David C Lemire

US Patent:

7520829, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Jul 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/772662

Inventors:

Brian C. Mollner - San Diego CA, US
David Lemire - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

True Temper Sports, Inc. - Memphis TN

International Classification:

A63B 59/14

US Classification:

473562, 473563

Abstract:

A one-piece composite hockey stick includes a shaft and a blade. The blade end of the shaft extends entirely through the blade such that the blade end can contact the playing surface along with the bottom side of the blade. The shaft extending through the bottom side of the blade can provide a user with an enhanced feel and improved playing characteristics by providing continuous fibers that extend from the grip of a user to the playing surface through the shaft. The shaft can be hollow and open on the blade end such that the interior cavity of the shaft can be accessed from the bottom side of the blade. One or more inserts can be selectively disposed in the interior cavity of the shaft to provide a desired weight distribution and/or damping characteristics.