Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
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1. A hockey-stick blade, comprising:
- a heel region;
a toe region spaced from the heel region in a longitudinal direction;
a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region;
a first core element located at least in the mid-region, the first core element including a first face and a second face;
a second core element located vertically relative to the first core element, the second core element including a first face and a second face;
at least one tuning rod running along the first face of at least one of the first or second core elements, the tuning rod not extending transversely to the second face of the first or second core elements.
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Abstract
A hockey-stick includes a blade and a shaft. The blade includes a heel region, a toe region spaced longitudinally from the heel region, and a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region. The blade optionally also includes a hosel to which the shaft is attached. One or more tuning rods or similar structures are positioned in the blade to increase the blade'"'"'s stiffness to substantially match the stiffness of the shaft. The tuning rods are optionally located in the mid-region of the blade and may extend into the hosel and, in some cases, into the shaft or the toe region.
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1. A hockey-stick blade, comprising:
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a heel region; a toe region spaced from the heel region in a longitudinal direction; a mid-region located between the heel region and the toe region; a first core element located at least in the mid-region, the first core element including a first face and a second face; a second core element located vertically relative to the first core element, the second core element including a first face and a second face; at least one tuning rod running along the first face of at least one of the first or second core elements, the tuning rod not extending transversely to the second face of the first or second core elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hockey stick, comprising:
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a shaft having a first flex; a blade attached to the shaft, the blade comprising; a front-facing wall attached to a rear-facing wall, with a cavity defined between the front-facing and rear-facing walls; at least one core element in the cavity having a front face and a rear face; and at least one tuning element positioned on only one of the front or rear faces of the at least one core element, wherein the at least one tuning element stiffens the blade to give the blade a second flex that is substantially equal to the first flex. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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