Lacrosse stick with telescoping handle

Abstract

The present invention is drawn to a lacrosse stick with a main shaft and a secondary shaft that telescopes in and out of the main shaft. The telescopic shaft gives the ability to play offense and defense with one lacrosse stick. A twist of a collar attached to the main shaft attaches to the lacrosse head allows the lacrosse stick and head to increase from a minimum length for offensive play to a maximum length for defensive play. A counter twist of the collar will lock the shaft into the desired position length for play.

1 . A lacrosse stick handle comprising: 
 a series of two or more hollow rigid tube assemblies telescopically disposed together so that they are slidably adjustable to form an adjustable shaft; said shaft having a first end for connecting with a throat portion of a lacrosse head and a second distal portion;    a connecting locking mechanism attached to each end of each hollow tube assembly, each end of each hollow rigid tube assembly except said first end and said distal end;    said connecting locking mechanism being movable from a first position wherein adjacent rigid tube assemblies comprising an inner and outer tube are locked into an immovable relationship to a second position where said adjacent telescoping rigid tube assemblies are movable relative to one another so as to permit adjustment of the length of the shaft.    
   
   
       2 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 2 , wherein said locking mechanism comprises a fixing lock using an interrupted screw thread arrangement, said interrupted screw mechanism comprising the inner tube having a male interrupted screw thread that matches a complementary female interrupted screw thread on the outer tube piece.  
   
   
       3 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 1 , wherein said locking mechanism comprises a fixing hub comprised of a circular collar fixed to the outer tube containing gripping extensible frictional shoes which would extend and grip the inner tube and is activated by turning the circular collar.  
   
   
       4 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 1 , wherein said lacrosse stick handle is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum, titanium, carbon/aramid, graphite, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       5 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 2 , wherein said lacrosse stick handle is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum, titanium, carbon/aramid, graphite, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       6 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 3 , wherein said lacrosse stick handle is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum, titanium, carbon/aramid, graphite, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       7 . A lacrosse stick handle comprising 
 a bottom segment, and a top segment, each of said segments comprising a hollow rigid tube and which includes a tube assembly having inner and outer tube sections that are slidably telescopically disposed together, said hollow tube inner tube having a first end for communicating with a throat portion of a lacrosse head, and a second end opposing the first end; said opposing second end is capable of slidably telescoping into the larger outer tube, said hollow tube outer tube has a first end for communicating with locking mechanism, capable of locking the inner tube and the outer tube into a position, a sleeve assembly to facilitate telescopic movement of said tubes, said sleeve assembly being positioned between said bottom segment and said top segment;    an upper sleeve member positionable to abut a top edge of said outer tube segment; and    a lower sleeve member positionable to abut a lower edge of said inner tube segment;    wherein said upper sleeve member and said lower sleeve member are configured to selectively engage each other such that said lower sleeve member is capable of being maintained in a static position relative to said upper sleeve member, such that rotating said upper sleeve member with respect to said lower sleeve member in a first direction engages said locking mechanism and rotating said upper sleeve member with respect to said lower sleeve member in a second direction disengages said locking mechanism.    
   
   
       8 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 7 , wherein said lacrosse stick handle is manufactured from a material selected from a group consisting of aluminum, titanium, carbon/aramid, graphite, and a combination thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 8 , wherein the lacrosse stick handle comprises a plurality of ridges and trenches which extend along substantially the entire length of the elongated member and which are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.  
   
   
       10 . The lacrosse stick handle of  claim 8 , wherein the lacrosse stick handle has an octagonal cross-section along substantially the entire length of the outer handle segment.