Patent ID: 7491141

Claim:
A lacrosse head comprising: a skeletal member formed in a closed loop, the skeletal member comprising a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion, a juncture portion joining the first and second sidewall portions, and a scoop portion joining the first and second sidewall portions opposite the juncture portion, the skeletal member being continuous from the juncture portion, through the first sidewall portion, through the scoop portion, through the second sidewall portion, and back to the juncture portion, the junction portion forming a juncture of the head adapted to receive a shaft; and an outer skin applied over the skeletal member, the skeletal member and the outer skin together forming a stop member adjacent to the juncture, two sidewalls, and a scoop connected to the two sidewalls opposite the stop member, the outer skin encapsulating at least a portion of the skeletal member along the two sidewalls, the skeletal member having a cross-sectional area less than approximately half of a cross-sectional area of the outer skin at a cross-section taken along a sidewall of the lacrosse head, the outer skin made of a first material and the skeletal member made of a second material, the first material having a durometer hardness lower than that of the second material, the juncture portion defining an opening in which to receive a shaft, the juncture portion being comprising a continuous ring around the opening such that the juncture portion encloses a shaft placed in the opening, and the juncture portion of the skeletal member providing the lacrosse head with structural support necessary to connect the lacrosse head to the shaft.