Patent ID: 7503859

Claim:
A pocket for a lacrosse head, the lacrosse head including a scoop, a throat, a first side, a second side, a front and a back, the pocket comprising: a scoop end shaped to attach to the scoop of the lacrosse head; a throat end shaped to attach to the throat of the lacrosse head; sides shaped to attach to the first and second sides of the lacrosse head; at least one runner having a longitudinal axis, a first runner side positioned to face the front, a second runner side positioned to face the back, and at least one opening positioned between the first and second runner sides, the at least one opening spacing the first runner side from the second runner side; at least one tubular member positioned adjacent the at least one runner; and at least one cross member traversing the at least one opening, said opening positioned and shaped to restrict movement of said cross member in directions parallel with the axis of the runner, toward the front of the lacrosse head, and toward the back of the lacrosse head, said opening positioned and shaped to allow movement of said cross member in directions toward the sides of the lacrosse head, wherein the at least one cross member traverses the at least one tubular member.