Lacrosse head with leather strap in pocket

Abstract

A lacrosse stick has a shaft and a head, the latter being formed of a frame with a proximal shank end and a distal lip end and an open center where a pocket formed of an open netting is supported. The frame defines a longitudinal axis extending between the shank end and the lip end, and there are a plurality of eyelets distributed around the frame. The pocket includes a leather strap positioned along the longitudinal axis, and may be about 1½ to 2½ inches in width. The strings used to form the pocket may be strung through eyelets in the periphery of the strap, and there may be transverse shooting strings, which can pass through slits or other openings in the strap.

We claim:  
     
         1 . Head for a lacrosse stick, comprising a frame having a proximal shank end and a distal lip end and a longitudinal axis extending between the shank end and the lip end, and a plurality of eyelets distributed around said frame; and a web pocket formed of an open netting that is attached at its periphery to said eyelets; the pocket including a leather strap positioned along said longitudinal axis.  
     
     
         2 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said leather strap extends from said shank end to said lip end.  
     
     
         3 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said leather strap has a width of at least one inch.  
     
     
         4 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 3  wherein said leather strap is at least about 12 inches in length.  
     
     
         5 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 3  wherein said strap is about 1½ to 2½ inches in width.  
     
     
         6 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said strap is about 1¾ to 2¼ inches in width.  
     
     
         7 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said strap is generally rectangular.  
     
     
         8 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said strap has a tapered profile.  
     
     
         9 . The head for a lacrosse stick according to  claim 1  wherein said pocket includes a plurality of transverse shooting strings, and said strap has a plurality of slots therein through which said transverse shooting strings are threaded.  
     
     
         10 . A pocket for the frame of a lacrosse head, comprising an open netting that is adapted to be fitted into an open center of the frame, the netting having a longitudinal axis; and a leather strap disposed along said axis and interconnected into said netting, said leather strap having a width of at least one inch, and allowing a lacrosse ball disposed in the pocket to be visible through the open netting of the pocket.  
     
     
         11 . A pocket according to  claim 10  further comprising a plurality of shooting strings that extend transversely across said pocket, and said leather strap having a plurality of openings through which said shooting strings are threaded.  
     
     
         12 . A pocket according to  claim 10  wherein said strap has a width of about 1¼ inches to about 2¾ inches.  
     
     
         13 . A pocket according to  claim 10  wherein said strap has a plurality of eyelets distributed about its periphery and into which said netting is attached.