Abstract: A hockey stick having a longitudinal shaft provided with a longitudinal cavity and a method of construction of such a hockey stick are described herein. The shaft includes a hollow wooden core and a reinforcement layer. The hollow wooden core is advantageously made of two half-cores having a channel provided therein that are assembled face-to-face to yield the hollow wooden core. The reinforcement layer may advantageously include thin reinforcement strips of high modulus fibres and a layer of fibreglass fabric.

Abstract: In this method, a braided fiber envelope is slid over the core of the hockey stick blade and a promoted resin is applied on the core and the fiber envelope. At least one pre-cured reinforcement panel is provided on at least one side of the blade. The resulting assembly is heat pressed so as to secure the reinforcement panel to the blade and shape the blade. A hockey stick shaft constructed in accordance with this method is also disclosed. This construction provides a lighter hockey stick blade with improved mechanical properties compared to previous ones.

Abstract: A tubular structural member that provides directional resistance. The tubular structural member has a flexural resistance that is greater in one direction than in another. The tubular structural member can be employed in variety of devices or structures so as to effect the overall stiffness of the device.

Abstract: A shaft for a hockey stick, having a wooden core and inner and outer layers. One of inner and outer layers comprises an array of roving filaments and a composite laminate strip extending along at least a portion of the shaft. The composite laminate strip is adapted to alter the bending characteristics of the shaft by rigidifying a portion of the shaft. The array roving filaments and the composite laminate strip are embedded into an outer molded plastic layer. A blade is secured to one end of the shaft.

Abstract: A hockey stick comprises a shaft and a blade fastened with one end of the shaft. The shaft is formed of a shell and a wooden film covering the shell for mitigating shock and preventing static.

Abstract: A hand-held implement grip and protectant, preferably for a hockey stick, is described. The invention mainly consists of a blade attached to a composite shaft integrally enshrouded with a rubber sheath. A method of forming the same is also provided as laying up a number of sheets of composite material, wrapping those sheets about a mandril, enshrouding the layup with a rubber sheath, vulcanizing the combination, removing the mandril, and inserting a blade therein.

Abstract: A hockey stick shaft having a cross-sectional configuration with a pair of flat sides and substantially circular top and bottom edges, a hockey stick shaft adapted for receiving a replacement blade and have a plurality of layers of unidirectional fibers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hockey stick shaft. The shaft includes a core of rectangular cross-section running the full length of the shaft. A cloth fabric, such as an aramid fiber cloth, is wrapped around the perimeter of the core and extends from the shaft blade end at least partways toward the shaft opposed end. A wood veneer is then wrapped around the core/cloth fabric and extends from the shaft opposed blade end at least partways toward the shaft blade end, with a space between the end of the wood veneer and the shaft blade end where the cloth fabric is exposed. This permits heat to be applied to the shaft for removal and/or insertion of a blade without the heat damaging the wood veneer.

Abstract: A hand-held implement grip and protectant, preferably for a hockey stick, is described. The invention mainly consists of a blade attached to a composite shaft integrally enshrouded with a rubber sheath. A method of forming the same is also provided as laying up a number of sheets of composite material, wrapping those sheets about a mandril, enshrouding the layup with a rubber sheath, vulcanizing the combination, removing the mandril, and inserting a blade therein.

Abstract: A hockey stick shaft having a blade end and a remote end. The shaft is formed of a composite portion having a hollow structure including an interior surface and an exterior surface. The composite portion is formed from fibers and resin. A metallic tip is attached at least at a first edge at the blade end to a first tip surface of the metallic tip.

Abstract: A reinforced hockey replacement blade having a pair of reinforcement strips extending from the outermost end of the connection end past the point at which the replacement blade is connected with the handle and embedded within a recessed area of the replacement blade. The invention also relates to a method for making such a replacement blade.

Abstract: A hockey stick handle having a pair of opposed narrow sides, a pair of opposed broad sides, a rear end, a forward end portion, and a longitudinal axis passing through said ends, the forward end portion being configured for engaging a blade. The handle has a longitudinally extending sandwich composite member. The sandwich member has three longitudinally extending substance zones. The substance zones has a rigid plastic foam spacer zone and two wood side zones. The side zones are spaced apart by the spacer zone. The three substance zones are configured and disposed such that each side zone individually faces a respective side of one of the pairs of opposed sides of the handle and such that together the two side zones and the spacer zone each face both of the sides of the other of the pairs of opposed sides of the handle.

Abstract: A sports bat such as used to play baseball or softball, comprising a shell which includes a first layer of titanium alloy-fiber reinforced composite laminate, a second layer of titanium alloy-fiber reinforced composite laminate and a core layer between the first layer and the second layer. Further, a method of making a bat comprising a shell which includes a first layer of titanium alloy-fiber reinforced composite laminate, a second layer of titanium alloy-fiber reinforced composite laminate and a core layer between the first layer and the second layer.

Abstract: A stick handle for an ice hockey stick having a longitudinal central axis, an upper end and a lower end, the lower end being situated adjacent to the blade of the stick. The handle comprises a core part and at least one cover plate fixed to the core part. The core part has a substantially rectangular cross-section and at least one recess formed therein in at least one side of the core part. The cover plate is situated on the side of the core part wherein the recess is formed such that at least one closed cavity is formed in the handle.

Abstract: A composite hockey stick shaft adapted for receiving a replacement blade. The composite shaft includes a shaft body formed of a resin material and embodying a spirally wound plurality of filaments embedded in the resin material. The present invention also relates to a process for making such a composite hockey stick shaft.

Abstract: A composite hockey stick shaft of generally uniform cross section along a longitudinal axis having a first pair of opposing sides perpendicular to a neutral bending axis, and a second pair of opposing sides parallel to the neutral bending axis, wherein the first pair of opposing sides has a lower compressive strength and strain than the second pair of sides.