Dual function hockey stick blade protector

Abstract

A flexible cover for a hockey stick blade having an elongated body with an open end and a closed end located at opposite ends of the body. The body is an elongated tube or sleeve with a bend between the open and closed ends. The body also features a break in the body of the cover proximate to the open end thereby producing two flaps or sections of the body at the upper end of the body. Integrated into or attached to the flaps are means to join the two flaps of the cover and seal the break, including a zipper. The portion of the body between the open end and the angled portion (upper portion) is narrower than the portion of the cover between the closed end and the angled portion (lower portion). The upper portion is narrower and shorter than the lower portion.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A protective cover for a hockey stick comprising:
 a flexible body having at least one open end and an angled portion;   wherein the body also includes a slit that communicates with the open end of the body to produce two flaps.   
     
     
         2 . The protective cover of  claim 1  further comprising a closed end of the body located at the opposite end of the body from the open end. 
     
     
         3 . The protective cover of  claim 2  further comprising a zipper integrated into edges of each of the flaps such that the flaps can be joined together. 
     
     
         4 . The protective cover of  claim 3  wherein the angled portion is located between the open end and the closed end of the body. 
     
     
         5 . The protective cover of  claim 4  wherein a portion of the body closest to the open end is narrower than the portion of the body that is closer to the closed end. 
     
     
         6 . The protective cover of  claim 5  wherein the angled portion includes a rounded corner separating the section containing the open end from the section containing the closed end. 
     
     
         7 . The protective cover of  claim 6  wherein the portion of the body closest to the open end is shorter than the portion of the body that is closer to the closed end. 
     
     
         8 . A protective cover for a hockey stick comprising:
 a flexible body having an open end and a closed end;   wherein the body also features an angled portion between the open end and the closed end.   
     
     
         9 . The protective cover of  claim 8  wherein the portion of the body closest to the open end is shorter and narrower than the portion of the body that is closer to the closed end. 
     
     
         10 . The protective cover of  claim 9  further comprising a loop of material attached to the body.