HOCKEY-STICK BLADE WITH REINFORCING FRAME

摘要

A hockey-stick blade includes a reinforcing frame that provides improved strength, rigidity, and impact resistance. The reinforcing frame may be continuous along the top, bottom, and toe edges of the hockey-stick blade. The reinforcing frame optionally is a tubular structure made of fiber-reinforced epoxy resin. The interior of the reinforcing frame may include a core made of a resilient material, such as an expandable syntactic foam. Fiber reinforcement may also be included in the frame's construction.

主权项

1. A hockey-stick blade extending from a heel section to a toe section, comprising:
a core including a top edge, a bottom edge, a heel-end edge, and a toe-end edge; a reinforcing frame having a top portion running along at least a portion of the top edge, a toe portion running along the toe-end edge, and a bottom portion running along at least a portion of the bottom edge, the toe portion of the reinforcing frame having a larger cross-section than at least one of the top or bottom portions of the reinforcing frame; a front-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core; and a rear-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core.