blade with added impact protection and method of making same - The invention pertains to sports shafts to other sports equipment subjected to impact thereon. The longitudinal edges of the sports shaft are replaced with elastomeric material so as to create a series of bumpers along the longitudinal edges providing increased protection and longevity to the stick. The invention also pertains to the blade, as in hockey stick blade, wherein the top surface of the blade is provided with an elastomeric material so as to create a bumper on the top surface. The invention also pertains to a method of fabricating said sports shaft. | 12-23-2010 |
20110160008 | Hockey Stick Blade - A hockey stick blade in which at least a portion of a bottom of the blade is shaped so that when the bottom of the blade is rested on ice, the portion touches the ice forward of a center, from front to back, of the blade. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160009 | HOCKEY STICK - A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft includes a region of focused weight in the form of an overlay coating that is applied on top if the internal surfaces of the cured shaft using a coating plug. The blade includes a focused weight region that is inserted into a cavity within the cured composite blade. Methods and suitable materials for constructions of the various components of the blade and shaft are also disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
20120046136 | CO-MOLDED, FOCUSED WEIGHTED, DIMPLE ARRAYED HOCKEY STICKS AND OTHER COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Unique composite structures are disclosed that include focused adjustably weighted end plugs, co-molded focused weighted and non-weighted logo/branding components and/or dimple arrays. A representative composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow shaft, a blade, and a weight-adjustable end-plug is disclosed. The blade includes one or more weighted regions in the form of a focused weight system co-molded to an external surface of the blade. The blade may also include one or more co-molded non-weighted logo/branding components and/or one or more dimple arrays on the front and/or back face of the blade. Methods and suitable materials for constructions of the various components and composite constructs are also disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
20120058843 | HOCKEY STICK BLADE - A hockey stick blade assembly has forehand and backhand blade members with respective toe ends and heel ends, plus a bridging member interconnecting the two toe ends. The forehand member has a forehand contact face and a back face, and the backhand member has a backhand contact face and an inner face. The forehand member's heel end is attached or attachable to an elongate shaft. The backhand member's heel end lies closely adjacent to, and is preferably slidable relative to, the back face of the forehand member, creating a hollow zone bounded by the bridging member, the back face of the forehand member, and the inner face of the backhand member, and open at both its upper and lower ends. The blade assembly can be configured to provide any desired combination of forehand and backhand contact surface profiles. Flexing of the forehand member is accommodated by the slidability of the heel end of the backhand member relative to the forehand member. The blade assembly can be of unitary construction, or can constructed by mounting a backhand adapter to the backhand face of a convention hockey stick blade. | 03-08-2012 |
20120083370 | Hockey Stick Having Splayed Blade - A hockey stick blade is splayed so as to provide two curved surfaces that are disposed oppositely with respect to one another. By providing two opposed curved surfaces, the hockey stick blade of the present invention provides the advantages of blade curvature for forehand shots and passes, as well as for backhand shots and passes. The problems of inaccuracy and instability that can result from backhand shooting or passing are thereby minimized or eliminated. The area between the opposed curved surfaces can optionally be filled in. | 04-05-2012 |
20120283054 | BLADE OF/FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A blade of/for a hockey stick having: a toe, a heel, rear face, and front face. The front face has a striking surface intermediate the toe and the heel, and a plurality of front protrusions forming a front face textured zone extending along a portion of the front face proximate the toe and the striking surface. The front protrusions are shaped to be engageable with a puck to hinder slippage of the puck along the front face when the puck is in contact with the front protrusions. The front face also has a front face reduced-texture zone (which may be at least one of a front face non-textured zone and a front face less-textured zone). The rear face may optionally be similarly configured. | 11-08-2012 |
20140094329 | Hockey Training Aid - Here is disclosed a hockey training aid for use with a hockey stick which teaches the player how to correctly capture and shoot the puck. The hockey training aid includes a resilient plastic member mounted to the hockey stick blade. The plastic member consists of a curved plastic web having a middle portion mounted to the hockey stick blade and first and second arms projecting from the middle portion. The arms curve away from the blade in an arch like or cup like fashion. The first arm is configured to be movable between a first position wherein the arm projects away from the blade and a second position wherein the arm is flat against the blade. The first arm is biased towards its first position. | 04-03-2014 |
20140148279 | HOCKEY-STICK BLADE WITH TAILORED PERFORMANCE REGIONS - A hockey-stick blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The toe region includes one or more reinforcing elements, optionally of different lengths, located at different vertical positions within the toe region. The blade further includes a hosel that optionally is tailored to substantially match the strength and stiffness characteristics of an attached or integral hockey-stick shaft. The mid-region of the blade exhibits improved feel and flexibility characteristics due to the increased stiffness in the toe region. | 05-29-2014 |
20140194231 | BLADE CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS OF FORMING BLADE CONSTRUCTS - A dual-core blade and method for manufacturing a dual-core blade are disclosed. The blade is formed with a first core portion and a second core portion comprising an epoxy having a plurality of expanded microspheres. The method of forming the two foams generally comprises sizing a foam core to form a first core portion and providing and preparing an epoxy mixture to form a second core portion. The first core portion and the second core portion of the epoxy mixture are placed into a preform, and the preform is heated slightly so as to cause the epoxy mixture to flow into the shape of the preform and around the first core portion. The first core portion and the second core portion are then bonded in a molding operation. The formed structure can form part of a hockey stick blade. | 07-10-2014 |
20140315669 | BLADE OF/FOR A HOCKEY STICK - A hockey stick blade with a rear face and a front face having a heel portion, a toe portion spaced apart from the heel portion, and a central portion intermediate the toe and heel portions. The front face has a textured zone defined by a plurality of front protrusions, and a front face reduced-texture zone. At least part of the textured zone extends in the central portion from a lower edge of the blade. The reduced-texture zone extends adjacent the front face textured zone. At least part of the reduced-textured zone extends in the central portion from an upper edge of the blade and in the toe portion from the lower edge of the blade. The textured zone extends in the toe portion upwardly from the reduced-texture zone. | 10-23-2014 |
20150038272 | HOCKEY-STICK BLADE WITH REINFORCING FRAME - A hockey-stick blade includes a reinforcing frame that provides improved strength, rigidity, and impact resistance. The reinforcing frame may be continuous along the top, bottom, and toe edges of the hockey-stick blade. The reinforcing frame optionally is a tubular structure made of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. The interior of the reinforcing frame may include a core made of a resilient material, such as an expandable syntactic foam. Fiber reinforcement may also be included in the frame's construction. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038273 | HOCKEY STICK WITH PLASTIC WEAR STRIP - The hockey stick has a plastic wear strip along the bottom edge of the blade of the stick. Preferably the wear strip is of polyurethane having a flexural modulus in the range of 300 to 550 MPa at room temperature and 1200 to 1400 MPa at −30 degrees Celsius. In a goaltender's stick having a foam core, the wear strip is inserted in a mold and integrally formed with the core of the stick. The wear strip preferably is manufactured via a RIM process, then the core of the stick is molded with the wear strip and stick shaft in position, and then conventional finishing steps are applied, with fiberglass overlays for example. | 02-05-2015 |
20150045154 | HOCKEY-STICK BLADE WITH TAILORED PERFORMANCE REGIONS - A hockey-stick includes a blade and a shaft. The blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The blade optionally also includes a hosel to which the shaft is attached. One or more tuning rods or similar structures are positioned in the blade to increase the blade's stiffness to substantially match the stiffness of the shaft. The tuning rods are optionally located in the mid-region of the blade and may extend into the hosel and, in some cases, into the shaft or the toe region. | 02-12-2015 |
20150126311 | HOCKEY BLADE WITH ENHANCED CROWN - A hockey stick includes a blade and a shaft meeting at an elbow region. A crown located along the top edge of the elbow region has an increased width, an increased height, or both, relative to crowns found in existing hockey blades. This enhanced crown helps to transfer load (or energy) from the shaft to the blade in the elbow region where such transfer is limited by existing designs. It does so without sacrificing puck handling and control, since the puck-contacting faces of the blade are not affected by the presence of the crown. | 05-07-2015 |
20150133244 | HOCKEY-STICK BLADE WITH REINFORCING FRAME - A hockey-stick blade includes a reinforcing frame that provides improved strength, rigidity, and impact resistance. The reinforcing frame may be continuous along the top, bottom, and toe edges of the hockey-stick blade. The reinforcing frame optionally is a tubular structure made of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. The interior of the reinforcing frame may include a core made of a resilient material, such as an expandable syntactic foam. Fiber reinforcement may also be included in the frame's construction. | 05-14-2015 |
20150328512 | SPORTING GOODS INCLUDING MICROLATTICE STRUCTURES - A sporting good implement, such as a hockey stick or ball bat, includes a main body. The main body may be formed from multiple layers of a structural material, such as a fiber-reinforced composite material. One or more microlattice structures may be positioned between layers of the structural material. One or more microlattice structures may additionally or alternatively be used to form the core of a sporting good implement, such as a hockey-stick blade. The microlattice structures improve the performance, strength, or feel of the sporting good implement. | 11-19-2015 |
20150328513 | Balanced lower center of gravity hockey stick blade - A hockey stick blade of a type having a puck-striking body of weight and an imparting construction material inclined at a selected angle for driving a struck puck a corresponding selected height during its trajectory, has spaced-apart top and bottom surfaces bounding a striking surface there between. A method of improving weight distribution includes removing construction material from the top surface, relocating at least part of said removed construction material or its weight from top surface to clearance positions below the top surface located toward the bottom surface. The removed construction material is from a location not used during puck-striking service of the hockey stick blade, and the removed construction material in the relocated positions contribute to increasing the height attained by the puck struck by the blade. | 11-19-2015 |
20160375331 | HOCKEY STICK - A goalkeeper's hockey stick with an angled shaft is disclosed. The goalkeeper stick is comprised of a shaft, paddle and blade. The shaft connects to the paddle which connects to the blade. The portion of the shaft where it connects to the paddle is beveled to provide a grip portion of the shaft where the goalkeeper's gloved hand can grip the stick in a way that provides a more ergonomic position for the goalkeeper's hand. | 12-29-2016 |