WO2005092451A1 - Rondelle de hockey - Google Patents

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WO2005092451A1
WO2005092451A1 PCT/US2005/009131 US2005009131W WO2005092451A1 WO 2005092451 A1 WO2005092451 A1 WO 2005092451A1 US 2005009131 W US2005009131 W US 2005009131W WO 2005092451 A1 WO2005092451 A1 WO 2005092451A1
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peripheral
central
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hockey puck
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Thomas M. Verrengia
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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
    • A63B67/00—Sporting games or accessories therefor, not provided for in groups A63B1/00 - A63B65/00
    • A63B67/14—Curling stone; Shuffleboard; Similar sliding games
    • 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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  • the present invention relates generally to hockey pucks, and more particularly, to a hockey puck having central and peripheral plugs for improved weight distribution and/or performance over prior art hockey pucks.
  • Hockey pucks are known in the art which have inserts or plugs disposed in a solid body.
  • One such hockey puck is manufactured by PROPUCK ® and has eight inserts disposed around a periphery of the hockey puck.
  • PROPUCK and other similar pucks known in the art have their advantages, they suffer from poor weight distribution which affects their performance when being struck and/or sliding along a playing surface.
  • a hockey puck comprising: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having a central opening and two or more peripheral openings surrounding the central opening, the central and two or more peripheral openings extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; a central plug disposed in the central opening and extending above both "the upper and lower surfaces; and a peripheral plug disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings, at least some of the peripheral plugs extending above both the upper and lower surf ces .
  • the peripheral plugs can be fabricated from a denser material than the body.
  • the peripheral plugs can be fabricated from Delrin ® (Acetal Homopolymer) and similar materials and the body can be fabricated from SBR elastomer and similar materials.
  • the peripheral plugs can be sized such that they cover a substantial portion of the periphery of the upper and lower surfaces .
  • the peripheral plugs can be offset from a circumference of the disc shaped body towards the center plug such that no portion of the peripheral plugs are disposed at the circumference of the disc shaped body.
  • the central plug can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces.
  • At least one of the two or more peripheral plugs can be oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces .
  • the central plug can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces and the two or more peripheral plugs can comprise three peripheral plugs, each of which being oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces .
  • the central and two or more peripheral plugs can comprise a surface area greater than a surface area of the disc shaped body excluding the central opening and two or more peripheral openings.
  • At least one of the central and one or more of the peripheral plugs can have an opening and can have at least a portion of the disc shaped body disposed therein for positively locking the at least one of the central and one or more of the peripheral plugs to the disc shaped body.
  • the blank comprising a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having a central opening and two or more peripheral openings surrounding the central opening, the central and two or more peripheral openings extending from the upper surface to the lower surface.
  • the peripheral openings can be sized such that they cover a substantial portion of the periphery of the upper and lower surfaces .
  • the central opening can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces .
  • At least one of the two or more peripheral openings can be oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces.
  • the central opening can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces and the two or more peripheral openings can comprise three peripheral openings, each of which being oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces.
  • the central and two or more peripheral openings can comprise an area greater than a surface area of the disc shaped body.
  • a hockey puck comprising: a body having an upper and lower surface, the body having a central opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; and a central plug disposed in the central opening and extending above both the upper and lower surfaces.
  • a hockey puck comprising: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having two or more peripheral openings; and a peripheral plug disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings, at least some of the peripheral plugs extending above both the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the two or more peripheral plugs have a combined surface area greater than either one of the upper or lower surfaces excluding the two or more peripheral openings .
  • the hockey puck can further comprise a central plug disposed in a central opening formed in the disc shaped body, wherein a combined surface area of the central and two or more peripheral plugs have a combined surface area greater than either one of the upper or lower surfaces excluding the central opening and two or more peripheral openings .
  • a hockey puck comprising: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having two or more peripheral openings; and a peripheral plug disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings, at least some of the peripheral plugs extending- above both the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the two or more peripheral plugs are offset from a circumference of the disc shaped body such that no portion of the two or more peripheral plugs are disposed at the circumference.
  • the hockey puck can further comprise a central plug disposed in a central opening formed in the disc shaped body.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an isometric view of a hockey puck according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view of the hockey puck of Figure 1 as taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a body of the hockey puck of Figure 1 without the plugs inserted therein.
  • the hockey puck 100 has a disc shaped body 102.
  • the disc shaped body 102 has an upper and lower surface 104 r 106 and extends to a circumference 108.
  • the first tapered portion 110 terminates at a first planar portion 116 that is substantially parallel with the first central axis 112.
  • the first planar portion 116 terminates into a second tapered portion 118 that tapers towards both the first central axis 112 and towards the second central axis 114.
  • the second tapered portion 118 terminates in a second planar portion 120 that is substantially parallel with the first central axis 112.
  • the disc shaped body 102 further has a central opening 122 and two or more peripheral openings 124 surrounding the central opening 122.
  • the central and two or more peripheral openings 122, 124 extend from the upper surface 104 to the lower surface 106 of the disc shaped body 102.
  • a central plug 126 is disposed in the central opening 122 and extends above both the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106 of the disc-shaped body 102.
  • the central plug 126 is preferably larger in cross section than the diameter d c of the central opening 122 to positively retain the central plug 126 in the central opening 122.
  • the nature of the material of the central plug 126 and/or disc shaped body 102 allow the central plug 126 and/or disc shaped body 102 to be plastically deformed while being disposed in the central opening 122.
  • the central plug 126 can be insert molded in the disc-shaped body 102 .
  • a peripheral plug 128 is disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings 124 such that at least some of the peripheral plugs 128 extend above both the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106.
  • the peripheral plugs 128 are preferably larger in cross section than each diameter d p of the peripheral opening 124 to positively retain peripheral plug 128 in the peripheral opening 124.
  • the nature of the material of the peripheral plugs 128 and/or disc shaped body 102 allow the peripheral plugs 128 and/or disc shaped body 102 to be plastically deformed while being disposed in their respective peripheral opening 124.
  • the peripheral plugs 128 can be insert molded in the disc-shaped body 102.
  • peripheral and/or central pugs 126, 128 have an opening 126a, 128a, respectively for permitting the material of the body 102 to enter the openings 126a, 128a. Not only does this positively lock the central and/or peripheral plugs 126, 128 in place on the body 102, but it also allows the body to be compressed over its entire width when struck. The compression of the body 102 has been found to increase the performance of the puck 100.
  • the peripheral plugs 128 can be fabricated from a denser material than the body 102.
  • the peripheral plugs 128 can be fabricated from Delrin ® (Acetal Homopolymer) and the body can be fabricated from SBR elastomer. Other materials having similar characteristics can also be used. Such materials are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the peripheral plugs 128 can be sized such, that they cover a substantial portion of the periphery of the upper and lower surfaces. The configuration shown in Figure 1 shows the plugs being substantially larger in the direction of the periphery than the spaces 130 between the peripheral plugs 128.
  • peripheral plugs 128 can be offset from the circumference 108 of the disc shaped body 102 towards the center plug 126 by a distance 0 C .
  • the offset O c is such that no portion of the peripheral plugs 128 are disposed at the circumference 108 of the disc shaped body 102.
  • the two or more peripheral plugs 128 with or without the central plug 126 can have a combined surface area that is greater than a surface area of the disc shaped body 102 (excluding the openings).
  • the central plug 126 can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the central plug 126 can be formed in other shapes without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. Furthermore, at least one of the two or more peripheral plugs 128 is oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106 as shown in Figures 1 and 2. However, those skilled in the art will also appreciate that any and/or all of the peripheral plugs 128 can be forming in other shapes without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • the central plug 126 and peripheral plugs 128 are shown having a similar shape as their corresponding openings 122, 124, such is given by way of example only and not to limit the scope or spirit of the present invention.
  • the portion of the plugs 124, 128 disposed in the openings 122, 124 can be the same shape as the opening 122, 124, and the portion of the plugs 126, 128 which extends above the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106 of the body 102 can have a shape which differs from the shape of their corresponding opening 122, 124.
  • the shape of the portion of the plugs 126, 128, extending above the upper surface 104 can differ from the shape of the portion of the plugs 126, 128, extending above the lower surface 106.
  • the central plug 126 is circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces 104,106 and the two or more peripheral plugs 128 comprises three peripheral plugs 128, each of which is oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces 104, 106.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a hockey puck blank (the disc shaped body 102) before insertion of the central and peripheral plugs 126, 128.
  • the blank can be fabricated separately from the plugs 126, 128 and the plugs inserted therein in a secondary operation.
  • the plugs 124, 128 and/or the disc shaped body 102 can be fabricated from any techniques known in the art, such as by molding or machining .
  • the plugs 126, 128 can be insert molded in their respective openings of the disc shaped body 102.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une rondelle de hockey, qui comprend un corps en forme de disque présentant une surface supérieure et une surface inférieure. Le corps en forme de disque présente un orifice central et deux ou plusieurs orifices périphériques entourant l'orifice central. L'orifice central et les deux ou plusieurs orifices périphériques s'étendent de la surface supérieure à la surface inférieure. La rondelle de hockey comprend également: un bouche-trou central disposé dans l'orifice central et s'étendant au-dessus des surfaces supérieure et inférieure; et un bouche-trou périphérique garnissant chaque orifice périphérique. Au moins quelques-uns des bouche-trou périphériques s'étendent au-dessus des surfaces supérieure et inférieure.
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