CA2202454A1 - Hockey stick - Google Patents
Hockey stickInfo
- Publication number
- CA2202454A1 CA2202454A1 CA 2202454 CA2202454A CA2202454A1 CA 2202454 A1 CA2202454 A1 CA 2202454A1 CA 2202454 CA2202454 CA 2202454 CA 2202454 A CA2202454 A CA 2202454A CA 2202454 A1 CA2202454 A1 CA 2202454A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- connection portion
- shaft
- hockey stick
- reinforcing member
- neck
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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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
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/06—Handles
- A63B60/08—Handles characterised by the material
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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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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/02—Joint structures between the head and the shaft
Abstract
A hockey stick consists of a shaft and a blade fastened with one end ofthe longitudinal axis of the shaft for hitting the puck. The shaft is provided at one end thereof with a connection portion while the blade has a neck provided with a connection slot which is engaged securely with the connection portion of the shaft. The connection portion is reinforced by at least one reinforcing member for averting the crack or severance of the junction between the connection portion and the shaft.
Description
CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 HOCKEY STICK
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a hockey, and more particularly to a hockey stick.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The conventional hockey stick is generally composed of a wooden shaft and a wooden or plastic blade fastened at one end of the shaft for hitting a puck. The fastening ends of the shaft and the blade are similar in cross-sectional area. The fastening end of the shaft is provided with a connection portion while the fastening end of the blade is provided with a connection slot which is engaged securely with the connection portion of the shaft.
Such a conventional hockey stick as described above is defective in design in that the stress is bound to concentrate on the fastening ends of the shaft and the blade at the time when the blade strikes violently the puck. As a result of the stress concentration, the connection portion of CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 the shaft is rather vulnerable to crack or severance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improved hockey stick free from the shortcoming of the conventional hockey stick described above.
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is attained by a hockey stick, which consists of a shaft and a blade fastened with one end of the shaft for hitting the puck. The shaft is provided at one end thereof with a connection portion while the blade has a neck provided with a connection slot which is engaged securely with the connection portion of the shaft. The connection portion of the shaft is provided with a reinforcing member for averting the crack or severance of the junction between the connection portion and the shaft.
The foregoing objective, features, functions and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a portion taken along the direction of a line 2-2 as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line 3-3 as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, with the sectional view being taken along the direction similar to that of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAIl,Fl) DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, a hockey stick 10 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of a shaft 20, a blade 30 fastened with one end of the shaft 20, and a reinforcing member 40 for enhancing the structural strength of the fastening portion located between the shaft 20 and the blade 30.
The wooden shaft 20 has an elongate body 21, a connection portion 22, a ring-shaped step face 23, and a slit 24. The body 21 has a rectangular cross section. The connection portion 22 is an extension of CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 the body 21. The step face 23 is located between the body 21 and the connection portion 22. The slit 24 is located such that it extends from the center of the bottom of the connection portion 22 to reach the portion beyond the step face 23.
The blade 30 is made of a wooden or plastic material and is composed of a puck-hitting face 31 and a neck 32 extending from the puck-hitting face 31. The neck 32 is corresponding in cross section to the body 21 of the shaft 20 and is provided at the free end thereof with a connection planar surface 33 having a connection slot 34 extending into the interior of the neck 32. The connection slot 34 is intended to engage the connection portion 22 of the shaft 20.
The reinforcing member 40 is made of a metal or fiber-reinforced plastic material and is received in the slit 24 of the shaft 20. The reinforcing member 40 serves to reinforce the connection portion 22 which is engaged with the connection slot 34 of the blade 30.
As shown in FIG. 4, the connection portion 22 of the shaft 20 is provided with two identical reinforcing members 40' extending into the body 21 of the shaft 20.
As shown in FIG. 5, a hockey stick 50 of another embodiment of the present invention is composed of a shaft 60 which is formed of two wooden strips 62 and 64, and an elongated reinforcing member 70. The strips 62 and 64 are rectangular in cross section. The reinforcing member 70 is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material. The width of the reinforcing member 70 is preferably corresponding to the length of the rectangular cross section of the strips 62 and 64. The reinforcing member CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 70 is sandwiched between the strips 62 and 64 such that the reinforcing member 70 extends from the tip of the body 66 to the end of the connection portion 68.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a hockey, and more particularly to a hockey stick.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The conventional hockey stick is generally composed of a wooden shaft and a wooden or plastic blade fastened at one end of the shaft for hitting a puck. The fastening ends of the shaft and the blade are similar in cross-sectional area. The fastening end of the shaft is provided with a connection portion while the fastening end of the blade is provided with a connection slot which is engaged securely with the connection portion of the shaft.
Such a conventional hockey stick as described above is defective in design in that the stress is bound to concentrate on the fastening ends of the shaft and the blade at the time when the blade strikes violently the puck. As a result of the stress concentration, the connection portion of CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 the shaft is rather vulnerable to crack or severance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improved hockey stick free from the shortcoming of the conventional hockey stick described above.
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is attained by a hockey stick, which consists of a shaft and a blade fastened with one end of the shaft for hitting the puck. The shaft is provided at one end thereof with a connection portion while the blade has a neck provided with a connection slot which is engaged securely with the connection portion of the shaft. The connection portion of the shaft is provided with a reinforcing member for averting the crack or severance of the junction between the connection portion and the shaft.
The foregoing objective, features, functions and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a portion taken along the direction of a line 2-2 as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a portion taken along the direction indicated by a line 3-3 as shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, with the sectional view being taken along the direction similar to that of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5 shows a sectional view of a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAIl,Fl) DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As shown in FIGS. 1-3, a hockey stick 10 of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is composed of a shaft 20, a blade 30 fastened with one end of the shaft 20, and a reinforcing member 40 for enhancing the structural strength of the fastening portion located between the shaft 20 and the blade 30.
The wooden shaft 20 has an elongate body 21, a connection portion 22, a ring-shaped step face 23, and a slit 24. The body 21 has a rectangular cross section. The connection portion 22 is an extension of CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 the body 21. The step face 23 is located between the body 21 and the connection portion 22. The slit 24 is located such that it extends from the center of the bottom of the connection portion 22 to reach the portion beyond the step face 23.
The blade 30 is made of a wooden or plastic material and is composed of a puck-hitting face 31 and a neck 32 extending from the puck-hitting face 31. The neck 32 is corresponding in cross section to the body 21 of the shaft 20 and is provided at the free end thereof with a connection planar surface 33 having a connection slot 34 extending into the interior of the neck 32. The connection slot 34 is intended to engage the connection portion 22 of the shaft 20.
The reinforcing member 40 is made of a metal or fiber-reinforced plastic material and is received in the slit 24 of the shaft 20. The reinforcing member 40 serves to reinforce the connection portion 22 which is engaged with the connection slot 34 of the blade 30.
As shown in FIG. 4, the connection portion 22 of the shaft 20 is provided with two identical reinforcing members 40' extending into the body 21 of the shaft 20.
As shown in FIG. 5, a hockey stick 50 of another embodiment of the present invention is composed of a shaft 60 which is formed of two wooden strips 62 and 64, and an elongated reinforcing member 70. The strips 62 and 64 are rectangular in cross section. The reinforcing member 70 is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material. The width of the reinforcing member 70 is preferably corresponding to the length of the rectangular cross section of the strips 62 and 64. The reinforcing member CA 022024~4 1997-04-11 70 is sandwiched between the strips 62 and 64 such that the reinforcing member 70 extends from the tip of the body 66 to the end of the connection portion 68.
Claims (8)
1. A hockey stick comprising:
a shaft having a rod-shaped body and a connection portion fastened at one end of a longitudinal axis of said body, said connection portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of said body;
a blade having a neck which is provided with a planar top with a connection slot extending from said planar top into an interior of said neck, said neck of said blade being fastened with said body of said shaft such that said connection slot is securely engaged with said connection portion; and at least one reinforcing member fastened intimately with said connection portion of said shaft such that said reinforcing member extends from said connection portion toward said body of said shaft.
a shaft having a rod-shaped body and a connection portion fastened at one end of a longitudinal axis of said body, said connection portion having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of said body;
a blade having a neck which is provided with a planar top with a connection slot extending from said planar top into an interior of said neck, said neck of said blade being fastened with said body of said shaft such that said connection slot is securely engaged with said connection portion; and at least one reinforcing member fastened intimately with said connection portion of said shaft such that said reinforcing member extends from said connection portion toward said body of said shaft.
2. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein said shaft is made of a wooden material.
3. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing member is made of a metal material.
4. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing member is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material.
5. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein said reinforcing member is extended to reach another end of the longitudinal axis of said body.
6. The hockey stick as defined in claim 1, wherein said connection portion of said shaft has a rectangular cross section; and wherein said reinforcing member has a width equal to the length of long sides of said rectangular cross section of said connection portion.
7. The hockey stick as defined in claim 5, wherein said connection portion of said shaft has a rectangular cross section; and wherein said reinforcing member has a width equal to the length of long sides of said rectangular cross section of said connection portion.
8. A hockey stick comprising:
a wooden shaft having a rod-shaped body and a connection portion fastened at one end of a longitudinal axis of said body, said connection portion having a rectangular cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of said body;
a blade having a neck which is provided with a planar top with a connection slot extending from said planar top into an interior of said neck, said neck of said blade being fastened with said body of said shaft such that said connection slot is securely engaged with said connection portion; and two reinforcing members greater in strength than said wooden shaft and having a width equal to the length of long sides of a rectangular cross section of said connection portion, said two reinforcing members being intimately fastened with two outer sides of said connection portion such that said two reinforcing members extend towards said body for a predetermined length.
a wooden shaft having a rod-shaped body and a connection portion fastened at one end of a longitudinal axis of said body, said connection portion having a rectangular cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of said body;
a blade having a neck which is provided with a planar top with a connection slot extending from said planar top into an interior of said neck, said neck of said blade being fastened with said body of said shaft such that said connection slot is securely engaged with said connection portion; and two reinforcing members greater in strength than said wooden shaft and having a width equal to the length of long sides of a rectangular cross section of said connection portion, said two reinforcing members being intimately fastened with two outer sides of said connection portion such that said two reinforcing members extend towards said body for a predetermined length.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2202454 CA2202454A1 (en) | 1997-04-11 | 1997-04-11 | Hockey stick |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA 2202454 CA2202454A1 (en) | 1997-04-11 | 1997-04-11 | Hockey stick |
Publications (1)
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| CA2202454A1 true CA2202454A1 (en) | 1998-10-11 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA 2202454 Abandoned CA2202454A1 (en) | 1997-04-11 | 1997-04-11 | Hockey stick |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7789778B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2010-09-07 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7862456B2 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2011-01-04 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7914403B2 (en) | 2008-08-06 | 2011-03-29 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7963868B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2011-06-21 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
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- 1997-04-11 CA CA 2202454 patent/CA2202454A1/en not_active Abandoned
Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7789778B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2010-09-07 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7850553B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2010-12-14 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7963868B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2011-06-21 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US8216096B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2012-07-10 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US8517868B2 (en) | 2000-09-15 | 2013-08-27 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7862456B2 (en) | 2003-05-15 | 2011-01-04 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
| US7914403B2 (en) | 2008-08-06 | 2011-03-29 | Easton Sports, Inc. | Hockey stick |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| FZDE | Discontinued | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20010411 |