OOLOO

OOLOO

English Abstract

In the sport of hockey it is known to be an important piece of equipment that
can be
constructed out of wood, hemp, fibreglass, resin, composite and aluminium. It
has a shaft with
a butt end and a blade for moving the object (puck or ball) in play. To be
held in the users
hands it enables the user to shoot, pass or stick handle the object (puck or
ball) on the playing
surface.

Claims

Claims
- A manually used important piece of equipment with 2 distinct bends in the
shaft that
change the users centre of gravity and posture.
- Variable torque bend in shaft ranging from 1/32" to 21/2" increases shot
power and
stick integrity.
- Variable secondary bend in shaft that lowers the butt end closer to the
playing surface
allows for greater maneuverability by changing the users centre of gravity and
posture.
- Variable secondary bend in the shaft tucks in the elbow and allows the user
to be more
upright for a better line of sight of the playing surface.
- Variable secondary bend in the shaft improves stick handing
- Variable secondary bend on the shaft enhances shooting accuracy
- Variable secondary bend in the shaft enhances passing
- Variable secondary bend in the shaft makes the user harder to hit off the
object (puck or
ball) in play.

Description

CA 02697475 2010-06-17
SPECIFICATIONS
General Character
- This invention (OOLOO) relates to a manually used piece of equipment used in
the
sport of hockey
Nature
- It is common in most cases that all sticks used in the game of hockey have a
straight
shaft with a butt end and blade. They have been made to be extremely light in
weight,
but they are moreover, unsatisfactory in use, as they tend to be ineffective
by
breaking/shattering when trying to pass, shoot, accept a pass or one timer due
to low
heat / cold tolerances in the material used in construction.
Inventive Idea
I have found that these disadvantages can be overcome by providing 2 variable
bends in
the shaft of the stick (one for torque and one for lowering the butt end
closer to the
playing surface). Such bends permit the user a greater range of
maneuverability,
enhanced skills, shot power and stick integrity.
Full Description
- In drawings Figure 1.1 (side view) illustrates the variable secondary bend
that lowers
the butt end closer to the playing surface ranging from 1/32" to 8".
- In drawings Figure 1.2 (overhead view) illustrates the variable torque bend
that can
range from 1/32" to 2 1/2" making the shaft concave or convex depending on
which
way the users shoots (right or left)
- The secondary bend can start as early as 14" up the shaft from the blade and
be moved
up the shaft accordingly depending on what lie the user wishes to have for the
blade
and how much they wish to have the butt end closer to the playing surface thus
making
every stick unique to the user.
- Stick can be constructed out of wood, hemp, resin, fibreglass, composite and
aluminium.
- Stick can be made of a solid one piece with blade attached or as a shaft
with replaceable
butt ends and blades.

Representative Drawing