Patent ID: 7614969
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: A63B,F41B

Abstract:
1. A lacrosse shaft comprising: a first end and a second end; an outer skin component, extending from the first end to the second end, the outer skin component comprising a fabric comprising a weave of carbon fibers, the fibers extending in at least two directions; a shock-absorbing component, extending from the first end to the second end, the shock-absorbing component comprising a core foam, wherein the outer skin component encases the shock-absorbing component and is coupled to the shock-absorbing component using an epoxy resin, and the shock-absorbing component has an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface being octagonal and the inner surface being circular; and an elongated stiffening component, extending from the first end to the second end, the elongated stiffening component comprising unidirectional carbon fiber, wherein the elongated stiffening component has a circular outer surface, and the circular outer surface of the elongated stiffening component contacts the circular inner surface of the shock-absorbing component, wherein from the first end to the second end, the outer skin component encases the outer surface of the shock-absorbing component without leaving any empty spaces between the outer skin component and the outer surface of the shock-absorbing component, from the first end to the second end, the inner surface of the shock-absorbing component encircles the outer surface of the elongated stiffening component without leaving any empty spaces between the inner surface of the shock-absorbing component and the outer surface of the elongated stiffening component, and a length from the first end to the second end is at least 25 inches, the shaft has a uniform thickness from the first end to the second end, and the first end of the lacrosse shaft is adapted to accept a lacrosse head.