Patent ID: 7896761
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A lacrosse head comprising: a stop member; a first sidewall extending from the stop member; a second sidewall extending from the stop member; a scoop connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall opposite to the stop member, wherein the stop member, the first and second sidewalls, and the scoop form a frame that encloses an interior of the lacrosse head; a first flexible stringing member integrally formed with the frame and extending along the first sidewall; a second flexible stringing member integrally formed with the frame and extending along the second sidewall, wherein, at rest, the first flexible stringing member is separated from the second flexible stringing member by a non-flexed distance; and a pocket attached to the first flexible stringing member and the second flexible stringing member, wherein, in response to a force applied to the pocket in a direction from a ball receiving side of the lacrosse head to a ball retaining side of the lacrosse head, the first and second flexible stringing members move toward each other in a direction toward the interior of the lacrosse head such that the first and second flexible stringing members are separated by a flexed distance that is less than the non-flexed distance, thereby narrowing the pocket wherein the first flexible stringing member comprises a flexible stringing rail having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the frame and the second end is connected to the frame, and wherein the flexible stringing rail is separated from the frame by a slot.