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CA2037273A1 - Method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick - Google Patents

Method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick

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Publication number
CA2037273A1
CA2037273A1 CA 2037273 CA2037273A CA2037273A1 CA 2037273 A1 CA2037273 A1 CA 2037273A1 CA 2037273 CA2037273 CA 2037273 CA 2037273 A CA2037273 A CA 2037273A CA 2037273 A1 CA2037273 A1 CA 2037273A1
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fiber
blade
stick
ice hockey
manufacturing
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French (fr)
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Chien-Hwa Yeh
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/68Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts by incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or layers, e.g. foam blocks
    • B29C70/86Incorporated in coherent impregnated reinforcing layers, e.g. by winding
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B59/00Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00
    • A63B59/70Bats, rackets, or the like, not covered by groups A63B49/00 - A63B57/00 with bent or angled lower parts for hitting a ball on the ground, on an ice-covered surface, or in the air, e.g. for hockey or hurling
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/24Ice hockey
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2209/00Characteristics of used materials
    • A63B2209/02Characteristics of used materials with reinforcing fibres, e.g. carbon, polyamide fibres
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29LINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/52Sports equipment ; Games; Articles for amusement; Toys

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This invention relates to a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick including steps of immersing a first piece of composite fiber material in resin, forming the first composite fiber material into an elongated tubular member, immersing a second piece of composite fiber material in resin, forming the second composite fiber material into a fiber sleeve with same length as the elongated tubular member, putting the fiber sleeve on a blade core to form a blade portion, disposing a plurality of fiber boards on the core, withdrawing the core, inserting a nylon tube into the fiber sleeve, sealing the nylon tube at an end extending out of the blade, sealing an end of the blade, inserting the elongated tubular member into an upper end of the fiber sleeve, enclosing the elongated tubular member and the fiber sleeve with a second fiber sleeve to form a stick embryo, disposing the stick embryo into a mould and applying pressure and heat to the mould to harden the stick embryo.

Description

TITLE: METHOD OF MAN~FACTURÆNG AN ICE HOCKEY STICK

This invention relates to a method of manu~acturing an ice hockey stick and in particular one designed to use composite fiber material to fabricate an ice hockey stick.
Ice hockey i9 a game played by two teams of ~ix players each. The players are equpped with skates and wooden sticks. The object of each team is to score point by propelling a disk ~puck) of vulcanized rubber into the opponent's goal while preventing the opponents from driving the puck into the goal the team is defending at the opposite end of the playing area.
However, all kinds of stick are made of wood and generally composed of two portions, i.e. a shaft 1 and a blade 2 as shown in FIG. 18. The shaft 1 is made of a number of wooden board 11 with longitudinal grains stuck together while the blade 2 made of a number of wooden board 21 with iatitudinal grains stuck together. Then the former is engaged with latter by means of resin, However, such stick is made by hand and easy to be broken.
- 20 Therefore, it is an object of the present invention .: . .

.- ' . ~ . ~ ' ''" ' to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which may obviate and mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks.
It is the primary object of the pre~ent invention to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which may produce an ice hockey with high strength.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which is fit for mass production.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which is liyht in weight.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which is simple in construction.
It is a ~urther object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick which is economic to produce.
Other objects and merits and a fuller understanding of the present invention will be obtained by those having ordinary skill in the ar-t when the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment lS read in con~unction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ice hoaS~ey stick S according to the pr?-sent invention;
FIG. 2 shows the way to form the elongated tubular member;
FIG. 3 shows the wav to dispose the fiber boards on the cores;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the first fiber board;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the second.fiber board;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the third fiber board;
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the fourth fiber board;
: FIG. 8 shows the step of inserting a nylon tube into . 15 the fiber sleeve;
FIG. 9 shows the step of sealing the lower end of the fiber sleeve;
FIG~ 10 shows the step of engaging the elongated tubular member with the fiber sleeve;
FIG. 11 shows the step of encloæing a second fiber sleeve of the fiber sleeve;
FIG . 12 shows the flow chart of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a first working view of the pre~ent invention;
FIG. 14 is a second working view of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a third working view of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a fourth working view of the present invention;
; FIG. 17 shows another preferred embodimen-t of the ; present invention; and FIG. 18 shows the construction of a prior ark ice hockey stick.
With reference to the drawing~ and in particular to FIG. 1 thereof, the ice hockey stick according to the present invention mainly comprises a shaft 1 and a blade 2 which may be formed integrally or separately.
FIG. 12 shows the flow chart for manufacturing an :

ice hockey stick according to the present invention. As illustrated, the glass fiber, carbon fiber or the mixture thereof is fir~t weaved into a fibre cloth and a fiber sleeve and immersed in resin. This technique is well known in the art and has no need to be described here in detail. Then, the fiber cloth is wrapped or otherwise formed into an elongated tubular member 10 as shown in FIG. 2. Further, a set of cores 31, 32 and 3.3 are immersed in resin and then enclosed by a fiber sleeve 47.
The fiber sleeve 47 has a length equal to that of the elongated tubular member 1~. Thereafter, four fiber boards 41, 42, 43, and 44 made of several layers of fiber cloth are disposed on the cores 31, 32 and 33 in orderO
As may be seen in FIG. 4 r the first fiber plate 41 is ~: 15 provided at an intermediate position of the right side with a notch 411 while the second fiber plate 44 formed at the intermediate position of the lower side with a notch 441 so that the notch 411 of the first fiber plate 41 and the notch 441 of the second fiber plate 44 wlll adapt to the neck portion 331 of the core 33 without being wrinkled. Then, the cores 31, 32 and 33 are withdrawn in order from the left with reference to FIG. 3.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, a nylon -tube 5 with a length longer than the fiber sleeve 47 iB passed into the fiber sleeve 47 from the left and then sealed at its left end. Then, the left end of the fiber sleeve A7 is encIosed by a fiber panel 45 ~see FIG. 9) and the elongated tubular member 10 is engaged with the upper end 21 of the blade 20 formed by the cores 31, 32 and 33 (~ee FIG. 10) and then enclosed by another elongated fiber sleeve 47 to form a stick embryo.
Then, the stick embryo is disposed into a ~ould and applied with pressure and heat thereby hardening the stick : embryo and therefore providing an integral tubular ice hockey stick.
~: In addition, the shaft 1 and the blade 2 may be formed separately and then Joined together in the ways as shown in FIGS. l3 and l4.
Further, in order to increase the rigidity of the blade 2, a metal plate 46:is disposed at eaah side of the `

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blade 2 after the blade 2 is ~nclosed with the fiber boards 41, 42, 43 and 44 (see FIG. 15). The simpler way to strengthen the blade is further enclosing a piece of fiber cloth 48 or the like on -the surface of the fiber sleeve 47.
As shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of grooves 23 are formed on the side surface of the blade 2 so as to increase the stability of the stick when in hitting or receiving a puck.
Although the present invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is understood that the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detail of construction and the combination and arrangement o~ parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims (5)

1. A method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick comprising steps of:
immersing a first piece of composite fiber material in resin;
forming said first composite fiber material into an elongated tubular member;
immersing a second piece of composite fiber material in resin;
forming said second composite fiber material into a fiber sleeve with same length as said elongated tubular member;
putting said fiber sleeve on a blade core to form a blade portion;
disposing a plurality of fiber boards on said core;
withdrawing said core;
inserting a nylon tube into said fiber sleeve;
sealing said nylon tube at an end extending out of said blade;

sealing an end of said blade;
inserting said elongated tubular member into an upper end of said fiber sleeve;
enclosing said elongated tubular member and said fiber sleeve with a second fiber sleeve to form a stick embryo;
disposing said stick embryo into a mould; and applying pressure and heat to said mould to harden said stick embryo.
2. The method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a step of disposing a metal plate on said fiber boards after said fiber boards are arranged on said cores.
3. The method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a step of enclosing a fiber board on the blade portion of said first fiber sleeve.
4. The method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick as claimed in Claim 1, wherein further comprising a step of forming a plurality of grooves on the blade portion of said first fiber sleeve.
5. The method of manufacturing an ice hockey stick as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said core is composed of three parts.
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Cited By (9)

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US6916261B2 (en) 2003-10-03 2005-07-12 Stephen M. Cullen Composite bamboo sporting implement
US7097577B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2006-08-29 Jas. D. Easton, Inc. Hockey stick
US7144343B2 (en) 2000-01-07 2006-12-05 Jas. D. Easton, Inc. Hockey stick
US7232386B2 (en) 2003-05-15 2007-06-19 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7914403B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2011-03-29 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7963868B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2011-06-21 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
CN103100199A (en) * 2013-02-05 2013-05-15 中山市富达运动器材有限公司 Manufacture method of ice hockey stick
US20180161649A1 (en) * 2012-11-28 2018-06-14 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-Stick Blade with Tailored Performance Regions
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US7144343B2 (en) 2000-01-07 2006-12-05 Jas. D. Easton, Inc. Hockey stick
US7422532B2 (en) 2000-01-07 2008-09-09 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US8216096B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2012-07-10 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7963868B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2011-06-21 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7097577B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2006-08-29 Jas. D. Easton, Inc. Hockey stick
US7789778B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2010-09-07 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7850553B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2010-12-14 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US8517868B2 (en) 2000-09-15 2013-08-27 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7232386B2 (en) 2003-05-15 2007-06-19 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US7862456B2 (en) 2003-05-15 2011-01-04 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US6916261B2 (en) 2003-10-03 2005-07-12 Stephen M. Cullen Composite bamboo sporting implement
US7914403B2 (en) 2008-08-06 2011-03-29 Easton Sports, Inc. Hockey stick
US10350470B2 (en) * 2012-11-28 2019-07-16 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
US11679316B2 (en) 2012-11-28 2023-06-20 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
US20180161649A1 (en) * 2012-11-28 2018-06-14 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-Stick Blade with Tailored Performance Regions
US10864419B2 (en) 2012-11-28 2020-12-15 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
CN103100199A (en) * 2013-02-05 2013-05-15 中山市富达运动器材有限公司 Manufacture method of ice hockey stick
CN103100199B (en) * 2013-02-05 2015-02-04 中山市富达运动器材有限公司 Manufacture method of ice hockey stick
US10195505B2 (en) * 2013-08-09 2019-02-05 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
US10603556B2 (en) 2013-08-09 2020-03-31 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions
US20180178098A1 (en) * 2013-08-09 2018-06-28 Bauer Hockey Llc Hockey-Stick Blade with Tailored Performance Regions
US11534668B2 (en) 2013-08-09 2022-12-27 Bauer Hockey, Llc Hockey-stick blade with tailored performance regions

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