Patent ID: 7727095
Filing Date: 2010-06-01
Classification: A63B,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A sports stick of the type having a relatively long handle shaft characteristic of a hockey or lacrosse stick and a striking end secured to said handle shaft which is adapted to control and propel a ball or puck, the striking end being designed for the intended sport; wherein said handle shaft is formed primarily of a single, hollow primary tube having an interior, said handle shaft being adapted to be held by a player; wherein said handle shaft is fabricated of a relatively rigid material with limited flexibility; wherein said tube has at least one pair of aligned holes extending through opposite wall portions of said tube; and wherein said handle shaft further includes a hollow port tube associated with each said pair of holes, each port tube having opposite ends disposed in said pair of holes and extending across the interior of said primary tube, and wherein said opposite ends are bonded to said opposite wall portions within said holes to form a port extending across said interior.