Patent ID: 8182376

Claim:
A weighting system in combination with a sports stick, said sports stick having a head and a substantially linear handle, said head and handle characterized by a front surface and a back surface, said weighing system comprising: a channel formed along said sports stick and defined by a bottom, a maximum width, and a top forming a slit extending lengthwise along said sports stick, said maximum width being greater than a width of said slit; and a weight assembly movably affixed within said channel to allow a player to freely adjust the weight and balance point of the stick to preference, said weight assembly further comprising, a body in said channel, a weight portion contained within said body, at least one high friction surface on said body selectively engaging said top surface of said channel to prevent said weight assembly from sliding in said channel, at least one resilient projection on said body slideably engaging said bottom surface of said channel to advance said at least one high friction surface against said top surface, a dorsal member extending from said body through said slit whereby external force applied to said dorsal member deforms said resilient projections to disengage said at least one high friction surface from said top surface to permit sliding of said weight assembly in said channel, said at least one resilient projection returning to its original form to reengage said at least one high friction surface with said top surface on removal of said external force.