Lacrosse stick holder

Abstract

A lacrosse stick holder mounts on a vertical surface and serves as complete storage system for the stick, horizontally or vertically, and other equipment. The holder has a base or mounting plate, and one or more forked projections. The forked projections define a notch or slot that receives the shaft of the lacrosse stick, and may be formed of spring-loaded jaws that spread to allow the shaft to pass and close over the shaft to secure it removably in place. A hook or hooks are provided on the base plate for attaching a sports bag, gloves, pads or other ancillary equipment. Spacers permit a series of these holders to be attached in a row for storing multiple sticks.

Description

[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 588,969, filed Jul. 19, 2004.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention concerns a holder for a lacrosse stick, which mounts on a wall or other vertical surface and removably clamps the shaft of the lacrosse stick. The invention is more broadly concerned with a holder for an article of sports equipment that is in the form of a shaft, e.g., a hockey stick, badminton racket, etc., and can hold the equipment in a vertical or horizontal orientation for storage. The invention is further concerned with a device that permits convenient storage of the lacrosse stick and other equipment at a place that is off the floor. This device can also be used to protect the stick, and for display purposes. [0003] To date, there have been no convenient wall-mounted devices for convenient storage of shaft-based sports equipment such as lacrosse sticks, and most commonly these items are kept in a sports bag or simply lai...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to holder for shafted sports equipment, e.g., a lacrosse stick, which overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a convenient means for storage, with the stick being easily accessible when needed.

[0007] It is another object to provide a straightforward device that can be easily mounted to a vertical surface and which allows the lacrosse stick to be easily held in place in the device by clamping or snap action.

Problems solved by technology

To date, there have been no convenient wall-mounted devices for convenient storage of shaft-based sports equipment such as lacrosse sticks, and most commonly these items are kept in a sports bag or simply laid in a location on a shelf or on the floor.

There has also been no means for convenient storage of the other sports equipment, e.g., balls, etc., except to have them in a player's travel bag.

In many cases, a player may have two or more lacrosse sticks, but does not have a convenient means for easy storage and immediate access when it is desired to swap one for another.

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