Games using tangible projectile – Projectile – per se; part thereof or accessory therefor – Disk- or ring-shaped
Patent
1998-01-23
2000-11-28
Chiu, Raleigh W.
Games using tangible projectile
Projectile, per se; part thereof or accessory therefor
Disk- or ring-shaped
A63B 7100
Patent
active
061528420
ABSTRACT:
A hockey puck designed for street and court play reduces frictional resistance between the peripheral puck edge and the play surface, substitutes more durable materials that better emulate puck motion on ice surfaces and emulates the physical properties of an ice hockey puck. The puck incorporates a plurality of runners, preferably fabricated from acetal plastic or other like material, and having a partial disk-shaped exposed surface. The runners are secured within a vulcanized rubber body with the properties of a traditional ice hockey puck, to preserve the authenticity and feel of ice hockey play when playing on non-ice surfaces. Runners engage the periphery of the top and bottom surfaces of the puck body. Symmetrical and equidistant placement of the individual runners better allows even puck maneuverability. The top and bottom sets of runners, are injection molded into the puck body to form one solid piece through the puck, and are also aligned to further balance the puck for dynamic equilibrium in play. Beveled edges of the puck body interface with the runners to ensure contact with the puck body and playing surface is minimized as the runners wear from use. The outermost, thickest and exposed sides of the runners are parallel to, but recessed slightly from the endless side of the puck body, which is knurled in traditional ice hockey fashion, ensuring unrestricted contact and optimal gripping ability between puck side and players' stickblades. An unexposed internal connecting member integrally connects corresponding sets of runners along top and bottom puck surfaces within the puck body.
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