CA2118740A1 - Hockey stick blade panel - Google Patents
Hockey stick blade panelInfo
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- CA2118740A1 CA2118740A1 CA 2118740 CA2118740A CA2118740A1 CA 2118740 A1 CA2118740 A1 CA 2118740A1 CA 2118740 CA2118740 CA 2118740 CA 2118740 A CA2118740 A CA 2118740A CA 2118740 A1 CA2118740 A1 CA 2118740A1
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- blade
- panel
- hockey stick
- stick
- flexible
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
- A63B59/70—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00 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
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2102/00—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
- A63B2102/22—Field hockey
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B2102/00—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
- A63B2102/24—Ice hockey
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Abstract
A flexible water resistant panel to be applied to the blade of a hockey stick has a size and shape approximating that of the blade. The panel is ready for securing to the blade and is used in replacement of conventional stick tape which wraps completely around the blade.
Description
21187~0 TITLE: ~OC~F~'.Y STICK BLADE PANT~T
FIT~Tln OF THE INVT~TION
The present invention relates to a flexible water resistant panel to be fitted to the blade of a hockey stick.
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The conventional method for protecting a hockey stick whether it be an ice or a ball hockey stick, is to wrap it with tape. This requires time and some degree of proficiency and further uses a substantial amount of tape particularly because the tape overlaps itself on each wrap around the stick.
Generally speaking, cloth tape is the most widely used type of tape and the tape along the bottom edge of the stick has a tendency to wear away relatively quickly particularly in the case of a ball hockey stick. On an ice hockey stick, the tape wrapping from beneath and completely upwardly around the blade has the detrimental effect that it acts as a wick to undesirably draw moisture to the upper relatively moisture absorbent part of the blade which can result in problems such as premature blade delamination and the like.
SU~M~RY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a flexible water resistant panel to be applied to the blade of a hockey stick. The panel, unlike conventional tape has a shape and size approximating that of the blade.
According to an aspect of the invention, the panel is applied to the side of the blade and has a roughened exterior texture for enhancing blade grip and control.
211~7~0 SJ-8g07-CA/US - 2 -In another aspect, the panel wraps around the bottom edge of the blade as a wear bar at the bottom of the blade.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above as well as other advantages and features of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which;
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hockey stick blade to be fitted with a blade panel system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear view of a blank of material from which panels are cut out according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of one end of one of the panels from the blade system of Figure l;
Figure 4 is a front view of the hockey stick blade fitted with the panel system of Figure l;
Figure 5 is a plan view of an integrated panel according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a stick blade fitted with the panel of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a hockey stick including grip material fitted to the shaft of the stick according to still a further preferred embodiment of the invention.
DETATTlT~n DF~ CRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Figure 1 shows a hockey stick S having a blade B.
The blade according to conventional construction may be protected by an outer FIBREGLASS~ cover applied to the blade at the time of manufacture. This FIBREGLASS~ cover -is heaviest at the lower part of the blade and tends to ~;m;n;sh, if not completely disappear, towards the upper part of the blade.
Stick S with its blade B can be used for either ice hockey or ball hockey.
A panel system according to an aspect of the present invention for application to the blade as shown in Figure 1 comprises side panels 1 and a bottom edge panel 7 which provides a wear bar for the stick. Each of the panels 1 as well as the bottom edge panel 7 can be used independently of one another or they can be all be used in combination with one another as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.
The blade of the stick will typically have a curvature for either a right or a left handed player.
Accordingly, the following description relates to the front blade face, the rear blade face and the application of the panel members to these two faces. However, the panel members 1 are themselves identical in construction. Each of these panel members is flexible and made from a vinyl or vinyl-like material having a roughened textured exterior surface 3 and an adhesive provided interior surface 5. As seen in the drawings, each of the panel members 1 has a narrow elongated shape approximating the shape of the blade. However, as seen in Figure 3, panel member 1, while similar in shape is preferably slightly undersized relative to the blade. This allows panel member 1 to be mounted centrally of the blade without extending beyond the blade edge. In this position, the panel covers substantially all of the blade face, where, due to its roughened texture, it provides enhanced grip with resultant increased blade control in the blade face areas where the puck or ball would come off the face of the blade.
21187~0 Panel 7 like panel 1 also has a flexible construction. Again it is preferably made from a vinyl or a vinyl-like material and because of its flexible make up, it easily wraps or bends around the bottom edge of the stick. This particular panel acts as a guard against wear and damage along the bottom edge of the stick which is particularly important when the stick is used as a ball hockey stick.
Unlike panel 1, the panel 7 does not necessarily have a roughened texture exterior surface.
The use of vi~nyl or other similar materials such as a thin rubber or the like in the panel construction has a number of benefits. Firstly the material used is water resistant and further has no tendency to draw water up ~rom the bottom to the upper part of the blade. This is contrasted to conventional cloth tape which is water absorbent. In addition, the material is extremely wear resistant and therefore, considerably more durable than cloth tape, particularly along the bottom edge of the stick.
Figure 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprising a blank of material 2 from which the panels are cut. Blank 2 comprises a sheet of the vinyl or vinyl like material which in itself is oversized relative to the stick blade. The blank includes a plurality of pattern outlines A, B and C. These outlines define different relatively standard blade shapes and sizes which will match up with the blades made by various different manufacturers. For instance, blade outline A on blank 2 will match one manufacturers stick blade while blade pattern B will match another manufacturers stick blade. Blade outline C matches the blade of a childs stick.
21187~0 The end user who applies the panel to his or her stick chooses the appropriate outline from the blank, cuts the panel from the shape of the outline and then applies the panel to the stick. The panel produced from the outline will, as earlier described, be preferably slightly undersized relative to the blade.
As noted above, panel 1 has an adhesive interior - face 5 while panel 7 has an interior adhesive face 9.
Accordingly, each of the panels is quickly and easily applied to the stick blade and because of their blade matching configurations, all of the panels are easy to apply to the blade. This is to be contrasted to blade taping where the tape must be wound many times around the blade.
The panel system of Figure 1 comprises three independent panels. Figure 5 shows an integrated panel member generally indicated at 13. This panel member comprises a center strip 15 with a pair of panel regions 17 to opposite sides of the center strip. In this particular panel, the center region provides a wear bar to be applied directly along the bottom edge of a stick blade with panel regions 17 wrapping upwardly around opposite sides of the blade. Accordingly, a single application step fits both the wear bar and the side panels to the stick as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings.
In the integrated panel of Figure 5, side regions 17 once again have a roughened exterior surface for good blade grip and control. The center strip 15 on the other hand as shown has a relatively smooth exterior surface.
This can be achieved by adding an additional thin layer of vinyl with a smooth surface centrally along panel 13. The addition of the vinyl material in this region also has the benefit of thickening the panel along the wear bar.
~1187~Q
As earlier described in the preferred embodiment, each of the panels has a ready to apply adhesive backing.
In order to protect this backing, each panel includes a protective cover as shown for example in Figure 2 of the drawings. Here it will be seen that a peel strip or cover 11 is provided over the interior adhesive surface 5 of panel 1. Cover 11 is made from a material such as silicone or wax paper or the like having a low co-efficient of friction so that it can be easily stripped from the panel without affecting the panel's adhesive qualities.
When using a blank such as shown in Figure 2, the protective cover is over the entirety of the blank and the various different outlines are marked directly on the protective cover.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, once again a protective cover would be provided over the entirety of the adhesive interior surface of the integrated panel.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, the panel as provided to the consumer, although having a shape approximating that of a stick blade does not have an adhesive backing. In this particular embodiment, a very strong glue is provided to the consumer for purposes of securing the panel to the stick blade.
The side panels, because of their textured nature, provide a cushioning effect to opposite sides of the blade.
This cushioning effect will help to reduce impact damage on the blade and also further add to blade control by somewhat deadening the ball or puck when taking or intercepting a pass.
The use of a flexible panel system as described above, provides numerous benefits over conventional blade taping. A few examples of these benefits are that as SJ-8907-~A/US - 7 -earlier described, in the system of Figure 1 the panels 1 and 3 can be used independently of one another as desired by the particular player or they can all be used in combination with one another. Taping does not provide this benefit in that it must be applied completely around all points of the blade.
As earlier described, conventional blade taping requires some degree of expertise in applying the tape. In the case of a pre-shaped panel as found in the present invention, application with accuracy is much simpler and more time efficient.
A side panel of the present invention having a roughened exterior surface provides better blade grip with resultant increased ball and puck control.
The blade panel system of the present invention even when using all three panels as shown in Figure 1 or the integrated panel of Figure 5 is still lighter in weight with less material usage than a standard tape job requiring tape to be applied completely around and along the length of the blade.
In the present invention, because the panels do not completely wrap around the blade, they have very little effect on the natural and desirable flex of the blade. In the case of a conventional tape job, the full wrap tape provides a substantial reduction in blade flexibility.
In addition to all of the above features, the panel system of the present invention does not draw moisture from the lower edge to the upper regions of the blade which is to be contrasted to a conventional cloth blade taping arrangement.
As an additional point, and again as a result of the usage of less material than conventional blade taping, the panel system of the present invention is less expensive due to the use of less material with a resultant decrease in material wastage after the blade has been broken.
Some sticks are manufactured with built in wear bars. A stick user would not likely apply the wear bar of the present invention to this type of stick. However, on sticks to which the wear bar panel is applied, the vinyl or other similar construction is preferable to taping when the stick is used on ball hockey surfaces because materials such as vinyl and rubber etc, have less of a tendency than oiled cloth tape to mark the floor.
Figure 7 of the drawings shows a further feature of the present invention in which strips 19 made from the same material and texture as the blade face panels are applied by the stick user along the shaft of the stick. Although it cannot be seen in Figure 7, the user will typically apply strips 19 to both sides of the shaft. These strips provide a much improved shaft grip and are again easily applied without having to wrap tape or the like around the shaft. The end user will pick the location of the strips according to desired hand positioning on the shaft.
Like the earlier described blade panels, strips 19 can either be provided with a ready to apply adhesive backing or they can be secured in position using glue or the like which is not provided directly on the back of the strips.
Although various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that variations may be made thereto without departing from the 211~740 spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
FIT~Tln OF THE INVT~TION
The present invention relates to a flexible water resistant panel to be fitted to the blade of a hockey stick.
~ACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The conventional method for protecting a hockey stick whether it be an ice or a ball hockey stick, is to wrap it with tape. This requires time and some degree of proficiency and further uses a substantial amount of tape particularly because the tape overlaps itself on each wrap around the stick.
Generally speaking, cloth tape is the most widely used type of tape and the tape along the bottom edge of the stick has a tendency to wear away relatively quickly particularly in the case of a ball hockey stick. On an ice hockey stick, the tape wrapping from beneath and completely upwardly around the blade has the detrimental effect that it acts as a wick to undesirably draw moisture to the upper relatively moisture absorbent part of the blade which can result in problems such as premature blade delamination and the like.
SU~M~RY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a flexible water resistant panel to be applied to the blade of a hockey stick. The panel, unlike conventional tape has a shape and size approximating that of the blade.
According to an aspect of the invention, the panel is applied to the side of the blade and has a roughened exterior texture for enhancing blade grip and control.
211~7~0 SJ-8g07-CA/US - 2 -In another aspect, the panel wraps around the bottom edge of the blade as a wear bar at the bottom of the blade.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The above as well as other advantages and features of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which;
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hockey stick blade to be fitted with a blade panel system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear view of a blank of material from which panels are cut out according to a preferred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of one end of one of the panels from the blade system of Figure l;
Figure 4 is a front view of the hockey stick blade fitted with the panel system of Figure l;
Figure 5 is a plan view of an integrated panel according to another preferred embodiment of the invention;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a stick blade fitted with the panel of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a perspective view of a hockey stick including grip material fitted to the shaft of the stick according to still a further preferred embodiment of the invention.
DETATTlT~n DF~ CRIPTION ACCORDING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Figure 1 shows a hockey stick S having a blade B.
The blade according to conventional construction may be protected by an outer FIBREGLASS~ cover applied to the blade at the time of manufacture. This FIBREGLASS~ cover -is heaviest at the lower part of the blade and tends to ~;m;n;sh, if not completely disappear, towards the upper part of the blade.
Stick S with its blade B can be used for either ice hockey or ball hockey.
A panel system according to an aspect of the present invention for application to the blade as shown in Figure 1 comprises side panels 1 and a bottom edge panel 7 which provides a wear bar for the stick. Each of the panels 1 as well as the bottom edge panel 7 can be used independently of one another or they can be all be used in combination with one another as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.
The blade of the stick will typically have a curvature for either a right or a left handed player.
Accordingly, the following description relates to the front blade face, the rear blade face and the application of the panel members to these two faces. However, the panel members 1 are themselves identical in construction. Each of these panel members is flexible and made from a vinyl or vinyl-like material having a roughened textured exterior surface 3 and an adhesive provided interior surface 5. As seen in the drawings, each of the panel members 1 has a narrow elongated shape approximating the shape of the blade. However, as seen in Figure 3, panel member 1, while similar in shape is preferably slightly undersized relative to the blade. This allows panel member 1 to be mounted centrally of the blade without extending beyond the blade edge. In this position, the panel covers substantially all of the blade face, where, due to its roughened texture, it provides enhanced grip with resultant increased blade control in the blade face areas where the puck or ball would come off the face of the blade.
21187~0 Panel 7 like panel 1 also has a flexible construction. Again it is preferably made from a vinyl or a vinyl-like material and because of its flexible make up, it easily wraps or bends around the bottom edge of the stick. This particular panel acts as a guard against wear and damage along the bottom edge of the stick which is particularly important when the stick is used as a ball hockey stick.
Unlike panel 1, the panel 7 does not necessarily have a roughened texture exterior surface.
The use of vi~nyl or other similar materials such as a thin rubber or the like in the panel construction has a number of benefits. Firstly the material used is water resistant and further has no tendency to draw water up ~rom the bottom to the upper part of the blade. This is contrasted to conventional cloth tape which is water absorbent. In addition, the material is extremely wear resistant and therefore, considerably more durable than cloth tape, particularly along the bottom edge of the stick.
Figure 2 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprising a blank of material 2 from which the panels are cut. Blank 2 comprises a sheet of the vinyl or vinyl like material which in itself is oversized relative to the stick blade. The blank includes a plurality of pattern outlines A, B and C. These outlines define different relatively standard blade shapes and sizes which will match up with the blades made by various different manufacturers. For instance, blade outline A on blank 2 will match one manufacturers stick blade while blade pattern B will match another manufacturers stick blade. Blade outline C matches the blade of a childs stick.
21187~0 The end user who applies the panel to his or her stick chooses the appropriate outline from the blank, cuts the panel from the shape of the outline and then applies the panel to the stick. The panel produced from the outline will, as earlier described, be preferably slightly undersized relative to the blade.
As noted above, panel 1 has an adhesive interior - face 5 while panel 7 has an interior adhesive face 9.
Accordingly, each of the panels is quickly and easily applied to the stick blade and because of their blade matching configurations, all of the panels are easy to apply to the blade. This is to be contrasted to blade taping where the tape must be wound many times around the blade.
The panel system of Figure 1 comprises three independent panels. Figure 5 shows an integrated panel member generally indicated at 13. This panel member comprises a center strip 15 with a pair of panel regions 17 to opposite sides of the center strip. In this particular panel, the center region provides a wear bar to be applied directly along the bottom edge of a stick blade with panel regions 17 wrapping upwardly around opposite sides of the blade. Accordingly, a single application step fits both the wear bar and the side panels to the stick as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings.
In the integrated panel of Figure 5, side regions 17 once again have a roughened exterior surface for good blade grip and control. The center strip 15 on the other hand as shown has a relatively smooth exterior surface.
This can be achieved by adding an additional thin layer of vinyl with a smooth surface centrally along panel 13. The addition of the vinyl material in this region also has the benefit of thickening the panel along the wear bar.
~1187~Q
As earlier described in the preferred embodiment, each of the panels has a ready to apply adhesive backing.
In order to protect this backing, each panel includes a protective cover as shown for example in Figure 2 of the drawings. Here it will be seen that a peel strip or cover 11 is provided over the interior adhesive surface 5 of panel 1. Cover 11 is made from a material such as silicone or wax paper or the like having a low co-efficient of friction so that it can be easily stripped from the panel without affecting the panel's adhesive qualities.
When using a blank such as shown in Figure 2, the protective cover is over the entirety of the blank and the various different outlines are marked directly on the protective cover.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 5, once again a protective cover would be provided over the entirety of the adhesive interior surface of the integrated panel.
According to a further aspect of the present invention, the panel as provided to the consumer, although having a shape approximating that of a stick blade does not have an adhesive backing. In this particular embodiment, a very strong glue is provided to the consumer for purposes of securing the panel to the stick blade.
The side panels, because of their textured nature, provide a cushioning effect to opposite sides of the blade.
This cushioning effect will help to reduce impact damage on the blade and also further add to blade control by somewhat deadening the ball or puck when taking or intercepting a pass.
The use of a flexible panel system as described above, provides numerous benefits over conventional blade taping. A few examples of these benefits are that as SJ-8907-~A/US - 7 -earlier described, in the system of Figure 1 the panels 1 and 3 can be used independently of one another as desired by the particular player or they can all be used in combination with one another. Taping does not provide this benefit in that it must be applied completely around all points of the blade.
As earlier described, conventional blade taping requires some degree of expertise in applying the tape. In the case of a pre-shaped panel as found in the present invention, application with accuracy is much simpler and more time efficient.
A side panel of the present invention having a roughened exterior surface provides better blade grip with resultant increased ball and puck control.
The blade panel system of the present invention even when using all three panels as shown in Figure 1 or the integrated panel of Figure 5 is still lighter in weight with less material usage than a standard tape job requiring tape to be applied completely around and along the length of the blade.
In the present invention, because the panels do not completely wrap around the blade, they have very little effect on the natural and desirable flex of the blade. In the case of a conventional tape job, the full wrap tape provides a substantial reduction in blade flexibility.
In addition to all of the above features, the panel system of the present invention does not draw moisture from the lower edge to the upper regions of the blade which is to be contrasted to a conventional cloth blade taping arrangement.
As an additional point, and again as a result of the usage of less material than conventional blade taping, the panel system of the present invention is less expensive due to the use of less material with a resultant decrease in material wastage after the blade has been broken.
Some sticks are manufactured with built in wear bars. A stick user would not likely apply the wear bar of the present invention to this type of stick. However, on sticks to which the wear bar panel is applied, the vinyl or other similar construction is preferable to taping when the stick is used on ball hockey surfaces because materials such as vinyl and rubber etc, have less of a tendency than oiled cloth tape to mark the floor.
Figure 7 of the drawings shows a further feature of the present invention in which strips 19 made from the same material and texture as the blade face panels are applied by the stick user along the shaft of the stick. Although it cannot be seen in Figure 7, the user will typically apply strips 19 to both sides of the shaft. These strips provide a much improved shaft grip and are again easily applied without having to wrap tape or the like around the shaft. The end user will pick the location of the strips according to desired hand positioning on the shaft.
Like the earlier described blade panels, strips 19 can either be provided with a ready to apply adhesive backing or they can be secured in position using glue or the like which is not provided directly on the back of the strips.
Although various preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein in detail, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, that variations may be made thereto without departing from the 211~740 spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (20)
1. A flexible panel of water resistant material to be applied to a blade of a hockey stick, said panel having a shape approximating that of the blade.
2. A flexible panel as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said panel has an adhesive backing ready for application to the stick blade.
3. A flexible panel as claimed in Claim 2, including a protective cover over said adhesive backing, said cover being made from a material having a low coefficient of friction and being easily peelable from said panel.
4. A flexible panel as claimed in Claim 1, which is readily bendable for application as a bottom edge wear bar on the stick blade.
5. A flexible panel as claimed in Claim 1, having a roughened texture exterior surface for application as a side panel to the blade.
6. A flexible water resistant panel to be applied to a blade of a hockey stick, said panel having a hockey stick blade like shape with a roughened texture exterior face for enhancing blade control of a stick to which said panel is applied.
7. A flexible panel as claimed in Claim 6, having an adhesive interior face ready for application to the blade, and a protective cover made from a material having a low coefficient of friction over said adhesive face.
8. A panel system for application to a blade of a hockey stick, said panel system comprising first and second flexible panel members to be applied to opposite sides of the blade, each of said panel members having a hockey stick blade approximating shape with an adhesive interior face ready to adhere to the blade, and each panel member having a roughened texture exterior surface for enhancing blade control of the stick.
9. A panel system As claimed in Claim 8, including a third panel member to be applied as a bottom edge wear bar for the blade.
10. A hockey stick having a blade fitted with a flexible panel on at least one side of the blade, said panel being of generally the same shape as without wrapping completely around the blade, said panel having a roughened exterior surface enhancing blade grip and control.
11. A hockey stick as claimed in Claim 10, having first and second flexible panels on opposite sides of said blade, both of said panels being slightly undersized relative to said blade and both of said panels having roughened texture exterior surfaces.
12. A hockey stick as claimed in Claim 11, including a third flexible panel folded as a bottom edge wear bar on said blade.
13. A hockey stick as claimed in Claim 11, wherein said first and second panels are independent of one another.
14. A hockey stick as claimed in Claim 12, wherein said first, second and third panels are all independent of one another.
15. A blank of water resistant material, said blank having at least one outline defining a hockey stick blade shaped panel to be cut out of said blank and to be applied to a blade of a hockey stick.
16. A blank of material as claimed in Claim 15, including a plurality of different hockey stick blade outlines.
17. A blank of material as claimed in Claim 15, wherein said blank is only slightly larger than a conventional hockey stick blade.
18. A blank of material as claimed in Claim 15 having an adhesive surface with a protective peelable cover over said surface.
19. A panel arrangement to be applied to a blade of a hockey stick, said panel arrangement being formed from a flexible water resistant material and comprising a pair of panel regions each of which has a shape approximating that of a standard hockey stick blade, and a center strip region between said panel regions, each of said panel regions having a roughened texture exterior surface.
20. A panel arrangement as claimed in Claim 19, wherein said center strip is of thicker material than said panel regions and has a smooth exterior surface.
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| CA 2118740 CA2118740A1 (en) | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 | Hockey stick blade panel |
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Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6213903B1 (en) | 1997-03-11 | 2001-04-10 | B. Douglas Ford | Tape for hockey sticks |
| WO2019040007A1 (en) | 2017-08-22 | 2019-02-28 | Dula Andrej | Multilayer anti-slip compact structure for individual/joint application on the forehand and backhand side of the hockey stick blade |
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6213903B1 (en) | 1997-03-11 | 2001-04-10 | B. Douglas Ford | Tape for hockey sticks |
| WO2019040007A1 (en) | 2017-08-22 | 2019-02-28 | Dula Andrej | Multilayer anti-slip compact structure for individual/joint application on the forehand and backhand side of the hockey stick blade |
| US11766594B2 (en) | 2017-08-22 | 2023-09-26 | Specter Sports A.S. | Multilayer anti-slip compact structure for individual/joint application on a forehand and/or a backhand side of a hockey stick blade |
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