Patent ID: 7972227
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: A63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle for a lacrosse stick, comprising: a tubular member including an upper end adapted to attach to a lacrosse head, a lower end distal from and opposite the upper end, and a middle region between the upper end and the lower end, the tubular member including an outer surface; and a gripping structure joined with the outer surface, wherein the gripping structure extends from the lower end toward the middle region, but terminates short of the upper end so that at least a portion of the upper end remains uncovered by the gripping structure enabling a player to grip the outer surface adjacent the upper end, wherein the gripping structure includes a first plurality of arrow-shaped gripping units including a plurality of first points, and a second plurality of arrow-shaped gripping units including a plurality of second points extending from a plurality of bases respectively, the first and second plurality of gripping units positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal reference axis so that the first points and second points point in opposite directions away from the longitudinal reference axis, wherein each of the plurality of first points are separated from one another, wherein adjacent ones of the plurality of first points, at least one of the bases, and the outer surface of the tubular member cooperatively define a recess, wherein the recess is void of gripping units such that the recess is adapted to receive at least one of a user's digit, the user's hand and a glove on the user's hand and enhance the user's grip on the handle, wherein the gripping structure includes a thickness that varies from the lower end toward the upper end, the thickness increasing toward the lower end and wherein the gripping structure is raised relative to the outer surface of the tubular member so that the recess forms a recessed pocket.