Games using tangible projectile – Player held and powered – nonmechanical projector – per se,... – Club
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-17
2001-02-06
Graham, Mark S. (Department: 3711)
Games using tangible projectile
Player held and powered, nonmechanical projector, per se,...
Club
Reexamination Certificate
active
06183383
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to ice and roller hockey sticks and more particularly to coverings for the blades of such sticks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the sport of ice hockey, sticks are used to pass, handle, carry and shoot a hard rubber puck. These sticks are often entirely fabricated from a hard wood such as ash having an elongated handle terminating at a thin, elongated and somewhat rectangular stick blade. Modernly, some players use an aluminum handle mounting at the end thereof a wooden blade. The blade defines a forehand and a backhand face for contacting the puck used in playing the game. As is known, the blade may be curved to a degree permitted by the rules to help control the puck.
To protect the wooden blade and to act to somewhat conceal the puck, it is known for players to wrap the hockey stick blade with a black adhesive tape. The black tape acts to conceal the black puck when it is positioned thereagainst.
In a like manner, in roller hockey played on in-line skates, similar sticks are used and are fabricated from wood, plastic or a combination thereof. Again these sticks are used to pass, handle, carry and shoot the plastic puck or ball. As in ice hockey, it is known for roller hockey players to wrap the blades of their stick with tape.
A drawback with wrapping the blades of hockey sticks is that the wrapping can unravel which is particularly frustrating during the play of the game. Furthermore wrapping the stick is time consuming. Further, the tape used in wrapping the hockey stick blades, often does not provide a consistent co-efficient of friction for engagement of the puck or ball. It would be useful to provide a device which is easy to apply to the blade of a hockey stick and which provides a durable, absorbent and high co-efficient of friction surface for the hockey stick blade.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
There is, therefore, provided according to the present invention a pad for the blade of hockey stick which overcomes the problems and drawbacks noted above.
The pad for the hockey stick includes an elastic body having a longitudinal and lateral dimension, inside and outside surfaces and forward and rear ends. Means are provided for adhering the body inside surface to a selected face or both faces of the hockey stick blade. When so adhered, the longitudinal and lateral dimensions correspond to the like dimensions for the hockey stick blade. The body includes a plurality of ridges extending across the body outside surface, these ridges and the material of the elastic body cooperating to provide a durable, high co-efficient of friction surface for engagement with the hockey puck or ball.
In further embodiments, a plurality of projecting knobs are provided on the body proximate the forward and/or rear ends of the elastic body to further provide for control of the puck or ball.
It has been found that by providing the elastic body made from a material such as Krayton®, control of the puck or ball is enhanced. Furthermore, the elastic and resilient surface provided by the pad reduces the sound of the puck or ball striking the hockey stick blade making it difficult for opposing team members to follow the play.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2912245 (1959-11-01), Gardner et al.
patent: 5127649 (1992-07-01), Carbonero
patent: 5558326 (1996-09-01), Adamson et al.
patent: 5603498 (1997-02-01), Crawford et al.
Graham Mark S.
Quirk & Tratos
Tacki-Mac Grips, Inc.
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