Patent ID: 9687706
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A hockey stick comprising: a shaft, said shaft having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having a width that is less than that of said lower portion, said lower portion further having a left flange and a right flange integrally formed with a central portion, said central portion being an extension of said upper portion, said lower portion having an upper end and a lower end; a blade, said blade being integrally formed with said lower portion proximate said lower end; a gripping member, said gripping member being formed in either said left flange or said right flange of said lower portion, said gripping member being proximate said upper end of said lower portion, said gripping member having a first notch and a second notch, said first notch and said second notch being adjacently formed, said first notch being distal to said upper portion, said first notch formed at a depth towards said central portion that is greater than said second notch, said first notch and said second notch having a bottom, said bottom of said first notch and said second notch formed at an angle with respect to said shaft such that an axis extending through said bottom of said first notch and said second notch diverges away from said shaft; and wherein said first notch and said second notch are configured to receive four fingers of a users hand engaged therewith and position the four fingers at an angle such that a wrist of the user is substantially straight.