Patent ID: 7585234

Claim:
A lacrosse head, comprising: a base; two sidewalls connected to the base, each sidewall comprising: an upper rail; a lower rail; and a transverse rail connected to the upper rail and the lower rail by truss members; and a scoop connected to the two sidewalls opposite to the base, wherein the base, the two sidewalls, and the scoop define an interior of the lacrosse head, and wherein for substantially the entire length of the each sidewall: the upper rail is spaced apart from the lower rail to define an opening, the transverse rail is spaced apart from and disposed outwardly of the upper rail and the lower rail with respect to the interior of the lacrosse head, such that in a cross section of the each sidewall, the upper rail, the lower rail, and the transverse rail define vertices of a polygon, a plurality of upper truss members connect the upper rail to the transverse rail, wherein each upper truss member extends from the upper rail in a direction away from the interior of the lacrosse head and along a first side of the polygon, and a plurality of lower truss members connect the lower rail to the transverse rail, wherein each lower truss member extends from the lower rail in a direction away from the interior of the lacrosse head and along a second side of the polygon.