Cover for sports equipment

Abstract

A flexible, removable cover for a head of a hockey stick made from a flexible elastic polymer, nylon, polyester lycra blend and/or a cotton blend fabric is disclosed. The cover includes two sides connected along a seam, and a reinforced heel.

1 . A cover for a head of a field hockey stick comprising a face side and a rounded side connected along a seam, and a reinforced heel. 
     
     
         2 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforced heel comprises a layer of fabric over a portion of the face side and a portion of the rounded side. 
     
     
         3 . The cover of  claim 2 , wherein the layer of fabric is about 5 inches to about 9 inches in length and about 0.8 inches to about 2.0 inches in width. 
     
     
         4 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the reinforced heel is positioned along a heel of the cover. 
     
     
         5 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the face side is constructed to cover a face of the head of the hockey stick and the rounded side is constructed to cover a rounded side of the head of the hockey stick. 
     
     
         6 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is flexible, stretchable and removable. 
     
     
         7 . The cover of  claim 6 , wherein the cover comprises a polyester lycra blend, cotton blend, nylon, a flexible elastic polymer, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The cover of  claim 7 , wherein the cover comprises a polyester lycra blend, nylon, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the face side, the rounded side, and the reinforced heel are constructed from two or more different fabrics. 
     
     
         10 . The cover of  claim 9 , wherein the rounded side and the face side comprise a flexible elastic polymer, a cotton blend, or a polyester lycra blend, and the reinforced heel comprises nylon or a flexible elastic polymer. 
     
     
         11 . The cover of  claim 10 , wherein the rounded side and the face side comprise a polyester lycra blend, and the reinforced heel comprises neoprene or nylon. 
     
     
         12 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the cover is about 7.25 inches to about 7.75 inches in height, about 4.25 inches to about 4.75 inches in length, and about 1.5 inches to about 2.25 inches in width. 
     
     
         13 . The cover of  claim 1 , wherein the depth of a scoop in the cover is about 2 inches. 
     
     
         14 . A cover for a head of a floor hockey stick comprising a left side and a right side connected along a seam, and a reinforced heel. 
     
     
         15 . The cover of  claim 14 , wherein the cover is flexible, stretchable and removable. 
     
     
         16 . The cover of  claim 14 , wherein the cover comprises a polyester lycra blend, cotton blend, nylon, a flexible elastic polymer, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The cover of  claim 16 , wherein the cover comprises a polyester lycra blend, nylon, a flexible elastic polymer, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The cover of  claim 14 , wherein the left side, the right side, and the reinforced heel are constructed from two or more different fabrics. 
     
     
         19 . The cover of  claim 14 , wherein the reinforced heel comprises a flexible elastic polymer or nylon. 
     
     
         20 . A kit comprising a field hockey stick, and a cover constructed so that it can be pulled onto a head of the hockey stick, wherein the cover comprises a face side and a rounded side connected along a seam, and a reinforced heel. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled)