Patent ID: 7422122

Claim:
A rack for the holding and storage of hockey sticks and other sporting equipment having elongated handles comprising: a base having a main member which is attached to two supporting members which are attached to the mid-point of the main member on opposite sides and extend at right angles from the main member to form the base of the rack; a vertical post having a lower member which is attached to the base at the centre of the base and extends vertically upwards and an upper member which is attached to the lower member and extends vertically from the lower member and slides over the lower member; two upper bars each attached at right angles to the upper member of the vertical post by a connecting member and which two upper bars are parallel to the main member of the base on the opposite sides of the upper member of the vertical post; a plurality of stick separation pins attached to the side of the two upper bars which is farthest from the upper member of the vertical post at right angles and parallel to the surface on which the rack rests; two lower bars each attached at right angles to the lower member of the vertical post by a connecting member on opposite sides of the lower member and parallel to the surface upon which the rack rests; a plurality of stick separation pins attached to the side of the two lower bars which is closest to the upper member of the vertical post at right angles to the two lower bars and parallel to the surface on which the rack rests; the lower bars are disposed further in distance from a top end the upper vertical member of the post than the upper bars allowing for the insertion of the hockey sticks in a vertical position, and being locked in place.