Patent ID: 6062995
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A hockey stick comprising:a blade;a handle; anda joint removably securing said blade to said handle, said joint including:(a) a recess having an inner wall formed on one of said handle or said blade,(b) a projection formed on the other one of said handle or said blade, said projection adapted to be received in said recess along a direction of insertion, and(c) a fastener disposed between said projection and said inner wall of said recess, said fastener having a longitudinal axis and at least one resiliently deformable tooth-like protuberance adapted to frictionally engage said projection to said recess, said at least one resiliently deformable tooth-like protuberance extending away from the direction of insertion of said projection in said recess and having a shape and orientation such that the required force to remove said blade from said handle is greater than the required force to secure said blade to said handle.