Ice hockey goalie stick and method for making same
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1. An ice hockey goalie stick, comprising:
- a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an opposed second end, the shaft having an outer surface;
a paddle mounted to the shaft at said second end, the paddle extending along the longitudinal axis and terminating in a blade; and
a dampening element disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaft, the dampening element surrounding at least a partial length of the shaft adjacent the second end of the shaft, the dampening element being made of a vibration-dampening material and covering the outer surface along said partial length, said partial length extending within the paddle and being covered thereby to define a covered portion of the shaft, a remaining length of the shaft outside the paddle being an uncovered portion of the shaft, the covered portion having a width which increases along said partial length towards the second end of the shaft.
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Abstract
An ice hockey goalie stick and method for making same is disclosed. The ice hockey goalie stick includes a shaft having an outer surface and extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an opposed second end. A paddle is mounted to the shaft at the second end, the paddle extending along the longitudinal axis and terminating in a blade. A dampening element is disposed over the shaft along at least a partial length of the second end thereof, the dampening element being made of a vibration-dampening material.
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1. An ice hockey goalie stick, comprising:
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a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an opposed second end, the shaft having an outer surface; a paddle mounted to the shaft at said second end, the paddle extending along the longitudinal axis and terminating in a blade; and a dampening element disposed over at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaft, the dampening element surrounding at least a partial length of the shaft adjacent the second end of the shaft, the dampening element being made of a vibration-dampening material and covering the outer surface along said partial length, said partial length extending within the paddle and being covered thereby to define a covered portion of the shaft, a remaining length of the shaft outside the paddle being an uncovered portion of the shaft, the covered portion having a width which increases along said partial length towards the second end of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for making an ice hockey goalie stick, comprising:
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covering at least a partial length of a shaft with a dampening element, the dampening element being made of a vibration-dampening material; surrounding at least part of the dampening element on the shaft with a paddle to define a covered portion of the shaft, and increasing a width of the covered portion over its length; and joining the paddle to at least one of the dampening element and the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ice hockey goalie stick, comprising:
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a shaft having an outer surface and extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an opposed second end, the shaft having a handle portion proximate to the first end and an adjacent intermediate portion, the intermediate portion having a dampening element extending over the outer surface of the shaft along at least a portion of a length of the intermediate portion, the dampening element being made of a vibration-dampening material, the vibration-dampening material covering said portion of the length of the intermediate portion; and a paddle extending along the longitudinal axis and terminating in a blade, the paddle connected to the intermediate portion of the shaft; wherein said portion of the length of the intermediate portion and the second end of the shaft extend within the paddle to define a covered portion of the shaft, a remaining length of the shaft outside the paddle being an uncovered portion, the covered portion having a width which increases along a length of the covered portion towards the second end. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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