Lacrosse head with flush connection system and offset

Abstract

A lacrosse stick includes a shaft and a lacrosse head. The lacrosse head includes a throat that is configured to receive the shaft. A top surface of the throat is flush with a top surface of the shaft.

1 . A lacrosse stick comprising:
 a shaft; and   a lacrosse head comprising a throat, the throat configured to receive the shaft,   wherein a top surface of the throat is flush with a top surface of the shaft.   
     
     
         2 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the throat defines a gap. 
     
     
         3 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 1 , wherein the lacrosse head further comprises a connector disposed within the throat. 
     
     
         4 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 3 , wherein the shaft is disposed between the throat and the connector. 
     
     
         5 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a hole disposed in a bottom of the shaft;   a hole disposed in a bottom of the throat; and   a hole disposed in the connector.   
     
     
         6 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 5 , wherein the hole in the shaft, the hole in the throat, and the hole in the connector are aligned, further comprising a fastener extending through the holes and securing the lacrosse head to the shaft. 
     
     
         7 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 1 , wherein the lacrosse head is configured to provide a maximum allowable offset. 
     
     
         8 . A lacrosse head comprising:
 a throat configured to receive a shaft of a lacrosse stick, wherein a top surface of the throat defines a gap; and   a connector disposed within the throat.   
     
     
         9 . The lacrosse head of  claim 8 , wherein the top surface of the throat is configured to be flush with a top surface of the shaft. 
     
     
         10 . The lacrosse head of  claim 8 , wherein the connector is configured to be inserted into the shaft. 
     
     
         11 . The lacrosse head of  claim 8 , wherein a bottom surface of the connector corresponds in shape to a portion of an interior of the shaft. 
     
     
         12 . The lacrosse head of  claim 8 , wherein the gap is wider at a first end of the throat than at a second end of the throat. 
     
     
         13 . The lacrosse head of  claim 8 , wherein the connector comprises a hole configured to receive a fastener. 
     
     
         14 . The lacrosse head of  claim 13 , wherein the throat comprises a hole configured to receive a fastener, and wherein the hole in the throat is aligned with the hole in the connector. 
     
     
         15 . A lacrosse stick comprising:
 a shaft; and   a lacrosse head comprising a throat and a connector disposed within the throat,   wherein the shaft is disposed within the throat and the connector is disposed within the shaft,   wherein the lacrosse head does not extend above a top surface of the shaft.   
     
     
         16 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 15 , wherein a top surface of the throat defines a gap. 
     
     
         17 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 16 , wherein the shaft is visible through the gap. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 15 , wherein the connector is disposed within the throat such that a top surface of the throat can be flush with the shaft. 
     
     
         20 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 19 , wherein a bottom edge of the lacrosse head is disposed at a maximum allowable offset from a central axis of the shaft. 
     
     
         21 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 16 , wherein the top surface of the shaft is disposed in the gap.