Lacrosse stick with improved ball scooping

摘要

The inventive lacrosse stick has a head with a distal end which features a pivotable distal plate. The distal edge of the distal plate is recessed proximally of the distal end of the head so that movements of the plate do not in any way change the fixed length of the stick defined by portions of the head distal of the distal edge of the plate. The distal plate may be made in one of two ways. First, the plate may be made of a separate piece coupled to the lacrosse head and pivotable with respect thereto. In this embodiment, a spring is provided that acts to pivot the distal plate downwardly and to be restored to that orientation whenever it is pivoted upwardly. In a second embodiment, the plate is integrally molded with the head to include a living hinge pivoted upwardly.

主权项

1. In a lacrosse stick head having a proximal end and a distal end and a periphery partially defined by side walls terminating at terminations at said distal end, the improvement comprising a plate at said distal end of said head pivotably attached to said head at a pivot located just proximal of said distal end of said head and laterally inward of said terminations of said side walls, said plate being pivotable between first and second orientations with respect to said head and side walls, said plate having a distal edge engageable with a ground surface at any pivotable position of said plate to facilitate scooping up of a ball into a netting of said head.