Patent ID: 8905873

Claim:
A homogenous one piece moulded front edge protector for a hockey stick shaft to protect the front edge of the shaft from damage during play, and comprising; a front edge protective strip device shaped to conform to and apply to the front edge of the shaft of a stick, said strip device defining an upper and lower end, and having; an inner side face; adhesive on the inner side face for bonding to the front edge of the shaft of the stick; an outer facing side defining a central thin portion of a first predetermined thickness; two spaced apart shock absorbing side abutment ridges extending lengthwise along opposite sides of said central thin portion of a second predetermined thickness greater than said first thickness; a plurality of spaced apart openings formed along said central thin portion: a tapered portion on the upper end of said strip device; and, a tapered portion on the lower end of said strip device having a raised abutment on the lower end of said strip device, all formed as an integral one piece homogenous integral body.