Hockey stick with ergonomic handgrip
First Claim
1. A hockey stick for use by a goalie, comprising:
- a blade;
a shaft attached to said blade at a heel and including a widened shaft portion extending from said heel and a narrow handle portion extending from said widened shaft portion to an end of said shaft; and
a notched handgrip formed along a length of said shaft at a position between said widened shaft portion and said handle portion and having an ergonomic shape conforming to the shape of a hand including a thumb indentation and a plurality of adjacent finger notches formed opposite said thumb indentation, wherein said handgrip comprises an upwardly inclined upper surface area extending from an upper edge surface of said handle portion to a corresponding upper edge surface of said widened shaft portion for engagement with substantially the palm of a hand.
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Abstract
A goalie hockey stick includes a blade and a shaft joined at a heel, the shaft including a widened shaft portion and a narrow handle portion. An ergonomic handgrip is formed between the widened shaft portion and the handle portion. The handle portion is offset from the widened shaft portion to enable the lower surface of the handle portion to be close to but spaced from the playing surface when the hockey stick is held in a horizontal position against the playing surface such that a puck is prevented from sliding thereunder, but the gloved fingers of the goalie can grip anywhere on the shaft or the handle. An endcap is formed at the end of the shaft to offset the weight of the blade and has a stop portion to maintain a predetermined distance between the lower surface of the handle portion and the playing surface when the hockey stick is held in a horizontal position against the playing surface. The hockey stick is graphically treated to conceal the visible position of the blade during play.
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19 Claims
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1. A hockey stick for use by a goalie, comprising:
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a blade; a shaft attached to said blade at a heel and including a widened shaft portion extending from said heel and a narrow handle portion extending from said widened shaft portion to an end of said shaft; and a notched handgrip formed along a length of said shaft at a position between said widened shaft portion and said handle portion and having an ergonomic shape conforming to the shape of a hand including a thumb indentation and a plurality of adjacent finger notches formed opposite said thumb indentation, wherein said handgrip comprises an upwardly inclined upper surface area extending from an upper edge surface of said handle portion to a corresponding upper edge surface of said widened shaft portion for engagement with substantially the palm of a hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hockey stick for use by a goalie, comprising:
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a blade; and a shaft attached to said blade at a heel and including a widened shaft portion extending from said heel and a narrow handle portion extending from said widened shaft portion to an end of said shaft, wherein the longitudinal axis of said handle portion is offset from the longitudinal axis of said widened shaft portion such that said longitudinal axis of said handle portion is closer to a playing surface than said longitudinal axis of said widened shaft portion and a lower edge of said handle portion is spaced by a predetermined distance from the playing surface when the hockey stick is held in a horizontal position against the playing surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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