A coupling for attaching a lacrosse head to a lacrosse handle

Abstract

A coupling for a lacrosse stick having a lacrosse handle and a lacrosse head includes a handle-mating portion receiving a portion of the lacrosse handle. The coupling also includes a head-mating portion sized for reception within a receiving portion of the lacrosse head. The head-mating portion couples to the handle-mating portion such that the handle-mating portion extends away from the head-mating portion.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 581,319 filed Jun. 18, 2004, and entitled “A Coupling For Attaching a Lacrosse Head to a Lacrosse Handle”. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to assembly components of a lacrosse stick having a lacrosse head and a lacrosse handle. More particularly, the present invention relates to a coupling for attaching the lacrosse head to the lacrosse handle. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Most current lacrosse heads have sockets formed with a standard octagonal configuration. Specifically, the typical socket includes a generally eight-sided construction with a major axis along a vertical direction and a minor axis along a horizontal direction. In this way, current lacrosse heads are constructed only for attachment to lacrosse handles having similarly constructed end portions, namely octagonal tubes with a major axis along a vertical ...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] It is therefore an advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling for attaching a lacrosse handle to a lacrosse head not sized and shaped for directly attaching to the lacrosse handle.

[0005] It is another advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling for providing a versatile and customized lacrosse stick comprising a lacrosse head and a lacrosse handle, both of which are best suited for a lacrosse player.

[0006] It is still another advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling that positions a lacrosse handle in a desired orientation with respect to a lacrosse head.

[0007] It is yet another advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling that dampens vibrations that can travel from a lacrosse head through a lacrosse handle to a lacrosse player's hands.

[0008] It is a further advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling having a simple robust construction that allows for substantially quick and inexpensive manufacture thereof.

[0009] It is still a further advantage of the present invention to provide a coupling for a lacrosse stick that is substantially lightweight for maintaining handling characteristics of the lacrosse stick.

Problems solved by technology

A drawback of the standard socket is that lacrosse handles that are configured or oriented differently than this standard manner cannot be inserted into the sockets and attached to the lacrosse head.

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