Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture

摘要

A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided.

主权项

1. A method of making a lacrosse head pocket comprising:
coupling a first plurality of strands to a machine; mechanically manipulating the first plurality of strands with the machine during a process to form a first predefined, three dimensional shape in a first unitary textile lacrosse pocket body as a result of the process; mechanically manipulating the first plurality of strands with the machine during the process to form a second predefined, three dimensional shape in a second lacrosse pocket body as a result of the process, the second lacrosse pocket body being joined with the first lacrosse pocket body via at least one strand to form a strip of lacrosse pockets; and decoupling the first lacrosse pocket body from the second lacrosse pocket body, wherein upon the decoupling, the first lacrosse pocket body retains the first predefined, three dimensional shape in the first lacrosse pocket body.