Joint system for two-piece hockey stick
US5863269A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2209/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A two-piece hockey stick shaft and blade joint system employing wax to hold the elements together during play, which may also include provision of a "pre-load" force acting between a shaft socket and blade tennon to increase frictional resistance to separation of the blade and the shaft so as to require a sustained steady pull be applied to separate the elements, the wax being substantially solid at temperatures encountered during play and flowable at elevated temperatures, for example such as might be attained in the shaft to blade connection by application of warmth from the hands or application of water heated sufficiently.
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