Patent ID: 7833116

Claim:
A lacrosse head having a stop member, a first sidewall and a second sidewall, a scoop opposite the stop member that connects the first sidewall to the second sidewall, and a juncture connected to the stop member, the lacrosse head comprising: a skeletal member having a juncture portion disposed in the juncture of the lacrosse head, the juncture portion defining a socket for receiving a handle, the juncture portion comprising a continuous ring around the socket such that the juncture portion encloses a handle placed in the socket, a ball stop portion connected to the juncture portion and disposed in the stop member, a first sidewall member connected to the ball stop portion and disposed in the first sidewall, and a second sidewall member connected to the ball stop portion and disposed in the second sidewall, the skeletal member being discontinuous between the first sidewall member and the second sidewall member, and continuous between the first sidewall member, the ball stop portion, the juncture portion, and the second sidewall member; an outer skin applied over at least a portion of the skeletal member, the outer skin forming the scoop; and a handle removably connected to the socket, the juncture portion of the skeletal member being directly connected to the handle, the skeletal member and the outer skin together forming the stop member, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall, and the outer skin encapsulating at least a portion of the skeletal member along the first sidewall and the second sidewall.