Lacrosse head

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-01-04
EPOCH LACROSSE
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[0023](8) It is a still further object of the present invention to provide such an improved lacrosse head in which the distance from the po

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Of particular note is the limitation that the side wall may not be more than 2 inches wide.
Concerning this latter aspect, in theory, if the mesh pocket is made shallower, this increases the risk that the ball can more easily be dislodged from the pocket either by an op

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[0030]Reference is first made to FIGS. 2-4 which show the inventive lacrosse head generally designated by the reference numeral 10. The lacrosse head includes a throat 11, a scoop 13 having a distal edge 15 and upper side walls 17 and 19. The head also includes lower side walls 21 and 23 best seen in FIG. 2. A socket 25 is provided to receive a handle 3 (FIG. 5) within the recess 27 seen in FIG. 2. While the recess 27 is shown to be generally octagonal, its dimensions are sized and configured to be compatible with the distal end of the handle to be inserted thereon. A hole 29 (FIG. 2) may be provided in the socket 25 to receive a screw (not shown) designed to clamp the handle in assembled configuration. A multiplicity of holes 31 are provided not only in the scoop but about the lower side walls 21 and 23 to facilitate attachment of mesh (not shown).

[0031]Reference is now made to FIG. 4 which particularly shows the right hand lower side wall 21 and the right hand upper side wall 17. ...

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The lacrosse head has a downwardly facing vertex where the curvature of side walls stops extending downward and begins extending upward. When a mesh pocket is attached to the head, the vertex defines the location where the pocket is the deepest. The vertex is located at about the midpoint of the lacrosse head. The vertex causes the lacrosse head to come as close as possible to the 2.75 inch maximum thickness of the entire head. The pocket can be made as deep as possible within the limitation that it must extend below the bottom edge of the lower side rail by less than the minimum diameter of a lacrosse ball. Moving the vertex as close as possible to the scoop shortens the distance the ball must travel from deep in the pocket to leaving the distal end of the scoop. This results in quicker release from the lacrosse head.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an improved lacrosse head. The art of design of lacrosse heads is characterized by compromise. When inventing a novel and unobvious lacrosse head, the inventor must remain cognizant of the fact that any lacrosse head must fit within the requirements of the lacrosse rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[0002]It is helpful to review the basic rules of the NCAA. With reference to FIG. 1, a diagram set forth in Appendix IV of the NCAA Crosse specifications is reproduced. As seen there, the lacrosse head must be at least 10 inches long from the throat to the end of the scoop. Other minimum dimensions between the throat and the scoop are also displayed. Additional requirements are set forth in Sections 17 and 18 of Rule 1 of the NCAA lacrosse rules. Of particular note is the limitation that the side wall may not be more than 2 inches wide.[0003]Appendix I of the lacrosse rules describes ways by which...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B59/20
CPCA63B59/20A63B2102/14
Inventor MICELI, JAMESHURLEY, RYANHOCHMAN, BRIAN
Owner EPOCH LACROSSE
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