Women's lacrosse stick head

Abstract

A head for attachment to a lacrosse stick is provided. The head has a protrusion feature on its back edge proximate the widest portion of the head and a stringing configuration to provide increased ball control when the ball is placed against the back of the head during a draw play. The head is additionally designed to allow the back of the head to seat inside the frame of the head of an opposing player's stick. The head is advantageously used for women's lacrosse games.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A lacrosse stick head, comprising:
 at least one laterally extending sidewall that connects to a stop member at a first end and to a transverse scoop element at a second end, said sidewall having a bottom edge defining a back surface of said head and a top edge defining a front surface of said head;   said sidewall defining a severely angled portion adjacent said scoop, said angled portion having a with W between said top edge and said bottom edge;   a plurality of stringing holes formed through said sidewall including said angled portion to an interior surface of said head;   wherein said stringing holes formed through said angled portion are spaced from said bottom edge by a distance of between 5 mm and 8 mm.   
     
     
         2 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 1 , wherein said at least one laterally extending sidewall further comprises a top rail and a bottom rail connected to said stop member and converging to a single angled rail connected to said transverse scoop element. 
     
     
         3 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 2 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail comprise approximately two-thirds a length of said siderail and said angled rail comprises approximately one-third a length of said siderail. 
     
     
         4 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 2 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail are separated by one or more openings prior to convergence with said single angled rail. 
     
     
         5 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 4 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail are separated by a plurality of openings prior to convergence with said single angled rail. 
     
     
         6 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 5 , further comprising at east one strut separating said plurality of openings and spanning said top rail and bottom rail. 
     
     
         7 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 2 , wherein said angled rail is angled within a range of from between 37-45 degrees from said bottom rail. 
     
     
         8 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 2 , further comprising a transition area disposed on said angled rail adjacent said bottom rail composed of a section of protruding material. 
     
     
         9 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 8 , wherein said transition area has a width greater than the width W between said top edge and said bottom edge. 
     
     
         10 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least one laterally extending sidewall comprises two laterally extending sidewalls and said transition area extends between said two laterally extending sidewalls. 
     
     
         11 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 8 , wherein said stringing holes formed through said angled portion are offset on either side of said transition area. 
     
     
         12 . A lacrosse stick head, comprising:
 at least one laterally extending sidewall that connects to a stop member at a first end and to a transverse scoop element at to second end, said sidewall having a bottom edge defining a back surface of said head and a top edge defining a front surface of said head;   said sidewall defining a severely angled portion adjacent said scoop element, said angled portion having a width between said top edge and said bottom edge;   a plurality of stringing holes formed through said sidewall including said angled portion to an interior surface of said head, wherein a gap of at least three quarters of an inch exists between at least two stringing boles along said sidewall and at least a portion of said width within said gap protrudes forwardly of the remaining width of said angled portion.   
     
     
         13 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 12 , comprising two laterally extending sidewalls. 
     
     
         14 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 11 , wherein a distance between said two sidewalk increases towards said scoop element. 
     
     
         15 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 14 , wherein an interior measurement between said sidewalls adjacent said scoop element is greater at said top than at said corresponding bottom edge of said sidewall. 
     
     
         16 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 12 , wherein said at least one laterally extending sidewall further comprises a top rail and a bottom rail connected to said stop member and converging to a single angled rail connected to said transverse scoop element. 
     
     
         17 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 16 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail comprise approximately two-thirds a length of said siderail and said angled rail comprises approximately one-third a length of said siderail. 
     
     
         18 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 16 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail are separated by one or more openings prior to convergence with said single angled rail. 
     
     
         19 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 17 , wherein said top rail and bottom rail are separated by a plurality of openings prior to convergence with said single angled rail, and at least one strut separating said plurality of openings and spanning said top rail and bottom rail. 
     
     
         20 . The lacrosse stick bead according to  claim 16 , wherein said angled rail is angled within a range of from between 37-45 degrees from said bottom rail. 
     
     
         21 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 16 , further comprising a transition area disposed on said angled rail adjacent said bottom rail composed of a section of protruding material. 
     
     
         22 . The lacrosse stick head according to  claim 21 , wherein said transition area has a width greater than the width W between said top edge and said bottom edge.