Patent ID: 9283699
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L,D03D,D04B,D05B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method of manufacturing a lacrosse head comprising: storing lacrosse pocket data in memory, the lacrosse pocket data pertaining to a location of an apex of a pocket, an outer perimeter of the pocket and a plurality of openings defined by the pocket; utilizing the lacrosse pocket data to guide mechanical manipulation of a plurality of flexible, elongated strands with an automated pocket assembly machine, thereby forming a first lacrosse pocket including the plurality of strands, the first lacrosse pocket including a three dimensional concave contour upon formation, the apex of the pocket associated with the three dimensional contour, the outer perimeter of the pocket and the plurality of openings surrounded by preselected ones of the plurality of strands; placing the outer perimeter of the first lacrosse pocket in a mold cavity, the mold cavity corresponding to a lacrosse head having sidewalls joined with a scoop and a base; introducing a molten polymeric material into the mold cavity to substantially fill the mold cavity, the molten polymeric material encapsulating the perimeter, the molten polymeric material extending between adjacent ones of the plurality of strands from a first side of the outer perimeter to a second side of the outer perimeter; curing the molten polymeric material to form a cured first lacrosse head; and removing the cured first lacrosse head from the mold cavity with the outer perimeter of the first lacrosse pocket remaining embedded within the cured lacrosse head, unable to be removed from the cured lacrosse head without destroying at least one of the cured lacrosse head and the first lacrosse pocket.