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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052551 | Sports apparatus shaft and blade with added impact protection and method of making same The invention pertains to sports shafts to other sports equipment subjected to impact thereon. The longitudinal edges of the sports shaft are replaced with elastomeric material so as to create a series of bumpers along the longitudinal edges providing increased prot... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7931549 | Ice hockey stick An ice hockey stick has a shaft and an adjoining blade. The shaft has a proximal end proximate the blade, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and an outer surface. The outer surface has a generally rectangular cross-sectional shape transitioning towards the prox... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7568987 | Hockey stick having an angled shaft extension A hockey stick having an angled shaft extension comprises an elongate shaft having an upper end and a lower end and defining a shaft longitudinal axis, and is graspable by a hockey player. The upper end has a substantially hollow central portion. A blade is securely... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7462118 | Back and edge weighted field hockey sticks A field hockey stick including a handle, a throat adjoining the handle, and a head adjoining the throat opposite to the handle. At least one portion of one of the handle, the throat, and the head is hollow. The at least one portion has variable wall thicknesses that... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7410432 | Hockey stick An attachment for a blade of a playing stick such as a hockey stick. The attachment includes a floor portion with a leading edge that digs under an object to be flung by the stick. The attachment includes a base portion that engages the blade. The floor portion may ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377865 | Bowed field hockey stick The present invention provides a field hockey stick having a substantially straight grip portion and a bowed hitting portion. In one embodiment, a stick has a substantially straight handle, a bowed throat, and a bowed head. In another embodiment, a stick has a subst... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368162 | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable having a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises at least one longitudinally o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364520 | Sporting good items including pre-printed graphics A sporting good item or other product includes a “shrink-label” formed from a shrink-sleeve, shrink-wrap, or a stretch-sleeve adhered to or otherwise affixed to an outer surface of the item. The shrink-label includes pre-printed graphics and closely conforms to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329195 | Durable high performance hockey stick A hockey stick comprises a shaft and a blade. The blade is configured to impact and exert energy on a hockey puck. The blade comprises a core that is generally enclosed within an outer layer. The core comprises a foam-filled cell structure having cell walls that def... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326155 | Exercise extension handle A handle for a swing-type exercising device has an adjustable shaft extender connectable to a resistance as the handle is swung for exercise purposes. The handle can also have an offset extension that allows a resistance to apply a torque force to the handle shaft a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326135 | Rib-reinforced hockey stick shaft and method of fabrication The invention relates to a hockey stick shaft having a cross-section and properties varying along a length thereof and to a method for fabrication thereof. The varying cross section defines selected regions of optimized grip for the hands of a player and of optimize... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320832 | Fine-grained metallic coatings having the coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the one of the substrate Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7294072 | Hockey stick blade A hockey stick blade has a puck impacting portion with at least one groove extending along the length of the blade. The groove contains a titanium thermoset substantially co-planar with the surface of the blade. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288036 | Grip for a hockey stick with a hollow-ended shaft Described is a grip for attachment to a sport stick having a shaft. One end of the shaft has a opening extending longitudinally into the shaft. The grip comprises an elongated grip portion having a hilt. The hilt has a longitudinal dimension sized for being grasped ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285063 | Irregular hockey stick shaft and a method of fabrication thereof The invention relates to hockey stick shafts having cross-section and properties varying along a length thereof and to a method for fabrication thereof. The varying cross section defines selected regions of optimized grip for the hands of a player and of optimized r... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282001 | Pressure grip for goalie hockey stick A pressure grip for a goalie hockey stick includes a support boot and a hand grip. The support boot includes a paddle portion and a handle portion. An inside perimeter of the paddle portion is sized to receive a paddle of the hockey stick and an inside perimeter of ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264563 | Racquet for hitting a ball Racquet for playing a ball, in particular a ball that is to be hit and/or guided. The racquet includes a shaft. One end of the shaft extends into a handle, while a hitting area is provided at the other end thereof. The handle extends so as to deviate from the axis o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244201 | Game stick and ball A game stick for playing a game with a spherical ball is disclosed. The game stick is used for propelling and controlling the ball over a flat playing surface. The stick includes a toroidal body having a downwardly facing cup-shaped frusto-spherical depression and a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232385 | Hockey stick with ergonomic shaft The disclosure relates to a hockey stick comprising a shaft and a blade, the shaft including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and a length extending between the upper end and the lower end, the shaft including a first ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232386 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow rectangular shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, each of the inner and outer layers are formed of uni-directional substantially continuous fibers disposed in a hardene... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223188 | Composite hockey stick system A handle end is adapted to be held by a player and a striking end is adapted to contact and propel an object. The stick includes a shaft coupling the handle end and the striking end. The shaft is fabricated of a relatively rigid material with limited flexibility. Th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7201682 | Field hockey stick having a top weighted head A field hockey stick including a throat and a head adjoining the throat, the head having an upper portion adjacent to the throat and a lower portion, and at least the lower portion of the head defining at least one depression. The throat can also define a throat dep... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144343 | Hockey stick A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that exten... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128669 | Impact layer technology shaft The present invention discloses a composite hockey stick shaft having an elongated body having four side wall members, at least one said side wall members comprising an inner layer of fibers disposed within a matrix material, a layer of viscoelastic material anchore... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125352 | Method of manufacturing a hockey stick blade with a braided fiber envelope In this method, a braided fiber envelope is slid over the core of the hockey stick blade and a promoted resin is applied on the core and the fiber envelope. At least one pre-cured reinforcement panel is provided on at least one side of the blade. The resulting assem... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7108618 | Apparatus and method for repairing a hockey stick shaft The invention is directed to methods and apparatus for repairing fractured, hollow-shafted hockey sticks. In one aspect, the invention comprises a shaft repair insert for joining together a broken hockey shaft so as to define a unitary, repaired hockey stick. In ano... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108619 | Hockey stick handle A hockey stick handle has an inner shaft member which provides flexing characteristics and an outer tubular member in which the inner shaft member is fitted and which provides protection for the inner shaft member. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097577 | Hockey stick A hockey stick having a composite blade and a shaft is disclosed. The composite blade includes a heel section that is recessed relative to the front and back faces of the blade. The recessed heel section is configured to be received by a hockey stick shaft or an ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090597 | Hand shield for hockey stick The present invention provides a hand shield (10) adapted for use with a hockey stick. The hand shield includes a flexible shield portion (11) having a convex outer surface (12) and an opening configured to accommodate a portion of a hockey stic... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081053 | Golf swing training device and training method A slidable grip (20, 100, 200) for one hand is provided on the shaft (12, 312) of a modified golf club (10, 200, 300) to enable a golf trainee to separate his or her hands progressively during a backswing and being them back together progressive... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070524 | Weighted hockey stick A hockey stick that includes an elongated hollow shaft with a bottom end and a top end, at least one weight with apertures formed therethrough, and an elongated metal support that releasably supports the weight thereon. The support is adapted to be inserted within t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7008338 | Durable high performance hockey stick A hockey stick comprises a shaft and a blade. The blade is configured to impact and exert energy on a hockey puck. The blade comprises a core that is generally enclosed within an outer layer. The core comprises a foam-filled cell structure having cell walls that def... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6955619 | Titanium hockey stick A hockey stick shaft is a hollow, thin-walled tube formed of titanium or a titanium alloy. The tube wall has a thickness which may be uniform, tapered or stepped. The titanium or titanium alloy is of an alpha, a near-alpha, an alpha-beta or a highly-aged beta type. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953405 | Vibration damping field hockey stick A field hockey stick including a head, a shaft adjoining the head, and a vibration damper. The shaft has a first end proximate the head and a second end opposite the first end. The vibration damper is disposed in the second end of the shaft and includes a core and a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939257 | Method for manufacturing shaft of stick, and shaft A method for manufacturing a shaft of an ice hockey stick, or the like, and a shaft. The shaft comprises an inner, first body part formed of binding material and reinforcing fibers that cross one another. Onto the first body part there is formed a second, substantia... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6716120 | Hockey training aid The hockey training aid is a blade having a shank for inserting a stick handle and containing a channel along the lower edge of the blade. A string is fastened at one end to a puck and at the other end to a ball-shaped bead that is freely movable within the channel.... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6547683 | Hockey stick A hockey stick has a head (3) with an enlarged gape (20) with an extended toe height (T). The stick exhibits a circulation effect whereby when placed face down on a ball with the lowermost part of the outer edge of the stick in contact with the ground, th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6500079 | Sports equipment handle A variable hand placement sports equipment handle, such as a lacrosse stick handle, hockey stick handle, or field hockey stick handle, that includes a shaft and at least one overlay attached to the shaft at a location of frequent hand placement. The overl... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6482113 | Baseball batting system for abating accidental release of a bat from a player's hand following a swing A new and improved baseball batting system for abating accidental release of a bat from a player's hand following a swing is provided. An attachment member includes a ring which has an interior aperture adapted to be located on the gripping area end of a ... | 11/19/2002 |
