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Patent application title:

Hockey stick

Publication number:

US20060148600A1

Publication date:
Application number:

11/028,201

Filed date:

2005-01-04

Abstract:

A hockey stick has a blade, on which slots are provided in a predetermined profile.

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Classification:

  1. Human necessities
  2. Sports; games; amusements

A63B59/70 »  CPC main

Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups - 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

A63B60/00 »  CPC further

Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like

A63B2102/22 »  CPC further

Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like hockey Field

A63B2102/24 »  CPC further

Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like Ice hockey

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a hockey stick, and more particularly to a hockey stick with a specific profile on the blade thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional hockey stick has a blade with a smooth face. Some players wind tapes on the blade to improve the capacity of controlling the ball. The tape wound on the blade increases the friction between the blade and the ball; in addition, it increases the friction between the blade and the ice as well. The friction between the blade and the ice makes the stick swinging not smoothly, and the tape is worn after several times of swing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a hockey stick, which has a well capacity of controlling the ball.

According to the objective of the present invention, a hockey stick has a blade, on which a predetermined profile is provided to improve the capacity of controlling ball.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, and

FIG. 4 is a front view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a hockey stick 10 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is made of carbon fibers prepreg epoxy resin and molded into a single unit, has a blade 11 has a plurality of straight and parallel slots 12. The slots 12 of the blade 11, which serves the function similar to the profile of the face of the golf club, increase the friction between the blade 11 and a ball (not shown), such that the player can spin the ball by the stick 10 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, a blade 21 of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of curved slots 22. As shown in FIG. 3, a blade 31 of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of curved slots 32, and the orientations of the slots 31 are opposite to that of slots 21.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A hockey stick comprising a blade, on which a plurality of slots are provided in a predetermined profile.

2. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein the slots are straight.

3. The hockey stick as defined in claim 2, wherein the stick is made of a fiber reinforced resin and is molded into a single unit, and the slots, which are straight, are molded on the blade directly.

4. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein the slots are curved.

Resources

Images & Drawings included:

Fig. 01 - Hockey stick
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Fig. 02 - Hockey stick
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Fig. 03 - Hockey stick
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