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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fielding H Lewis, Jr, Queenstown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Wm. T. Burnett & Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273326 ;
Abstract
A lacrosse stick having a graphite-loaded plastic handle to provide improvement in handling characteristics. The handle is preferably comprised of 80 to 95 percent plastic and 5 to 20 percent graphite. The handle may be polygonal or tubular in shape, and is preferably octagonal. Dimensions and physical properties of the handle material are interrelated to provide desired balance of the lacrosse stick from the standpoint of handling by players, durability, freedom from failure by fracturing, and standardization in production.