Patent ID: 9573031
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A63B,B29C,B29K,B29L

Claim:
1. A composite hockey stick blade comprising: a core element defining a longitudinal channel therein, the longitudinal channel being bounded by an upper core portion, a lower core portion, and a bridge core portion; an outer ply substantially encapsulating the core element to form a blade structure including a toe portion and a heel portion; and a reinforcing material received within the longitudinal channel and extending between a first inner portion of the outer ply and a second inner portion of the outer ply, wherein the reinforcing material couples the first inner portion to the second inner portion transversely through the core element, wherein the reinforcing material increases a strength of the core element and extends longitudinally within the longitudinal channel, away from the bridge core portion, the reinforcing material including a first end and a second end distal from the first end, and an intermediate portion there between, the intermediate portion extending transversely across the channel, the first end and the second end projecting from the longitudinal channel adjacent the first inner portion and second inner portion respectively, wherein the longitudinal channel extends along a substantial portion of the blade structure between the heel portion and the toe portion.