Equipment threader and carrier for stick sports

• US 20100044404A1
• Filed: 07/14/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Patrick James Guy
• Original Assignee: Patrick James Guy
• Inventors: Guy, Patrick James
• Application Number:
  US12/218,247
• Publication Number:
  US 20100044404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/584
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/00 Sticks combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/14 Lacrosse
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/00 Devices for handling or treating balls , e.g. for holding or carrying balls
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 59/20 having means, e.g. pockets, netting or adhesive type surfaces, for catching or holding a ball, e.g. for lacrosse or pelota
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0045 specially adapted for games played with rackets or bats A63B60/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/085 Mouth or teeth protectors A63B71/081 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/148 Gloves for bowling and other ball games

Abstract

A sports equipment hand-held or stick-held carrier that weaves or threads through one or more pieces of equipment and holds a ball, mouthpiece and other miscellaneous items. The carrier slides, snaps or hooks onto a lacrosse stick and has a strap for hands-free carrying of all the necessary pieces of equipment. The carrier binds the stick and equipment together over the shoulder and around the torso of the user. The stick is easily inserted and removed from the carrier for play while holding the equipment together. This carrier acts as a needle and thread that easily holds and releases the various pieces of equipment. It is a quick, open and secure way to store or carry equipment on its own separately or attached to a stick. The carrier can also be customized with removable attachments to create varying combinations to accommodate different players and easily replace any broken parts.

Claims

1. A hand-held carrier for holding a lacrosse stick, ball, mouthpiece and equipment comprising:

(a) a cord body of material having a first end and a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed handle section which is perpendicular to said central axis;

said handle having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said handle section said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

said second end having two segments that diverge from each other and then converge towards each other to form a tear-drop shaped closed loop;

said loop being sized to permit the said handle to pass through said loop;

(b) said carrier also having a ball holder integral to said carrier wherein said ball holder having a curved right section, curved left section and curved rear section that securely holds a lacrosse and wherein a lacrosse ball can be inserted and removed by hand from said ball holder;

(c) said curved rear section to the ball holder also having a mouthpiece holder integral to said curved rear section wherein said mouth piece holder having a top extension member, bottom extension member, a U-shaped connector and a tooth-shaped extension member that securely holds a mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said mouthpiece holder;

(d) said curved left section to the ball holder also having a hook holder integral to said curved left section wherein said hook holder having an O-shaped ring that securely holds a hook and wherein a hook can be inserted and removed by hand from said hook holder;

(e) said curved right section to the ball holder also having a loop holder integral to said curved right section wherein said loop holder having a hook that securely holds a loop and wherein a loop can be inserted and removed by hand from said loop holder;

(f) said carrier also having a cell phone holder integral to said carrier wherein said cell phone holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a cell phone and wherein a cell phone can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(g) said carrier also having a mobile electronic device holder integral to said carrier wherein said mobile electronic device holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a mobile electronic device and wherein a mobile electronic device can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(h) said carrier also having a spare mouthpiece holder integral to said carrier wherein said spare mouthpiece holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a spare mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said spare mouthpiece holder;

(i) said carrier also having a hands-free strap separate from said carrier wherein said hands-free strap comprising;

a cord body of material having a first end and having a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed hook section;

said second end having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said central axis said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said device is colored.

3. A method for utilizing the device of claim 9 comprising:

providing a cord body of material having a first end and a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed handle section which is perpendicular to said central axis;

said handle having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said handle section said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

said second end having two segments that diverge from each other and then converge towards each other to form a tear-drop shaped closed loop;

said loop being sized to permit the said handle to pass through said loop;

said carrier also having a ball holder integral to said carrier wherein said ball holder having a curved right section, curved left section and curved rear section that securely holds a lacrosse and wherein a lacrosse ball can be inserted and removed by hand from said ball holder;

said curved rear section to the ball holder also having a mouthpiece holder integral to said curved rear section wherein said mouth piece holder having a top extension member, bottom extension member, a U-shaped connector and a tooth-shaped extension member that securely holds a mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said mouthpiece holder;

said curved left section to the ball holder also having a hook holder integral to said curved left section wherein said hook holder having an O-shaped ring that securely holds a hook and wherein a hook can be inserted and removed by hand from said hook holder;

said curved right section to the ball holder also having a loop holder integral to said curved right section wherein said loop holder having a hook that securely holds a loop and wherein a loop can be inserted and removed by hand from said loop holder;

said carrier also having a cell phone holder integral to said carrier wherein said cell phone holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a cell phone and wherein a cell phone can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

said carrier also having a mobile electronic device holder integral to said carrier wherein said mobile electronic device holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a mobile electronic device and wherein a mobile electronic device can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

said carrier also having a spare mouthpiece holder integral to said carrier wherein said spare mouthpiece holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a spare mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said spare mouthpiece holder;

said carrier also having a hands-free strap separate from said carrier wherein said hands-free strap comprising;

a cord body of material having a first end and having a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed hook section;

said second end having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said central axis said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

providing various pieces of lacrosse equipment and starting with the pointed, tear-drop end of said second end, threading the device through openings of each piece of lacrosse equipment beyond the second end and central axis, stopped by the formed handle perpendicular to said axis wherein said second end can pass over said first end below said formed handle binding the laced pieces of equipment and wherein the lacrosse equipment can be removed by lifting the second end over the first end and pulling the formed handle by hand to release the lacrosse equipment from said carrier;

providing a lacrosse stick handle that can pass through the U-shaped connector that extends from said handle section and wherein a lacrosse stick handle can be held in one hand and said formed handle section in the other had to insert and remove the lacrosse stick handle;

the carrier can hold the lacrosse equipment and lacrosse stick handle separately and together wherein a lacrosse stick handle can be removed and inserted by one hand leaving the lacrosse equipment bound together and held by said formed handle section in the opposite hand;

providing a ball that can pass through the curved right and curved left sections of said ball holder, stopped by the curved rear section of the ball holder wherein said ball holder securely holds a ball that can be inserted and removed by hand;

providing a mouthpiece that can pass through the top and bottom extension members of the mouthpiece holder, stopped by the rear section of the mouthpiece holder wherein said mouthpiece holder securely holds a mouthpiece that can be inserted and removed by hand;

providing a cell phone that can pass through the flat top and bottom sections of the cell phone holder, stopped by the flat rear section of the cell phone holder wherein said cell phone holder securely holds a cell phone that can be inserted and removed by hand;

providing a lacrosse stick handle that can pass through the lacrosse stick holder second end of the hands-free strap after the formed hook first end has attached to said carrier held over the shoulder with the lacrosse stick fully inserted to the lacrosse stick'"'"'s head and held across the chest with the butt end at the waist wherein one hand can hold the butt end of the lacrosse stick and the other can reach the lacrosse stick holder end of said hands-free strap to insert the lacrosse stick handle leaving the lacrosse stick, equipment, said carrier and said hands-free strap secured around a person'"'"'s back, chest and waist;

4. A hand-held carrier for holding a lacrosse stick, ball, mouthpiece and equipment comprising:

(a) a cord and solid body of material having a first end and a second end and having a central axis along said cord and solid;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed handle section which is cone-shaped on top and diverges into a Wishbone-shaped and flexible handle that connects and removes by hand to form a tear-drop shaped closed loop with said central axis;

said handle having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a U-shaped connector being connected by a right and left extension members that extend to said central axis;

said second end having a formed ball holder section which extends to connect with said central axis;

said ball holder having a curved right section, curved left section and curved rear section that securely holds a lacrosse and wherein a lacrosse ball can be inserted and removed by hand from said ball holder;

(b) said curved rear section to the ball holder also having a mouthpiece holder integral to said curved rear section wherein said mouth piece holder having a top extension member, bottom extension member, a U-shaped connector and a tooth-shaped extension member that securely holds a mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said mouthpiece holder;

(c) said curved left section to the ball holder also having a hook holder integral to said curved left section wherein said hook holder having an O-shaped ring that securely holds a hook and wherein a hook can be inserted and removed by hand from said hook holder;

(d) said curved right section to the ball holder also having a loop holder integral to said curved right section wherein said loop holder having a hook that securely holds a loop and wherein a loop can be inserted and removed by hand from said loop holder;

(e) said carrier also having a cell phone holder integral to said carrier wherein said cell phone holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a cell phone and wherein a cell phone can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(f) said carrier also having a mobile electronic device holder integral to said carrier wherein said mobile electronic device holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a mobile electronic device and wherein a mobile electronic device can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(g) said carrier also having a spare mouthpiece holder integral to said carrier wherein said spare mouthpiece holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a spare mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said spare mouthpiece holder;

(h) said carrier also having a separate hands-free strap that connects to said carrier wherein said hands-free strap comprising;

a cord body of material having a first end and having a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed hook section;

said second end having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said central axis said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

(i) said carrier also having a lacrosse stick head-shaped bag that connects to said carrier at the second end wherein said stick head-shaped bag having a formed handle section, curved bottom section, mesh/traditional webbing connected to both sides of each face and left and right extension members that extend from said bottom section and connect with said handle section which has an opening that is sized to fit a ball, mouthpiece, cell phone, miscellaneous items with a shooting string drawstring to open and close said bag by hand while holding said handle section.

(j) said carrier also having a shaft connector integral to each end of the central axis for attaching and releasing said molded ends from solid axis wherein said central axis ends having a popping button, snap, hook that extends perpendicular form said central axis close to each end and can by activated by hand to release and reattach said carrier ends from said central axis.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the device is colored.

6. A hand-held carrier for holding a lacrosse stick, ball, mouthpiece and equipment comprising:

(a) a solid body of material having a first end and a second end and having a central axis along said solid;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed hook end-shaped handle section which locks in perpendicular and parallel positions to said central axis;

said handle having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said handle section said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector that extends to a cone-shaped point;

said second end having a formed hook end-shaped handle section which locks in perpendicular and parallel positions to said central axis;

said handle having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said handle section being connected at the left extension member by an upside down J-shaped connector forming a C-shape that extends to a cone-shaped point wherein said holder bends to fit and click, snap directly onto the lacrosse stick and can be inserted and removed by hand from said holder;

(b) said carrier also having a ball holder separate from said carrier wherein said ball holder having a curved right section, curved left section and curved rear section that securely holds a lacrosse ball and wherein a lacrosse ball can be inserted and removed by hand from said ball holder;

(c) said curved rear section to the ball holder also having a mouthpiece holder integral to said curved rear section wherein said mouth piece holder having a top extension member, bottom extension member, a U-shaped connector and a tooth-shaped extension member that securely holds a mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said mouthpiece holder;

(d) said curved left section to the ball holder also having a hook holder integral to said curved left section wherein said hook holder having an O-shaped ring that securely holds a hook and wherein a hook can be inserted and removed by hand from said hook holder;

(e) said curved right section to the ball holder also having a loop holder integral to said curved right section wherein said loop holder having a hook that securely holds a loop and wherein a loop can be inserted and removed by hand from said loop holder;

(f) said carrier also having a cell phone holder separate from said carrier wherein said cell phone holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a cell phone and wherein a cell phone can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(g) said carrier also having a mobile electronic device holder separate from said carrier wherein said mobile electronic device holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a mobile electronic device and wherein a mobile electronic device can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(h) said carrier also having a spare mouthpiece holder separate from said carrier wherein said spare mouthpiece holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a spare mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said spare mouthpiece holder;

(i) said carrier also having a hands-free strap separate from said carrier wherein said hands-free strap comprising;

a cord body of material having a first end and having a second end and having a central axis along said cord;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed hook section;

said second end having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members that extend from said central axis said right and left extension members being connected by a U-shaped connector;

(j) said carrier also having a lacrosse stick head-shaped bag that connects to said carrier at the second end wherein said stick head-shaped bag having a formed handle section, curved bottom section, mesh/traditional webbing connected to both sides of each face and left and right extension members that extend from said bottom section and connect with said handle section which has an opening that is sized to fit a ball, mouthpiece, cell phone, miscellaneous items with a shooting string drawstring to open and close said bag by hand while holding said handle section.

(k) said carrier also having a shaft connector integral to each end of the central axis for attaching and releasing said molded ends from solid axis wherein said central axis ends having a popping button, snap, hook that extends perpendicular form said central axis close to each end and can by activated by hand to release and reattach said carrier ends from said central axis.

7. A hand-held carrier for holding a lacrosse stick, ball, mouthpiece and equipment comprising:

(a) a cord and solid body of material having a first end and a second end and having a central axis along sad cord and solid;

said first end of body comprising;

a formed handle section which is perpendicular to said central axis;

said handle section having a lacrosse stick holder said holder having a right and left extension members being connected by an upside down J-shaped connector forming a C-shape that extends to a cone-shaped point wherein said holder bends to fit and click, snap directly onto the lacrosse stick and can be inserted and removed by hand from said holder;

said second having two segments that diverge from each other and turn upward toward said handle section along each side of said central axis then connect by hand to said central axis to form two large closed loops and having two large hooks when removed by hand from said central axis;

(b) said carrier also having a ball holder integral to said carrier wherein said ball holder having a curved right section, curved left section and curved rear section that securely holds a lacrosse and wherein a lacrosse ball can be inserted and removed by hand from said ball holder;

(c) said curved rear section to the ball holder also having a mouthpiece holder integral to said curved rear section wherein said mouth piece holder having a top extension member, bottom extension member, a U-shaped connector and a tooth-shaped extension member that securely holds a mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said mouthpiece holder;

(d) said curved left section to the ball holder also having a hook holder integral to said curved left section wherein said hook holder having an O-shaped ring that securely holds a hook and wherein a hook can be inserted and removed by hand from said hook holder;

(e) said curved right section to the ball holder also having a loop holder integral to said curved right section wherein said loop holder having a hook that securely holds a loop and wherein a loop can be inserted and removed by hand from said loop holder;

(f) said carrier also having a cell phone holder integral to said carrier wherein said cell phone holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a cell phone and wherein a cell phone can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(g) said carrier also having a mobile electronic device holder integral to said carrier wherein said mobile electronic device holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a mobile electronic device and wherein a mobile electronic device can be inserted and removed by hand from said mobile electronic device holder;

(h) said carrier also having a spare mouthpiece holder integral to said carrier wherein said spare mouthpiece holder having a flat top section, flat bottom section, curved right section, curved left section and a flat rear section that securely holds a spare mouthpiece and wherein a mouthpiece can be inserted and removed by hand from said spare mouthpiece holder;

(i) said carrier also having a hands-free strap separate from said carrier wherein said hands-free strap comprising;

a cord body of material having a first end and having a