Lacrosse stick head with protected string attachment feature

Abstract

An improved head for attachment to a lacrosse stick is provided. The head has a bar-shaped string attachment feature on a pocket-facing side of the transverse wall (or “scoop”) 212 joining the sidewalls at the distal end of head 204 to provide a protected area for the attachment of vertically-oriented strings and / or shooting strings forming the lacrosse stick pocket. The string attachment feature provides the additional advantage of negating the necessity for through-holes in scoop 212 that typically weaken what is already a vulnerable portion of head 204 due to its likelihood of receiving repeated impacts with the playing surface or other equipment during play. The improved string attachment member further advantageously provides more “give”, or flexibility, to the pocket strung thereon.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]The present application derives priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 52 / 160,090 filed 12 May 2015.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the invention[0003]The present invention relates to lacrosse equipment and, more particularly, to an improved lacrosse stick head adapted for improved strength and playing characteristics.[0004]2. Description of the Background[0005]FIG. 1 illustrates a conventional lacrosse stick 100 having a handle 102 and a double-wall synthetic head 104. Head 104 comprises a generally V-shaped frame having a juncture 106, sidewalls 108 and 110, a transverse wall (or “scoop”) 112 joining the sidewalls at their ends opposite juncture 106, and a stop member 114 joining sidewalls 108 and 110 at their ends nearest juncture 106. As shown, handle 102 fits into and through juncture 106, and abuts stop member 114. A screw or other fastener placed through an opening 107 in juncture 106 secures handle 102 to...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention aims to improve the durability of a scoop by eliminating through-holes and provide a more flexible stringing member for better performance.

Problems solved by technology

Moreover, because of all of the various forces acting on head 104, the relatively thin strip of material making up scoop 112 is vulnerable to cracking, breaking and / or abrasion over time.

Moreover, the discontinuous / interrupted molding of head 104 creates break-points prone to material failure.

Of course, lacrosse equipment with a higher risk of breakage is undesirable.

While worn stringing usually breaks over time, the pocket tensions created from stringing are important to maintain and as stringing deteriorates, that tension can be lost and playability affected.

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