Lacrosse stick

Abstract

A lacrosse head comprising a base portion including a shaft socket and a ball stop. A pair of divergent arms extending from the base portion and a sidewall that extends from each of the divergent arms at a corresponding junction. The junction between each divergent arm and its associated sidewall forming a discontinuity. The head may include a rim that extends around a scoop region and a throat region of the lacrosse head. The rim may join the base portion on either side of the ball stop at a location aligned with a centerline of the shaft socket. The ball stop protrudes into the throat region between the divergent arms in order to help prevent the ball from being wedged in the throat region. The base portion may include the ball stop, wherein the ball stop is in the form of a convex protrusion.

1 . A lacrosse head, comprising:
 a base portion including a shaft socket;   a pair of divergent arms extending from said base portion;   a sidewall extending from each of said pair of divergent arms at a corresponding junction, wherein the junction between each said divergent arm and its associated said sidewall forms a discontinuity;   a lip extending transversely between said sidewalls; and   a ball stop protruding between said divergent arms.   
     
     
         2 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , including a net attached to said sidewalls. 
     
     
         3 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , wherein said pair of divergent arms extend away from one another at an angle between 75 and 105 degrees. 
     
     
         4 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 3 , wherein said sidewalls diverge away from one another at an angle between 0 and 10 degrees in a throat region. 
     
     
         5 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , wherein said base portion includes at least one open region. 
     
     
         6 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , including a rim that extends around a scoop region and a throat region of the lacrosse head. 
     
     
         7 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 6 , wherein said rim joins said base portion on either side of said ball stop. 
     
     
         8 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 7 , wherein said rim joins said base portion at a location aligned approximately with a centerline of said shaft socket. 
     
     
         9 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , wherein said base portion includes said ball stop and wherein said ball stop is in the form of a convex protrusion. 
     
     
         10 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 1 , wherein said shaft socket extends through said base portion. 
     
     
         11 . A lacrosse head, comprising:
 a base portion including a shaft socket that extends through said base portion;   a rim extending around a scoop region and a throat region of the lacrosse head, said rim including a lip that defines a portion of said scoop region; and   a ball stop protruding from said base portion into said throat region.   
     
     
         12 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 11 , including a net attached to said rim. 
     
     
         13 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 11 , wherein said rim joins said base portion on either side of said ball stop. 
     
     
         14 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 13 , wherein said base portion includes said ball stop and wherein said ball stop is in the form of a convex protrusion. 
     
     
         15 . The lacrosse head according to  claim 11 , wherein said ball stop comprises a shaft portion extending from said shaft socket into said throat region. 
     
     
         16 . A lacrosse stick, comprising:
 a lacrosse head including:
 a base portion including a shaft socket; 
 a pair of divergent arms extending from said base portion; 
 a sidewall extending from each of said pair of divergent arms at a corresponding junction, wherein the junction between each said divergent arm and its associated said sidewall forms a discontinuity; 
 a lip extending transversely between said sidewalls; and 
 a ball stop protruding between said divergent arms; and 
   a shaft extending into said shaft socket.   
     
     
         17 . The lacrosse stick according to  claim 16 , wherein said shaft socket extends through said base portion. 
     
     
         18 . The lacrosse stick according to  claim 17 , wherein said base portion includes said ball stop and wherein said ball stop is in the form of a convex protrusion. 
     
     
         19 . The lacrosse stick according to  claim 17 , wherein said shaft extends through said shaft socket, wherein said ball stop is an end portion of said shaft. 
     
     
         20 . The lacrosse stick according to  claim 19  including a rim that extends around a scoop region and a throat region of the lacrosse head.