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WO1996031259A1 - Crosse permettant de jouer avec un palet ou une balle - Google Patents

Crosse permettant de jouer avec un palet ou une balle Download PDF

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WO1996031259A1
WO1996031259A1 PCT/SE1996/000432 SE9600432W WO9631259A1 WO 1996031259 A1 WO1996031259 A1 WO 1996031259A1 SE 9600432 W SE9600432 W SE 9600432W WO 9631259 A1 WO9631259 A1 WO 9631259A1
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Kent Bengtsson
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Orebroskenan AB
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Priority to AT96909452T priority patent/ATE213965T1/de
Priority to US08/930,350 priority patent/US6068563A/en
Priority to CA002216972A priority patent/CA2216972C/fr
Publication of WO1996031259A1 publication Critical patent/WO1996031259A1/fr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B59/00—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
    • A63B59/70—Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00 with bent or angled lower parts for hitting a ball on the ground, on an ice-covered surface, or in the air, e.g. for hockey or hurling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/06—Handles
    • A63B60/34—Handles with the handle axis different from the main axis of the implement
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/22—Field hockey
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/24—Ice hockey
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00—Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/30—Floorball

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  • the present invention relates to a stick for games that are played with a puck or a ball, wherewith in a dribbling maneuver the player steers the puck or the ball alternately with one and the other side of the stick blade by repeatedly turning the blade from side to side with the aid of the stick shaft, as in ice hockey, floor ball and like games.
  • a typical ice hockey stick has a straight shaft and a blade which extends out from the bottom of the shaft, either straight or curved in the longitudinal direction.
  • the blade can be considered as a growth from the shaft which is connected directly and rigidly with the heel of the blade.
  • the blade heel is thus not able to spring in relation to the shaft.
  • the toe of the blade can be flexed or bent laterally outwards in relation to the shaft when subjected to a laterally acting force. When subjected to a laterally acting force, the blade will skew relative to the shaft to a greater or lesser extent, depending where the force acts on the blade.
  • the blade rotational centre formed at the point of intersection between the longitudinal centre axis of the shaft and the longitudinal centre axis of the blade, is located in the heel of the blade, the blade will be turned about this rotational centre when carrying out a dribbling maneuver in which the blade is repeatedly turned from side to side.
  • the force which the player is able to apply to the toe of the blade by turning the shaft is greatly reduced. This consequently reduces the strength with which the player can tackle for the puck in close-in tackling situations.
  • GB-A-876,414 describes a golf club, primarily a putter, where the part of the shaft that connects with the blade is swung in an arch inwardly over the blade. This configuration has been employed to avoid twisting of the stick during a putting stroke, by distributing weight and balance so that the combined weight of the shaft and the part of the blade connected thereto, which lies on the side bordering the intersection line between the longitudinal axis of the shaft and the blade, is essentially the same as the weight of the remaining part of the blade.
  • a club of this kind is intended solely for impact with one surface of the blade and for impact at solely one single point. It is not constructed for use in games in which the stick is used to dribble a puck or ball where both sides of the blade must be used.
  • the shaft and the part of the blade joined thereto must be very rigid.
  • a stick having a weight distribution in accordance with this patent cannot be used to play ice hockey for instance, since the front part of the blade would then need to be very strong or heavy, which would make the blade difficult to handle and greatly increase the weight of the stick as a whole.
  • Fig. 2 of publication AU-B-19360/88 illustrates a similar stick which is intended for use when playing field hockey and which has a lower part that is swung in over the blade.
  • the stick can be brought to the position illustrated in Fig. 2 when striking the ball, which is effected in the same manner as when striking a golf ball.
  • the player inclines the stick downwards and holds the stick in one hand only and to one side, without turning the blade as when playing ice hockey.
  • the main feature of interest with this type of stick is to strike the ball at an ideal point on the blade.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a stick for games played with puck or ball with which dribbling and close-in tackling can be effected more easily and forcefully by enabling the stick blade to be turned or rotated more quickly and with smaller arm movements and by enabling the player to exert a greater force through the medium of the toe part of the stick blade.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a stick which will enable a player to maintain a more upright posture during play.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a stick with which the entire blade can be flexed laterally outwards in relation to the longitudinal axis of the shaft when the blade is subjected to a force acting essentially perpendicu ⁇ larly to the impact surface when executing a shot, for instance.
  • a stick of the kind defined in the first paragraph characterized in that the shaft is connected to the blade through the medium of a connecting part which is so designed that an extension of the longitudinal centre axis of the shaft will intersect the longitudinal centre axis of the blade at a point located between the toe and the heel parts of the blade and forming the blade rotational centre in a dribbling maneuver.
  • the rotational centre of a stick constructed in accordance with the invention will thus be located somewhere in a centre part of the blade, wherein the toe part will be rotated in one direction and a heel part rotated in the opposite direction when turning the blade around this point.
  • respective blade parts need only move along a relatively short circular arc having a radius corresponding to half the length of the blade for instance, therewith enabling said movement to be executed more rapidly and with smaller arm movements than when using conventional sticks.
  • the force that can be exerted by the player through the toe part of the blade by turning the shaft is also increased, since the lever arm between the point of rotation and the toe part is shortened.
  • the heel-shaft connecting part will conveniently include a straight portion which forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of the shaft and the blade and which connects the lower part of the shaft with the heel of said blade.
  • the straight portion of the connecting part slopes away from the blade.
  • the connecting part conveniently has a springiness or resilience which enables the entire blade to be flexed resiliently laterally outwards in relation to the longitudi ⁇ nal axis of the shaft when the blade is subjected to a force directed towards the rotational centre and acting at right angles to a blade side-surface.
  • this enables the force and the precision with which the puck is struck to be increased, since no appreciable skewing of the blade occurs, among other things.
  • Such a construction also enables the heel part of the blade to flex resiliently outwardly in relation to the shaft.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 each illustrate a respective conventional type of ice hockey stick
  • Figs. 3A and B illustrate two different angles of the transition between blade and shaft with a stick illustrated in Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a first embodiment of an inventive ice hockey stick
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the difference when turning the blade of a conventional ice hockey stick and when turning the blade of an inventive stick
  • Figs. 6A, B and C illustrate a second embodiment of an inventive ice hockey stick and show respectively the stick in three different angular positions
  • Fig. 7 illustrates the function of a stick according to Fig. 6 when performing a dribbling maneuver
  • Fig. 8 illustrates schematically the function of an inventive stick when striking a puck.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a conventional ice hockey stick having a shaft 1 and a blade 2 projecting out therefrom.
  • the blade is rigidly connected directly to the shaft.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a corresponding ice hockey stick with which the blade 3 is curved in its longitudinal direction. This blade enables the centrifugal force to be utilized to increase the speed of the puck at the moment of striking the puck.
  • the blade and shaft relationship is the same as that of the stick embodiment shown in Fig. 1.
  • the angle 5 (see Figs. 3A and 3B) is adapted to the physical size and the playing style or posture of the player concerned, wherein the angle 5 between blade 2 and shaft 1 will be smaller when the stick is used by an upright player or a player of large physique (see Fig. 3A) so as to prevent the stick from becoming too long and too difficult to handle and to prevent the puck from being too far from the body.
  • the angle 5 between the stick blade 2 and the shaft 1 must be greater (see Fig. 3B) so as to prevent the stick from being too short, such that the blade will be located too close to the body and the range reduced.
  • a longitudinal centre axis 4 in the shaft 1 will intersect a longitudinal centre axis 7 in the blade 2 at a point 10 in the lower part of the shaft or the heel part of the blade.
  • This point represents a blade rotation point in dribbling maneuvers, in which the blade is repeatedly twisted or turned from side to side.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the lower part of an inventive ice hockey stick.
  • the shaft 1 is joined to the blade 2 through the medium of an angled connecting part 9.
  • This connecting part is designed so that the longitu ⁇ dinal centre line 4 of the shaft 1 intersects the longitudi- nal centre line 7 of the blade 2 at a point 11 located in a centre part of the blade 2.
  • the blade rotational point has thus been moved forwardly in the blade in comparison with the case in conventional sticks according to Fig. 3.
  • This dis ⁇ placement of the blade rotational centre to a central part of the blade provides a number of significant advantages in games that require dribbling maneuvers.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates schematically some of these maneuvers.
  • the reference numeral 2 identifies the blade of an ice hockey stick, as seen from above.
  • the stick blade 2 will turn or twist around the point 10. This means that the toe part of the blade is forced to move along a relatively large circular arc A having a radius corresponding to the full length of the blade 2. This movement is relatively slow and requires the player to execute a large arm movement.
  • the toe part of the stick will only move along a relatively short circular arc B having a radius corresponding to half the length of the blade when turning the blade 2 to a corresponding extent. This is achieved as a result of the heel part of the blade moving in an opposite direction along a circular arc C of corresponding length. Consequently, the blade of an inventive stick can be turned or rotated much more quickly than in the case of conventional sticks, which is highly significant during play.
  • the rotational point 11 will be moved either rearwardly or forwardly in the blade, but always within a limited central part thereof. This is due to the bending or flexing movement that therewith occurs in the connecting part 9 and in the blade, among other things.
  • the stick shown in Fig. 4 has a straight blade, it will be understood that the blade may be curved conventional ⁇ ly in its longitudinal direction, in the manner of the blade shown in Fig. 2.
  • the blade 2 of the embodiment of an inventive stick illu ⁇ strated in Figs. 6A, B and C has been divided into three parts, a heel part 12, a centre part 13 and a toe part 14. These parts are defined by differently angled portions of the bottom edge of the blade that is intended to make contact with the playing surface 8.
  • the blade has a generally horizontal bottom edge in the centre part 13, i.e. the part within which the rotational point 11 can be displaced, whereas the parts adjacent hereto, i.e. the heel part 12 and the toe part 14 respectively, slope up towards respective ends of the blade 2. This ensures that a part of the bottom edge of the blade will always lie against the playing surface when the shaft 1 is inclined at angles normally occurring during play.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a function of such a blade in those dribbling maneuvers that are performed by turning or rotating the shaft 1 around its longitudinal axis 4. It will be seen that the blade 2 is therewith rotated about the point 11, wherein the toe part 14 will move along an arc 19 in one direction and the heel part 12 will move along an arc 18 in the opposite direction with the direction of the shaft 1 remaining constant. This enables very rapid maneuvers to be made with the blade with wrist movements, which is a signifi ⁇ cant advantage in play.
  • the bottom edge of the blade 2 may be continuous ⁇ ly rounded slightly to a desired shape.
  • the player When the stick includes a connecting part 9 between the shaft 1 and the blade 2, the player is able to adopt a more upright stance and therewith obtain a better overview of the game. Furthermore, a large and a short player that have the same playing style are able to use sticks that have the same angle 5 but different shaft lengths and optionally connecting parts 9 of different lengths.
  • the connecting part 9 of an inventive stick is able to spring when making a shot, i.e. to flex out laterally. This enables the entire blade to be flexed outwardly essentially uniformly when impact is made in the rotational point of the blade.
  • the heel part can thus also be flexed laterally outwards in relation to the shaft. This has not been possible with conventional sticks, in which the heel part can only be flexed together with the shaft.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic front view of a shot on the puck 17 as the blade 2 makes contact with the puck, wherein the outward bending of the inventive stick has been exaggerated for the sake of clarity.
  • the puck is thus struck sharply and with sting as a result of the catapult effect produced by the connecting part 9.
  • the shot can herewith be achieved much more quickly and with a much shorter swing than was previous- ly possible, making it difficult for an opponent to prepare himself to block the shot.
  • the springiness of the connecting part 9 is also used when making a so-called pull shot, i.e. a shot in which the stick blade is pressed against the ice adjacent the puck so as to bend the connecting part 9. As the bend straightens out, the puck is imparted a force supplement which increases the power of the shot and therewith the speed at which the puck travels.
  • the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings can also be modified in several respects within the scope of the Claims.
  • the length, configuration and slope of the connecting part 9 can be varied in accordance with individual wishes.
  • the same function as that described above can therewith also be achieved by connecting the shaft 1 to the toe part of the blade 2 through the medium of a connect ⁇ ing part or directly to the blade in its central portion.

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Abstract

Une crosse est destinée à des jeux où l'on utilise un palet ou une balle dirigée par un dribble, alternativement d'un côté et de l'autre de la tête (2) de crosse. A cette fin, on tourne cette tête d'un côté à l'autre à l'aide du manche (1) de crosse comme dans le cas du hockey sur glace, de certains jeux de balle en salle ou autres jeux similaires. Le manche (1) est relié à la tête (2) par une pièce de connexion (9) conçue de façon que le prolongement de l'axe central longitudinal (4) du manche recoupe l'axe central longitudinal (7) de la tête en un point (11) situé entre l'avant et l'arrière (14; 12) de cette tête. Ce point constitue le centre de rotation de la tête (2) quand on exécute des dribbles.
PCT/SE1996/000432 1995-04-03 1996-04-02 Crosse permettant de jouer avec un palet ou une balle Ceased WO1996031259A1 (fr)

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EP96909452A EP0819019B1 (fr) 1995-04-03 1996-04-02 Crosse permettant de jouer avec un palet ou une balle
DE69619660T DE69619660D1 (de) 1995-04-03 1996-04-02 Schläger für ein spiel mit ball oder scheibe
AT96909452T ATE213965T1 (de) 1995-04-03 1996-04-02 Schläger für ein spiel mit ball oder scheibe
US08/930,350 US6068563A (en) 1996-04-02 1996-04-02 Stick for playing with a puck or a ball
CA002216972A CA2216972C (fr) 1995-04-03 1996-04-02 Crosse permettant de jouer avec un palet ou une balle

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SE9501216-7 1995-04-03
SE9501216A SE9501216D0 (sv) 1995-04-03 1995-04-03 Ishockeyklubba

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EP1017456A4 (fr) * 1997-05-06 2001-10-24 Internat Marketing Man Llc Baton de hockey presentant une tige deportee et un raccordement transitionnel de la lame

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GB876414A (en) * 1959-10-16 1961-08-30 Karl Stecher Improvements in or relating to golf clubs
SE457235B (sv) * 1983-04-29 1988-12-12 Karl Owe Simon Hollner Ishockeyklubba
AU610609B2 (en) * 1987-06-05 1991-05-23 Agences Industrielles Et Representations Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Hockey stick

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GB876414A (en) * 1959-10-16 1961-08-30 Karl Stecher Improvements in or relating to golf clubs
SE457235B (sv) * 1983-04-29 1988-12-12 Karl Owe Simon Hollner Ishockeyklubba
AU610609B2 (en) * 1987-06-05 1991-05-23 Agences Industrielles Et Representations Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Hockey stick

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1017456A4 (fr) * 1997-05-06 2001-10-24 Internat Marketing Man Llc Baton de hockey presentant une tige deportee et un raccordement transitionnel de la lame

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EP0819019A1 (fr) 1998-01-21
ATE213965T1 (de) 2002-03-15
SE9501216D0 (sv) 1995-04-03
DE69619660D1 (de) 2002-04-11
CA2216972C (fr) 2007-01-16
CA2216972A1 (fr) 1996-10-10

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