LACROSSE POCKET

摘要

A method of manufacturing a mesh netting for a lacrosse head permits the production of reproducible three-dimensional shapes for lacrosse head pockets. The mesh netting may form a self-supporting three-dimensional shape, as knit, prior to being attached to a lacrosse head, and the mesh netting may be able to maintain its three-dimensional shape without additional materials, such as a coating, being added to the stands which form the netting. A three-dimensional warp knitting machine may be used to manufacture the mesh netting.

主权项

1. A mesh netting for use as a pocket on a lacrosse head, the mesh netting comprising:
a plurality of fibers knitted together to form interconnected strands of a mesh netting, the mesh netting including a plurality of openings between the strands; the mesh netting having a scoop end, a ball stop end, and two opposed sides running from the ball stop end to the scoop end; wherein at least a subset of the strands forms a region of the mesh netting which has a three-dimensional shape, and, when lying flat, the region is able to maintain its three-dimensional shape against the force of gravity without support from anything other than strands of the mesh netting as knit.