Hockey stick having a single, hollow primary tube
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1. A sports stick of the type having a relatively long handle shaft characteristic of a hockey or lacrosse stick and a striking end secured to said handle shaft which is adapted to control and propel a ball or puck, the striking end being designed for the intended sport;
- wherein said handle shaft is formed primarily of a single, hollow primary tube having an interior, said handle shaft being adapted to be held by a player;
wherein said handle shaft is fabricated of a relatively rigid material with limited flexibility;
wherein said tube has at least one pair of aligned holes extending through opposite wall portions of said tube; and
wherein said handle shaft further includes a hollow port tube associated with each said pair of holes, each port tube having opposite ends disposed in said pair of holes and extending across the interior of said primary tube, and wherein said opposite ends are bonded to said opposite wall portions within said holes to form a port extending across said interior.
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Abstract
A handle is adapted to be held by a player and a striking end is adapted to contact and propel an object. A structure for a hockey stick is described by using a single, hollow tube of composite material, wherein tubular “ports” extend through the hollow tube. The ends of the ports are bonded to the walls of the hollow tube. The ports improve the stiffness, strength, aerodynamics and comfort of the hockey stick.
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1. A sports stick of the type having a relatively long handle shaft characteristic of a hockey or lacrosse stick and a striking end secured to said handle shaft which is adapted to control and propel a ball or puck, the striking end being designed for the intended sport;
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wherein said handle shaft is formed primarily of a single, hollow primary tube having an interior, said handle shaft being adapted to be held by a player; wherein said handle shaft is fabricated of a relatively rigid material with limited flexibility;
wherein said tube has at least one pair of aligned holes extending through opposite wall portions of said tube; andwherein said handle shaft further includes a hollow port tube associated with each said pair of holes, each port tube having opposite ends disposed in said pair of holes and extending across the interior of said primary tube, and wherein said opposite ends are bonded to said opposite wall portions within said holes to form a port extending across said interior. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A composite hockey stick for producing geometric shapes and improving the flexibility and strength and other playing characteristics of the hockey stick comprising, in combination:
- a stick handle fabricated of a handle tube of multiple plies of carbon filaments held together with an epoxy binder, the filaments of each ply being parallel to one another, the stick handle having a long generally hollow rectangular configuration having a top end, a bottom end, a front face, a rear face, and a pair side faces;
at least one pair of aligned holes extending through the front and rear faces; and
a hollow port tube extending through each said pair, wherein said port tube has a peripheral wall and opposite ends, and wherein said opposite ends are disposed in said holes and bonded to said handle tube. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- a stick handle fabricated of a handle tube of multiple plies of carbon filaments held together with an epoxy binder, the filaments of each ply being parallel to one another, the stick handle having a long generally hollow rectangular configuration having a top end, a bottom end, a front face, a rear face, and a pair side faces;
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