Method of forming lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes

Abstract

A method of forming a lacrosse mesh with a plurality of mesh sizes dispersed horizontally and vertically within the lacrosse mesh is provided. The chain notation may include control of any number of guide bars. Additionally, the chain notation may account for varying crossover length and leg length of mesh sizes formed utilizing the chain notation, wherein the varying of the crossover length and the leg length results in varying the mesh sizes while still maintaining the same chain length for forming the various mesh sizes in the lacrosse mesh.

1 . A method of forming a lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes, the method comprising:
 providing a multi-bar Raschel knitting machine comprising a chain for each bar of the multi-bar Raschel knitting machine used for knitting the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes, each chain have a chain notation establishing the operation of each bar, the chain notation organized to knit the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes; and   operating the multi-bar Raschel knitting machine to knit the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes, wherein the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes comprises:
 a plurality of mesh sizes dispersed horizontally and vertically within the lacrosse mesh, wherein the plurality of mesh sizes comprises:
 a first mesh size; 
 a second mesh size, wherein the second mesh size is larger than the first mesh size; and 
 a hybrid mesh size, wherein the hybrid mesh size is different from the first mesh size and the second mesh size and operates to transition between the first and second mesh sizes. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using six bars of the multi-bar Raschel knitting machine to knit the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the chain notation of each bar differs from the other five bars. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising providing chains for each of the six bars, wherein each chain length corresponds to the chain lengths of the other chains. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further wherein correlation of lengths of the chains for six bars correlates the chain lengths for bars of the six bars operating as stitch-in bars and for bars of the six bars operating as lay-in bars to form the lacrosse mesh with multiple mesh sizes with aligned crossovers. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first yarn type; and   a second yarn type, wherein:
 the first yarn type is used in a first predetermined location or locations; and 
 the second yarn type is used in a second predetermined location or locations to form the lacrosse mesh, and wherein a number ends of the first yarn type and a number of ends of the second yarn type are adjustable to adjust a gauge of the lacrosse mesh to optimize predetermined performance characteristics of the lacrosse mesh. 
   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first yarn type and the second yarn type are a same type of yarn. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the first yarn type and the second yarn type are different types of yarn.