Patent ID: 7458908

Claim:
A lacrosse product comprising: a mesh pocket having an upper face, a lower face, a leading edge, a trailing edge, at least two side edges, an interior portion, and a pre-formed shape prior to placement on a lacrosse head, the preformed shape having a depth from one of the edges toward the interior measured from the upper face to the lower face; a package holding the mesh pocket, the package having a package shape substantially similar to the preformed shape, the package including a plurality of tabs, each tab engaging at least one of the edges of the mesh pocket and maintaining the relativity of that edge with respect to the other edges while the mesh pocket is positioned in the package; wherein the package has a border portion and a form portion such that the border portion may be removed allowing the form portion to be positioned in the mesh pocket when positioned on a lacrosse head, the form portion is shaped to maintain the pre-formed shape of the pocket when the mesh pocket is attached to a lacrosse head; and wherein the pre-formed shape includes a bulbous shape proximal the leading edge.