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EP0165096B1
EP0165096B1 EP85400816A EP85400816A EP0165096B1 EP 0165096 B1 EP0165096 B1 EP 0165096B1 EP 85400816 A EP85400816 A EP 85400816A EP 85400816 A EP85400816 A EP 85400816A EP 0165096 B1 EP0165096 B1 EP 0165096B1
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Jean Ray-Capet
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • A63B60/34—Handles with the handle axis different from the main axis of the implement

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L'invention concerne les crosses de hockey et plus particulièrement de hockey sur gazon ou en salle.The invention relates to hockey sticks and more particularly field or indoor hockey.

Le brevet FR-A-2 521 434 décrit des crosses de hockey constituées d'un manche rectiligne et d'une tête, cette dernière étant elle-même formée par une partie haute dite jointive prolongeant le manche, une partie intermédiaire coudée et une partie terminale comportant une zone d'impact. Le haut et le bas, l'avant et l'arrière, la gauche et la droite d'une crosse, dont il sera fait mention dans le présent mémoire, sont des notions pour le joueur lui-même lorsqu'il tient dans ses mains la dite crosse inclinée devant lui en position normale de jeu au départ, la partie coudée de la tête reposant sur le sol et la partie terminale de celle-ci se relevant en direction du ciel. Ainsi cette partie terminale qui s'éloigne de l'axe du manche est dite l'avant de la crosse. Lorsque l'on suspend une crosse de hockey sur gazon par l'extrémité libre de son manche (la poignée), la tête étant en bas, l'axe du manche s'incline vers l'arrière c'est-à-dire du côté opposé à celui de la partie terminale de la tête. Dans cette position, le centre de gravité se situe hors de l'axe du manche, dans un plan vertical perpendiculaire à la surface de percussion.Patent FR-A-2 521 434 describes hockey sticks consisting of a rectilinear handle and a head, the latter itself being formed by a so-called contiguous upper part extending the handle, a bent intermediate part and a part terminal with an impact zone. The top and bottom, front and back, left and right of a stick, which will be mentioned in this brief, are concepts for the player himself when he holds in his hands the said butt inclined in front of him in the normal position of play at the start, the bent part of the head resting on the ground and the terminal part thereof rising in the direction of the sky. Thus this end part which moves away from the axis of the handle is called the front of the stick. When you hang a field hockey stick by the free end of its handle (the handle), the head being at the bottom, the axis of the handle tilts back i.e. opposite side to that of the terminal part of the head. In this position, the center of gravity is located outside the axis of the handle, in a vertical plane perpendicular to the percussion surface.

Au cours du jeu, le joueur tient la crosse par la poignée, la tête étant en bas et dirigée à l'opposé de lui, et pour arrêter ou frapper une balle il meut la dite tête au ras du sol. Pour ce faire, le joueur incline plus ou moins sa crosse, le manche ayant alors une direction opposée à celle qu'il a tendance à prendre lorsqu'il est suspendu : ce qui oblige à un effort supplémentaire pour vaincre d'une part, cette tendance naturelle, et d'autre part, le couple de torsion engendré par l'impact de la balle sur la surface de percussion, couple d'autant plus grand qu'est grande la distance du point d'impact à l'axe passant par le centre de gravité.During the game, the player holds the stick by the handle, the head being down and directed away from him, and to stop or hit a ball he moves the said head close to the ground. To do this, the player more or less inclines his stick, the handle then having a direction opposite to that which he tends to take when it is suspended: which requires an additional effort to overcome on the one hand, this natural tendency, and on the other hand, the torsional torque generated by the impact of the ball on the percussion surface, torque all the greater the greater the distance from the point of impact to the axis passing through the center of gravity.

Une caractéristique essentielle du jeu de hockey sur gazon ou en salle est de n'utiliser que la face gauche de la tête, l'utilisation de la face droite étant prohibée. Au cours du jeu, pour faire progresser et guider sa balle, selon la technique dite en « drible et pour n'utiliser que la face autorisée, le joueur est obligé de faire tourner la tête de sa crosse alternativement et successivement dans un sens et dans l'autre, faisant ainsi pointé l'avant de la dite tête soit vers le ciel, soit vers le sol. Ce mouvement de renversement alternatif qui permet d'agir sur une balle en déplacement est fondamental du jeu de hockey sur gazon ou en salle et le différencie ainsi d'autres sports tels que le hockey sur glace, le hockey sur roulettes, ou le golf.An essential feature of the field or indoor hockey game is to use only the left side of the head, the use of the right side being prohibited. During the game, to advance and guide his ball, according to the so-called "drible technique and to use only the authorized face, the player is obliged to rotate the head of his stick alternately and successively in one direction and in the other, thus pointing the front of said head either towards the sky or towards the ground. This alternative overturning movement which acts on a moving ball is fundamental to the game of field or indoor hockey and thus differentiates it from other sports such as ice hockey, roller hockey, or golf.

Le but principal de l'invention est de remédier aux inconvénients précités et de faciliter les conditions du jeu ainsi que sa rapidité.The main object of the invention is to remedy the aforementioned drawbacks and to facilitate the conditions of the game as well as its speed.

La crosse de hockey (sur gazon ou en salle) selon l'invention est constituée d'un manche et d'une tête comportant une partie jointive au manche, une partie intermédiaire et une partie terminale, ces deux dernières parties étant courbées vers l'avant et dans lesquelles se trouve le centre de percussion, cette crosse étant caractérisée en ce que la partie jointive de la tête est déviée vers l'arrière de telle façon que l'axe du manche passe sensiblement par le centre de percussion idéal de la tête. Dans une telle crosse l'axe du manche passe aussi approximativement par le centre de gravité lorsque la crosse est suspendue par l'extrémité libre du manche.The hockey stick (field or indoor) according to the invention consists of a handle and a head comprising a part contiguous to the handle, an intermediate part and a terminal part, the latter two parts being curved towards the front and in which the percussion center is located, this stock being characterized in that the contiguous part of the head is deflected rearward so that the axis of the handle passes substantially through the ideal percussion center of the head . In such a stick the axis of the handle also passes approximately through the center of gravity when the stick is suspended by the free end of the handle.

Pour mieux faire comprendre l'invention il est donné ci-après un exemple de réalisation en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • Fig. 1 est une vue latérale d'une crosse de hockey sur gazon,
  • Fig. 2 est une vue de la face de cette même crosse de hockey,
  • Fig. 3, 4, 5 sont des coupes à des niveaux différents.
To better understand the invention, an exemplary embodiment is given below with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of a field hockey stick,
  • Fig. 2 is a view of the face of the same hockey stick,
  • Fig. 3, 4, 5 are sections at different levels.

Sur les dessins on voit clairement la forme de la crosse équilibrée selon l'invention. Du haut en bas, on trouve la poignée 2 de section approximativement circulaire, puis le corps 3 du manche 1 qui offre une surface plate 4 de plus en plus prononcée dans le plan formé par le dit manche 1 et la tête 6. Cette surface plate 4 est située du côté gauche du joueur. Toute la partie plate 4 peut être utilisée au cours du jeu, et le point d'impact idéal 11 est situé sur cette surface plate 4 dans la zone inférieure de la tête, environ à la moitié de la hauteur de la dite zone inférieure. La crosse présente une légère cambrure ou flèche visible en Fig. 1 et dont le point maximal est en 5 du tiers inférieur de la dite crosse. Suivant immédiatement le manche 1 on trouve la partie jointive 7 de la tête 6 qui comporte une déviation vers l'arrière 13, dans le plan perpendiculaire à la cambrure 5 ainsi que cela ressort nettement des Fig. 1 et 2. Le plat 4 se poursuit sur la tête 6. La partie 8 intermédiaire est fortement courbée vers l'avant 12 et est prolongée par la partie terminale 9 de la tête 6, laquelle peut être arrondie symétriquement par rapport à l'axe 10 du manche 1. Le point d'impact 11 idéal tend à se confondre avec le centre de percussion, lequel est situé aussi dans la zone la plus basse de la plage ou plat 4 et dans le plan de l'axe 10.The drawings clearly show the shape of the balanced stock according to the invention. From top to bottom, there is the handle 2 of approximately circular section, then the body 3 of the handle 1 which offers a flat surface 4 more and more pronounced in the plane formed by said handle 1 and the head 6. This flat surface 4 is located on the player's left side. The entire flat part 4 can be used during the game, and the ideal point of impact 11 is located on this flat surface 4 in the lower region of the head, about half the height of said lower region. The stock has a slight arch or arrow visible in Fig. 1 and the maximum point of which is in 5 of the lower third of the said butt. Immediately following the handle 1 there is the contiguous part 7 of the head 6 which has a rearward deflection 13, in the plane perpendicular to the camber 5, as is clearly seen in FIGS. 1 and 2. The plate 4 continues on the head 6. The intermediate part 8 is strongly curved forward 12 and is extended by the end part 9 of the head 6, which can be rounded symmetrically with respect to the axis 10 of the neck 1. The ideal point of impact 11 tends to merge with the percussion center, which is also located in the lowest zone of the range or flat 4 and in the plane of the axis 10.

La déviation vers l'arrière de la partie jointive 7 par rapport à l'axe 10 du manche 1 (voir Fig. 2) est au moins égale à la moitié de la largeur du bas . de ce manche 1 soit environ trois centimètres.The backward deflection of the adjoining part 7 with respect to the axis 10 of the handle 1 (see Fig. 2) is at least equal to half the width of the bottom. of this handle 1 is about three centimeters.

Il est possible de réaliser des crosses ayant une déviation plus prononcée par exemple six centimètres ou plus pour certains types particuliers de crosses.It is possible to make sticks with a more pronounced deviation, for example six centimeters or more for certain particular types of sticks.

Selon l'invention l'ensemble de la crosse est particulièrement bien équilibrée, l'axe 10 du manche 1 passe approximativement par le point d'impact idéal 11 et le centre de gravité 14.According to the invention, the whole stock is particularly well balanced, the axis 10 of the handle 1 passes approximately through the ideal point of impact 11 and the center of gravity 14.

La présente crosse peut être réalisée en toute matière, notamment en bois, en matière plastique, en métal, en matériaux pleins ou lamifiés.This stock can be made in any material, in particular wood, plastic, metal, solid or laminated materials.

Claims (6)

1. A hockey stick constituted by a shank (1) and a head (6), comprising a joint part (7), an intermediate part (8) and a terminal part (9), these last two parts being curved forwards and the centre (11) of impact being situated therein, which stick is characterised by the fact that the joint part (7) of the head (6) is offset towards the rear in such a manner that the axis (10) of the shank (1) passes substantially through the ideal centre (11) of impact of the head (6).
2. A hockey stick according to the preceding Claim, characterised in that the axis (10) of the shank (1) passes likewise approximately through the centre (14) of gravity when the stick is suspended by the free extremity of the shank.
3. A hockey stick according to either one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the shank (1) has a camber or curvature (5) perpendicular to the flat face (4) of the stick.
4. A hockey stick according to any one of the preceding Claims, characterised in that the terminal part (9) of the head (6) is rounded symmetrically in relation to the axis (10) of the shank (1).
5. A hockey stick according to any one of the preceding Claims, caracterised in that the rearward deviation of the upper part (7) of the head (6) is substantially equal to three centimetres.
6. A hockey stick according to any one of Claims 1-4, characterised in that the rearward deviation is greater than three centimetres.
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