Patent ID: 8016701

Claim:
A lacrosse head comprising: a throat adapted to connect to a lacrosse handle; a base joined with the throat, the base including a ball stop; a scoop distal from the base; and a first sidewall and a second sidewall, each extending from the base toward the scoop and joined with one another distal from the base at the scoop, each first and second sidewall being of an open frame construction and defining at least one non-string hole, each first and second sidewall including an upper rail and a lower rail, and at least one cross member extending between and joined with the upper rail and the lower rail, wherein both of the upper rail and lower rail of both of the first and second sidewalls are substantially void of any string holes, wherein the cross member branches into a first secondary member and a second secondary member, wherein each of the cross member, the first secondary member and the secondary members each define a plurality of string holes adapted to receive strings of a lacrosse net so that a user can attach the lacrosse net to the head to form a pocket that is at least partially suspended and located between the first and second sidewalls, whereby a user can string the lacrosse net to at least one of the cross member, the first secondary member and the second secondary member so that the lacrosse net can have a variety of different net configurations and wherein the upper rail and lower rail join the scoop at a scoop junction, wherein a string hole is defined in the scoop junction and wherein the cross member joins the upper rail and lower rail and the scoop at the scoop junction.