| Hockey puck -> Monitor Keywords |
|
|
 
Hockey puckRelated Patent Categories: Games Using Tangible Projectile, Projectile, Per Se; Part Thereof Or Accessory Therefor, Disk- Or Ring-shaped (e.g., Ice Hockey Puck, Etc.)Hockey puck description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060194659, Hockey puck. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to hockey pucks, and more particularly, to a hockey puck having central and peripheral plugs for improved weight distribution and/or performance over prior art hockey pucks. [0003] 2. Prior Art Hockey pucks are known in the art which have inserts or plugs disposed in a solid body. One such hockey puck is manufactured by PROPUCK.RTM. and has eight inserts disposed around a periphery of the hockey puck. Although the PROPUCK and other similar pucks known in the art have their advantages, they suffer from poor weight distribution which affects their performance when being struck and/or sliding along a playing surface. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a hockey puck that overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art hockey pucks. [0005] Accordingly, a hockey puck is provided. The hockey puck comprising: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having a central opening and two or more peripheral openings surrounding the central opening, the central and two or more peripheral openings extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; a central plug disposed in the central opening and extending above both the upper and lower surfaces; and a peripheral plug disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings, at least some of the peripheral plugs extending above both the upper and lower surfaces. [0006] The peripheral plugs can be fabricated from a denser material than the body. The peripheral plugs can be fabricated from Delrin.RTM. (Acetal Homopolymer) and similar materials and the body can be fabricated from SBR elastomer and similar materials. [0007] The peripheral plugs can be sized such that they cover a substantial portion of the periphery of the upper and lower surfaces. [0008] The peripheral plugs can be offset from a circumference of the disc shaped body towards the center plug such that no portion of the peripheral plugs are disposed at the circumference of the disc shaped body. [0009] The central plug can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0010] At least one of the two or more peripheral plugs can be oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0011] The central plug can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces and the two or more peripheral plugs can comprise three peripheral plugs, each of which being oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0012] The central and two or more peripheral plugs can comprise a surface area greater than a surface area of the disc shaped body excluding the central opening and two or more peripheral openings. [0013] At least one of the central and one or more of the peripheral plugs can have an opening and can have at least a portion of the disc shaped body disposed therein for positively locking the at least one of the central and one or more of the peripheral plugs to the disc shaped body. [0014] Also provided is a blank for a hockey puck. The blank comprising a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having a central opening and two or more peripheral openings surrounding the central opening, the central and two or more peripheral openings extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. [0015] The peripheral openings can be sized such that they cover a substantial portion of the periphery of the upper and lower surfaces. [0016] The central opening can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0017] At least one of the two or more peripheral openings can be oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0018] The central opening can be circular in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces and the two or more peripheral openings can comprise three peripheral openings, each of which being oval in cross-section when viewed from one of the upper and lower surfaces. [0019] The central and two or more peripheral openings can comprise an area greater than a surface area of the disc shaped body. [0020] Further provided is a hockey puck comprising: a body having an upper and lower surface, the body having a central opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; and a central plug disposed in the central opening and extending above both the upper and lower surfaces. [0021] Still further provided is a hockey puck comprising: a disc shaped body having an upper and lower surface, the disc shaped body having two or more peripheral openings; and a peripheral plug disposed in each of the two or more peripheral openings, at least some of the peripheral plugs extending above both the upper and lower surfaces, wherein the two or more peripheral plugs have a combined surface area greater than either one of the upper or lower surfaces excluding the two or more peripheral openings. [0022] The hockey puck can further comprise a central plug disposed in a central opening formed in the disc shaped body, wherein a combined surface area of the central and two or more peripheral plugs have a combined surface area greater than either one of the upper or lower surfaces excluding the central opening and two or more peripheral openings. Continue reading about Hockey puck... Full patent description for Hockey puck Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Hockey puck patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Hockey puck or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Broadhead arrowhead Next Patent Application: Bicycle derailleur with a motion limiting structure Industry Class: Games using tangible projectile ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Hockey puck patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.23694 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Qualcomm , Schering-Plough , Schlumberger , Seagate , Siemens , Texas Instruments , 174 |
 * Protect your Inventions * US Patent Office filing 
PATENT INFO |
|
