Patent ID: 7841959
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A blade for a hockey stick, comprising: a) a blade portion, with a forehand side and a backhand side; and b) a loop extending from one of said backhand side and said forehand side of said blade portion, said loop being flexible relative to said blade such that said loop is at least partially in contact with a playing surface both when said blade portion is perpendicular to the playing surface and when said blade is tilted up to 30 degrees from perpendicular to the playing surface in the direction of the side opposite to said loop, said loop being dimensioned to fully enclose a hockey puck when in contact with the playing surface, wherein said loop is formed with a blade-shaped portion which is secured to one of said forehand side and said backhand side of said blade portion by an adhesive.