Hockey stick shaft protector

• US 8,905,873 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2012
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stephen Robert Lowden
• Original Assignee: Stephen Robert Lowden
• Inventors: Lowden, Stephen Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): GRAHAM, MARK S
• Application Number:
  US13/694,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20140066234A1
• Time in Patent Office: 740 Days
• Field of Search: 473560-563
• US Class Current: 473/560
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0063 Shock absorbers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/24 Ice hockey
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/00 Characteristics of used materials
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 59/70 with bent or angled lower parts for hitting a ball on the ground, on an ice-covered surface, or in the air, e.g. for hockey or hurling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/56 Devices for protection, storage or transport, e.g. stands or cases

Abstract

A protective strip device to apply to the shaft of a hockey stick, the strip device having an inner side face, adhesive on the inner side face for bonding to the shaft of the stick, an outer facing side defining a central groove, and two spaced apart shock absorbing side abutment ridges extending lengthwise along opposite sides of the central groove, and a plurality of spaced apart openings formed along the central groove.

Claims

1. A homogenous one piece moulded front edge protector for a hockey stick shaft to protect the front edge of the shaft from damage during play, and comprising;

a front edge protective strip device shaped to conform to and apply to the front edge of the shaft of a stick, said strip device defining an upper and lower end, and having;

an inner side face;

adhesive on the inner side face for bonding to the front edge of the shaft of the stick;

an outer facing side defining a central thin portion of a first predetermined thickness;

two spaced apart shock absorbing side abutment ridges extending lengthwise along opposite sides of said central thin portion of a second predetermined thickness greater than said first thickness;

a plurality of spaced apart openings formed along said central thin portion;

a tapered portion on the upper end of said strip device; and

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a tapered portion on the lower end of said strip device having a raised abutment on the lower end of said strip device, all formed as an integral

one piece homogenous integral body.

2. The front edge protector for a hockey stick shaft of claim 1 wherein said strip is formed of hi-density rubber.

3. The front edge protector for a hockey stick shaft of claim 1 including side flange portions on either side of said inner side face, said side flange portions being shaped to fit partially around the side edges of said shaft.