Practice hockey board

• US 6,846,252 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2003
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nudo Products, Inc. (Verzatec SAB de CV)
• Original Assignee: Patrick R. Nudo
• Inventors: Nudo, Patrick R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vidovich, Gregory
• Assistant Examiner(s): Legesse, Nini F.
• Application Number:
  US10/345,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20040142775A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 473/157, 473/158, 473/159, 473/164, 473/415, 473/446, 473/478, 473/278, 473/422
• US Class Current: 473/446
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/24 Ice hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/12 specially adapted for children
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 47/002 Devices for dispensing balls, e.g. from a reservoir automatic teeing devices A63B57/0006; devices for projecting balls A63B69/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0026 for ice-hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3661 Mats for golf practice, e.g. mats having a simulated turf, a practice tee or a green area

Abstract

A portable practice hockey device for practicing hockey on any smooth surface has a carrying handle and puck support cups for supporting a plurality of hockey pucks during practice. The device may be used on a driveway or the street for slapping a puck into a net. The device is made of synthetic ice and has chamfered edges such that a puck exits the surface at high speed and into the net. The practice device further provides a testing surface for hockey sticks prior to play on ice.

Claims

1. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot with a hockey stick and a hockey puck, said practice device comprising,

a body, said body made entirely of polythene having a shaved hitting area for hitting hockey pucks, said body having an integrally formed bottom surface, top surface, right edge, left edge, front edge and rear edge, each edge is provided with a chamfered section, and a wall section so said puck will exit the practice device without any encumbrances, said top surface provided with at least one or more puck support cups, each cup having an inner wall and a bottom wall for supporting hockey pucks prior to practice, each cup having a depth of less the ½

inch and a radius of less than 10 inches.

2. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 1,

said practice device further comprising a handle.

3. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 1, said practice device further comprising indicator means for imitating a face off area.

4. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 1, said practice device made of transparent polyethylene plastic.

5. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 1, said practice device comprising translucent polyethylene plastic.

6. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 1, said top surface having a shaved hitting area (are).

7. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot with a hockey stick and a hockey puck, said practice device comprising,

a body having an integrally formed bottom surface, said body made entirely of polythene having a shaved hitting area for hitting hockey pucks, said body having a top surface, right edge, left edge, front edge and rear edge, each edge is provided with a chamfered section, and a wall section so said puck will exit the practice device without any encumbrances, said top surface provided with at least one or more puck will exit the practice device without any encumbrances, said top surface provided with at least one or more puck support cups for supporting hockey pucks, each cup having an inner wall and a bottom wall each cup having a death of less the ½

inch, and a radius of less than 10 inches, and

indicator means for imitating a face off area, said indicator means made of colored lines formed on said bottom surface of said practice device.

8. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 7, said practice device further comprising a handle.

9. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 7, said practice device further comprising crossing lines having an intersection surrounded by a circle line.

10. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 7, said practice device made of transparent high density polyethylene plastic.

11. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 7, said practice device comprising translucent high density polyethylene plastic.

12. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 7, said top surface having chamfered edges (a shaved hitting area).

13. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot with a hockey stick and a hockey puck, said practice device comprising,

a body, said body made entirely of polythene having a shaved hitting area for hitting hockey pucks, said body having an integrally formed bottom surface, top surface, right edge, left edge, front edge and rear edge, said top surface provided with at least one or more puck support cups, each cup having an inner wall and a bottom wall for supporting hockey pucks prior to practice, each cup having a depth of less the ½

inch and a radius of less than 10 inches.

14. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 13, said practice device further comprising a handle.

15. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 13, said practice device further comprising indicator means for imitating a face off area.

16. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 13, said practice device made of transparent polyethylene plastic.

17. A practice hockey device for practicing a hockey shot as recited in claim 13, said practice device comprising translucent polyethylene plastic.