Patent ID: 7563184
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A lacrosse head comprising: a base; a scoop; a throat area extending rearwardly from said base for accommodating a lacrosse handle therein; a pair of sidewalls each having a lower rim and an upper rim, said pair of sidewalls including a rear portion closer to said base and a forward portion closer to said scoop; in at least one point within said rear portion, a first distance defined by the distance between said lower rims of said sidewalls is greater than a second distance defined by the distance between said upper rims of said sidewalls, thereby forming a first flared region, in at least one point within said forward portion, said second distance is greater than said first distance, thereby forming a second flared region; and in at least one point along said sidewalls, at approximately a midsection of said sidewalls between said forward portion and said rear portion, said sidewalls include a transition between said first flared region and said second flared region wherein said first distance is equal to said second distance and whereby a rear flare forms a lacrosse ball retaining area having an increased area for holding a lacrosse ball within the head, whereby the configuration of the rear flare with the upper rims spaced nearer one another than the lower rims allows at least one of the upper rims to overlie a portion of the lacrosse ball when a lacrosse ball is held within the head in play, and prevents the lacrosse ball from being easily dislodged from the head.