HOCKEY STICK

Abstract

A hockey stick is provided. The hockey stick includes a shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end, a first blade coupled to the first distal end, and a second blade coupled to the second distal end, wherein the first blade and the second blade are curved in the same direction.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application No. 63/237,379 filed on Aug. 26, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

Not Applicable.

BACKGROUND

Generally, a hockey stick includes a shaft with a blade arranged at one distal end of the shaft.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a hockey stick including blades on both ends of the shaft, where both blades are curved in the same direction (e.g., both blades forehand-facing).

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a hockey stick that includes a shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end, a first blade coupled to the first distal end, and a second blade coupled to the second distal end, wherein the first blade and the second blade are curved in the same direction.

The foregoing and other aspects and advantages of the disclosure will appear from the following description. In the description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which there is shown by way of illustration a preferred configuration of the disclosure. Such configuration does not necessarily represent the full scope of the disclosure, however, and reference is made therefore to the claims and herein for interpreting the scope of the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The invention will be better understood and features, aspects and advantages other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such detailed description makes reference to the following drawings.

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a hockey stick according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the hockey stick of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the hockey stick of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the hockey stick of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a back view of the hockey stick of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before any aspect of the present disclosure are explained in detail, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the following drawings. The present disclosure is capable of other configurations and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of “including,” “comprising,” or “having” and variations thereof herein is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items. Unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “supported,” and “coupled” and variations thereof are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect mountings, connections, supports, and couplings. Further, “connected” and “coupled” are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections or couplings.

The following discussion is presented to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use aspects of the present disclosure. Various modifications to the illustrated configurations will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles herein can be applied to other configurations and applications without departing from aspects of the present disclosure. Thus, aspects of the present disclosure are not intended to be limited to configurations shown, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein. The following detailed description is to be read with reference to the figures, in which like elements in different figures have like reference numerals. The figures, which are not necessarily to scale, depict selected configurations and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Skilled artisans will recognize the non-limiting examples provided herein have many useful alternatives and fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 1-5 illustrate one non-limiting example of a hockey stick 100 according to the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIGS. 1-5, the hockey stick 100 includes a shaft 102, a first blade 104, and a second blade 106, The shaft 102 defines a first distal end 108 and a second distal end 110. The first blade 104 may be coupled to the first distal end 108 of the shaft 102, and the second blade 106 may be coupled to the second distal end 110 of the shaft 102. When the first blade 104 and the second blade 106 are attached to the shaft 102, the first blade 104 and the second blade 106 may curve in a common direction. For example, the first blade 104 and the second blade 106 may curve in a forehand-facing direction or a backhand-facing direction, depending on the orientation of the hockey stick 100 when a user is holding the hockey stick 100.

In general, with both the first blade 104 and the second blade 106 being curved in the same direction, the hockey stick 100 enables users to play right-handed or left-handed without the need for two different hockey sticks. For example, beginner hockey players may be able to use the hockey stick 100 and not have to choose either to play left-handed or right-handed. In addition, the use of the hockey stick 100 in-game may enable a user to seamlessly switch between left-handed and right-handed play, which provides several strategic and operational advantages over conventional hockey sticks.

Within this specification embodiments have been described in a way which enables a clear and concise specification to be written, but it is intended and will be appreciated that embodiments may be variously combined or separated without parting from the invention. For example, it will be appreciated that all preferred features described herein are applicable to all aspects of the invention described herein.

Thus, while the invention has been described in connection with particular embodiments and examples, the invention is not necessarily so limited, and that numerous other embodiments, examples, uses, modifications and departures from the embodiments, examples and uses are intended to be encompassed by the claims attached hereto. The entire disclosure of each patent and publication cited herein is incorporated by reference, as if each such patent or publication were individually incorporated by reference herein.

Various features and advantages of the invention are set forth in the following claims.

Claims

1. A hockey stick comprising:

a shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end;

a first blade coupled to the first distal end; and

a second blade coupled to the second distal end,

wherein the first blade and the second blade curve in a common direction.

2. The hockey stick of claim 1, wherein the shaft is a linear shaft that extends in a first direction from the first distal end to the second distal end.

3. The hockey stick of claim 2, wherein, as projected onto a first plane passing through a central axis of the shaft, the first blade extends from the shaft in a second direction that is at a first angle relative to the first direction and the second blade extends a from the shaft in a third direction that is at a second angle relative to the first direction.

4. The hockey stick of claim 3, wherein the first angle is the same as the second angle.

5. The hockey stick of claim 3, wherein first blade and the second blade are curved to extend out of the first plane.

6. The hockey stick of claim 3, wherein, as projected onto the first plane the shaft, the first blade, and the second blade collectively form a U-like shape.

7. The hockey stick of claim 4, wherein the first blade and the second blade extend in a common direction away from a second plane that passes through the central axis and is perpendicular to the first plane.

8. The hockey stick of claim 1, wherein the first blade extends away from the second distal end and the second blade extends away from the first distal end.

9. A hockey stick comprising:

a shaft having a first distal end and a second distal end;

a first blade coupled to the first distal end, the first blade extending from the shaft in a first direction and having a first curvature; and

a second blade coupled to the second distal end, the second blade extending from the shaft in a second direction and having a second curvature.

10. The hockey stick of claim 9, wherein the first curvature is configured right-handed play and the second curvature is configured for left-handed play.

11. The hockey stick of claim 9, wherein the first curvature is the same as the second curvature.

12. The hockey stick of claim 9, wherein the shaft is a linear shaft defining a central axis that extends from the first distal end to the second distal end.

13. The hockey stick of claim 12, wherein, as projected onto a first plane passing through the central axis, the first direction is at a first angle relative to the central axis and the second direction is at a second angle relative to the central axis.

14. The hockey stick of claim 13, wherein, as projected onto the first plane, the shaft, the first blade, and the second blade collectively form a U-like shape.

15. The hockey stick of claim 14, wherein first blade and the second blade are curved to extend out of the first plane in a common direction.

16. A hockey stick comprising:

a linear shaft extending in a first direction from a first distal end to a second distal end;

a first blade coupled to the first distal end, the first blade being curved in a forehand-facing direction for right-handed play; and

a second blade coupled to the second distal end, the second blade being curved in a forehand-facing direction for left-handed play.

17. The hockey stick of claim 16, wherein, as projected onto a first plane passing through a central axis of the shaft, the first blade extends from the shaft in a second direction that is at a first angle relative to the first direction and the second blade extends a from the shaft in a third direction that is at a second angle relative to the first direction.

18. The hockey stick of claim 17, wherein the first angle is the same as the second angle.

19. The hockey stick of claim 18, wherein, as projected onto the first plane, the shaft, the first blade, and the second blade collectively form a U-like shape.

20. The hockey stick of claim 16, wherein the first blade has a first curvature and the second blade has a second curvature that is the same as the first curvature.