Lacrosse pocket including variable width thongs

Abstract

A lacrosse stick is disclosed that allows a player to have improved handling of the ball. The present invention discloses a lacrosse stick having a head including at least two thongs wherein the width dimensions of the two thongs are different. The present invention also discloses a lacrosse stick having a head including at least one thong having a variable width dimension.

1 . A lacrosse head pocket comprising:
 at least two thongs generally vertically positioned, wherein each thong has a first attachment region at a first end, a second attachment region at a second end, and a ball contacting region that extends between said first attachment region and said second attachment region;   multiple pocket cords for attachment to said at least two thongs and generally horizontally positioned with respect to said thongs; and   wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension within said ball contacting region and a second thong of said at least two thongs has a second width dimension within said ball contacting region, wherein said first width dimension is different from said second width dimension.   
   
   
       2 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 1  wherein there are three thongs, a first thong, a second thong, and a third thong. 
   
   
       3 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 2  wherein said first thong has said first width dimension and said second thong and said third thong each has said second width dimension and said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       4 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 2  wherein said first thong has said first width dimension and said second thong and said third thong each has said second width dimension, said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       5 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 2  wherein said first thong has a first width dimension, said second thong has a second width dimension, and said third thong has a third width dimension wherein said first width dimension, said second width dimension and said third width dimension are all different from each other. 
   
   
       6 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 1  wherein there are four thongs, a first outer thong, a second outer thong, a first inner thong and a second inner thong. 
   
   
       7 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 6  wherein said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a first width dimension and said first inner thong and said second inner thong each has a second width dimension. 
   
   
       8 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 7  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       9 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 7  wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       10 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 6  said first outer thong and said first inner thong each has a first width dimension and said second outer thong and said second inner thong each has a second width dimension. 
   
   
       11 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 10  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       12 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 1  wherein there are five (5) thongs, a center thong, a first intermediate thong, a second intermediate thong, a first outer thong, and a second outer thong. 
   
   
       13 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 12  wherein said center thong has a first width dimension and said first intermediate thong, said second intermediate thong, said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a second width dimension. 
   
   
       14 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 13  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       15 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 13  wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       16 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 12  wherein said center thong, said first intermediate thong and said second intermediate thong each has a first width dimension, and said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a second width dimension. 
   
   
       17 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 16  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       18 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 16  wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       19 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 12  wherein said center thong, said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a first width dimension, and said first intermediate thong and said second intermediate thong each has a second width dimension, wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       20 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 19  wherein said center thong, said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a first width dimension, and said first intermediate thong and said second intermediate thong each has a second width dimension, wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       21 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 12  wherein said center thong has a first width dimension, said first intermediate thong and said second intermediate thong each has a second width dimension, and said first outer thong and said second outer thong each has a third width dimension, wherein said first width dimension, said second width dimension and said third width dimension are all different from each other. 
   
   
       22 . A lacrosse head pocket comprising:
 at least two thongs generally vertically positioned, wherein each thong has a first attachment region at a first end, a second attachment region at a second end, and a ball contacting region that extends between said first attachment region and said second attachment region;   multiple pocket cords for attachment to said at least two thongs and generally horizontally positioned with respect to said thongs; and   wherein at least one thong of said at least two thongs has a variable width dimension within said ball contacting region.   
   
   
       23 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 22  wherein said ball contacting region for each thong includes a throwing area adjacent to said first attachment region and a ball carrying area adjacent to said second attachment region. 
   
   
       24 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 23  wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension in said throwing area and a second width dimension in said ball carrying area, and a second thong of said at least two thongs has a constant width dimension within said ball contacting region. 
   
   
       25 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 24  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       26 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 24  wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       27 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 23  wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension in said throwing area and a second width dimension in said ball carrying area and a second thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension in said throwing area and a second width dimension in said ball carrying area. 
   
   
       28 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 27  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       29 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 27  wherein said first width dimension is less than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       30 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 23  wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension in said throwing area and a second width dimension in said ball carrying area, and a second thong of said at least two thongs has a second width dimension in said throwing area and a first width dimension in said ball carrying area. 
   
   
       31 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 30  wherein said first width dimension is greater than said second width dimension. 
   
   
       32 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 23  wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a variable width dimension within said throwing area and a variable width dimension within said ball carrying area. 
   
   
       33 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 32  wherein said first thong has a first width dimension and a second width dimension within said throwing area and a first width dimension and a second width dimension within said ball carrying area. 
   
   
       34 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 33  wherein said first width dimension in said throwing area is greater than said second width dimension in said throwing area, said second width dimension in said throwing area is less than said first width dimension in said ball-carrying area, and said first width dimension in said ball-carrying area is greater than said second width dimension in said ball-carrying area. 
   
   
       35 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 33  wherein said first width dimension in said throwing area is less than said second width dimension in said throwing area, said second width dimension in said throwing area is greater than said first width dimension in said ball-carrying area, and said first width dimension in said ball-carrying area is less than said second width dimension in said ball-carrying area. 
   
   
       36 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 34  including a second thong having a first width dimension and a second width dimension within said throwing area, and a first width dimension and a second width dimension within said ball-carrying area. 
   
   
       37 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 36  wherein said second thong first width dimension in said throwing area is greater than said second thong second width dimension in said throwing area, said second thong second width dimension in said throwing area is less than said second thong first width dimension in said ball-carrying area, and said second thong first width dimension in said ball-carrying area is greater than said second thong second width dimension in said ball-carrying area. 
   
   
       38 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 22  wherein said first thong has a first width dimension in said throwing area and a second width dimension in said ball carrying area, and said second thong has a first width dimension and a second width dimension in said throwing area and a third width dimension and a fourth width dimension in said ball carrying area. 
   
   
       39 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 33  wherein there are four thongs and each of said four thongs has said first width dimension and said second width dimension within said throwing area and said first width dimension and said second width dimension within said ball-carrying area. 
   
   
       40 . The lacrosse head pocket of  claim 22  wherein there is a first thong having a first width dimension and a second width dimension, a second thong having a third width dimension and a fourth width dimension and a third thong having a fifth width dimension and a sixth width dimension. 
   
   
       41 . A lacrosse stick comprising:
 a head frame;   a handle attached to said frame;   a lacrosse head pocket attached to said head frame, said lacrosse head pocket including:   at least two thongs generally vertically positioned within and attached to said head frame, wherein each thong has a first attachment region at a first end, a second attachment region at a second end, and a ball contacting region extending between said first attachment region and said second attachment region;   multiple pocket cords attached to said at least two thongs and generally horizontally positioned within and attached to said head frame;   wherein a first thong of said at least two thongs has a first width dimension within said ball contacting region and a second thong of said at least two thongs has a second width dimension within said ball contacting region and said first width dimension is different from said second width dimension.   
   
   
       42 . The lacrosse stick of  claim 41 , wherein said first thong of said at least two thongs also has a second width dimension within said ball contacting region and said second thong of said at least two thongs also includes a first width dimension within said ball contacting region.