Hockey stick blade cover

Abstract

A hockey stick blade cover comprises a foot portion having a bottom, a toe, a top and an ankle portion. The foot and ankle portions have free edges which may be secured together by a zipper in any other suitable way. The cover is preferably made primarily of stretchable fabric and at least the said foot or blade enclosing portion includes an inner surface which resists adherence to adhesive such as tape typically used on hockey stick blades.

1 . A hockey stick blade cover comprising: a closure shaped to enclose a hockey stick blade, said closure including a foot portion having a bottom, a toe and a top, and an ankle portion, said foot portion and said ankle portion including free edges which may be secured together; and 
 means for securing said free edges together.    
   
   
       2 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein said closure is flexible.  
   
   
       3 . The cover of  claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of said closure is stretchable fabric.  
   
   
       4 . The cover of  claim 3 , wherein said foot portion includes an inner surface which resists adherence to adhesive.  
   
   
       5 . The cover of  claim 4 , wherein said foot portion includes an outer layer and an inner layer which resists adherence to adhesive.  
   
   
       6 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein said cover comprises flexible side panels each having edges connected along a bottom, a toe and a top, said abutting free edges extending along said ankle portion and a portion of said top.  
   
   
       7 . The cover of  claim 6 , further comprising a flexible band extending from said free edges along said top, around said toe and said bottom to and including said ankle portion, said panels being affixed to said band.  
   
   
       8 . The cover of  claim 7 , wherein said band is stretchable.  
   
   
       9 . The cover of  claim 7 , wherein each of said side panels includes a toe reinforcement panel of non-stretch fabric.  
   
   
       10 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said side panels includes means to provide ventilation to a blade enclosed by said cover.  
   
   
       11 . The cover of  claim 10 , wherein each of said side panels comprises at least one fabric layer and one rubber layer adhesively adhered to said fabric layer.  
   
   
       12 . The cover of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of said side panels includes a perforated ventilating portion.  
   
   
       13 . The cover of  claim 12 , wherein each of said side panels includes a perforated ventilating portion proximate said toe.  
   
   
       14 . The cover of  claim 10 , wherein said side panels are each affixed to a connecting band which extends from said ankle portion along said bottom to and around said toe to said abutting free edges.  
   
   
       15 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises a zipper.  
   
   
       16 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment means comprises a zipper.  
   
   
       17 . The cover of  claim 15 , wherein each of said side panels comprises two fabric layers adhesively adhered to opposite sides of a rubber layer.  
   
   
       18 . The cover of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of said side panels includes a perforated ventilating portion.  
   
   
       19 . The cover of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of said side panels is assembled from more than one piece.  
   
   
       20 . The cover of  claim 19 , wherein said fabric layers resist adherence of adhesive thereto.