Device for securing lacrosse mesh without knots

Abstract

A device is described that provides for securing a lacrosse mesh to the head of a lacrosse stick without needing to use complicated knots of attachment strings. In one example of the device of the present invention, an attachment portion and a base, which has a receptacle, are provided to connect lacrosse mesh to the head of a lacrosse stick. The attachment portion may contact and apply pressure to a string linked to a portion of the mesh. The attachment portion may also be removably connected to the base to secure a length of the string in the receptacle, which may connect the lacrosse mesh linked to the string to the head of the lacrosse stick by way of the device. The device may be temporarily or permanently linked to the head of the lacrosse stick.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for securing a mesh comprising:
 an attachment portion; and   a base, including a receptacle;   wherein said attachment portion is configured to contact and apply pressure to a lacrosse stick textile; and   wherein a portion of said attachment portion is configured to be received by and removably secured in said receptacle to secure an amount of said lacrosse stick textile in said receptacle to connect said mesh to a head of a lacrosse stick.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment portion comprises a strap, insert, and front connector. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said lacrosse stick textile is a string configured to be threaded through said mesh to secure said mesh to said head. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said device is configured to be at least one of secured in and secured proximate to an aperture of said head. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said insert is configured to be received by and removably secured in said receptacle, and wherein a channel adapted to receive said lacrosse stick textile is present on each side of said insert when said insert is positioned in said receptacle. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 an indented gap between said front connector and said insert; and   a lip portion of a rim of said base;   wherein said indented gap is configured to receive said lip portion of said rim of said base to secure said attachment portion to said base.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein said front connector is configured to permit a user to attach said attachment portion to said base and to detach said attachment portion from said base. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein said insert comprises a plurality of ridges. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said base comprises a rim having a lip portion positioned below a top surface of said base. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said base is substantially round in shape. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein said channel is substantially semicylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said attachment portion and said base are configured to be detached from one another. 
     
     
         13 . A device for securing a mesh comprising:
 a base, including a receptacle;   an attachment portion, including an insert and a gap;   wherein said insert of said attachment portion is configured to contact and apply pressure to a lacrosse stick textile; and   wherein said insert is configured to be received by and removably secured in said receptacle to secure an amount of said lacrosse stick textile in said receptacle to connect said mesh to a head of a lacrosse stick.   
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said gap is configured to receive a portion of said base to cause said portion of said base to be removably secured to said attachment portion. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said insert comprises a plurality of ridges. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said insert extends substantially the height of said receptacle and at least half the distance across said receptacle. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said base is substantially round in shape. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said lacrosse stick textile is a string configured to be threaded through said mesh to secure said mesh to said head. 
     
     
         19 . A device for securing a mesh comprising:
 a base, including a receptacle extending the height of said base, and a lip portion extending a fraction of the height of said base;   an attachment portion, including an insert and a gap;   wherein said gap is configured to receive said lip portion to removably secure said lip portion to said attachment portion; and   wherein said attachment portion is configured to secure an amount of a lacrosse stick textile in said receptacle to connect said mesh to a head of a lacrosse stick.   
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 19 , where said lacrosse stick textile is a string configured to be threaded through said mesh to secure said mesh to said head.