Lacrosse handle

Abstract

A handle for a lacrosse head is provided. The handle includes a hollow metal tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The hollow metal tube also has a first end for communicating with a throat portion of a lacrosse head and a second end opposing the first end. The exterior surface includes a plurality of sidewalls meeting at a plurality of intersections. The intersections have cross-sectional widths of greater magnitude than the sidewalls.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 581,488, filed Jun. 21, 2004, and entitled “Handle With Increased Strength”.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to a lacrosse handle for attachment to a lacrosse head. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lacrosse handle for attachment to a lacrosse head that has increased strength and resistance to breakage or damage. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Original lacrosse handles were constructed of wood. These wood handles were shaped such that the lacrosse handle and the lacrosse head were a single one-piece wood structure. These wooden lacrosse handles suffered from a variety of disadvantages. Initially, these wooden handles were susceptible to damage from excess exposure to water such as through warping. Further, these prior wooden handles were heavy and somewhat cumbersome and also susceptible to breakage. ...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] It is therefore one advantage of the present invention to provide an improved handle for a lacrosse head that provides tactile stimuli or feedback such that a player can sense the orientation of a lacrosse head attached to the handle without the need for visual inspection.

[0008] It is another advantage of the present invention to provide a lacrosse handle having increased strength and durability. In other words, additional material (metal) added to the interior of the sidewall intersections results in a decrease in dents and cracks where they most frequently occur.

[0009] It is a related advantage of the present invention to provide a lacrosse handle for a lacrosse head having increased strength and durability that does not require a significant increase in the weight of the handle.

[0010] It is yet another advantage of the present invention to provide a handle for a lacrosse head that yields improved playability and handling.

[0011] It is still another object of the present invention to provide a lacrosse handle for attachment to a lacrosse head that has a varying or non-uniform wall thickness.

[0012] In accordance with the above and the other advantages of the present invention, a handle for a lacrosse head is provided. The handle includes a hollow metal tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The hollow metal tube has a first end for communicating with a throat portion of a lacrosse head and a second end opposing the first end. The exterior surface includes a plurality of sidewalls meeting at a plurality of intersections. The hollow tube has a first thickness defined between each of the plurality of intersections and the interior surface. The hollow tube has a second thickness defined between at least one of the sidewalls and the interior surface. The first thickness has a greater magnitude than the second thickness.

Problems solved by technology

In other words, additional material (metal) added to the interior of the sidewall intersections results in a decrease in dents and cracks where they most frequently occur.

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