A lacrosse head including a spine element that is at least partially embedded or encapsulated in a base and sidewalls of the lacrosse head. The spine element can terminate short of a scoop of the lacrosse head. Where the lacrosse sidewalls are of an open frame construction and include a non-string h
A lacrosse head including a spine element that is at least partially embedded or encapsulated in a base and sidewalls of the lacrosse head. The spine element can terminate short of a scoop of the lacrosse head. Where the lacrosse sidewalls are of an open frame construction and include a non-string hole, the spine element can define a spine element hole that is aligned with the non-string hole. The spine element can also include a transverse element that spans from an upper rail to a lower rail of the sidewalls adjacent a cross member of the sidewalls. The base and sidewalls can include viewing apertures through which some of the spine element can be viewed, while other parts of the spine element remain concealed. The spine element can be constructed from one plastic, while the remainder of the head can be constructed from a different plastic.
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1. A lacrosse head comprising: a throat adapted to connect to a lacrosse handle;a base joined with the throat, the base including a ball stop, the ball stop extending from an upper ball stop rim to a lower ball stop rim;a scoop distal from the base;a first sidewall and a second sidewall, each extend
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A lacrosse head comprising: a throat adapted to connect to a lacrosse handle;a base joined with the throat, the base including a ball stop, the ball stop extending from an upper ball stop rim to a lower ball stop rim;a scoop distal from the base;a first sidewall and a second sidewall, each extending from the base toward the scoop and joined with one another distal from the base at the scoop, each first and second sidewall being of an open frame construction and defining a non-string hole, each first and second sidewall including an upper rail and a lower rail, and a cross member extending between and joined with the upper rail and the lower rail,a spine element at least partially embedded in the ball stop, the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the spine element including a spine base from which a first upper element and a second upper element, and a first lower element and a second lower element, extend forwardly toward but terminate short of the scoop,wherein the first upper element and the second upper element are at least partially embedded and concealed in the upper rails of the respective first and second sidewalls respectively,wherein the first lower element and the second lower element are at least partially embedded and concealed in the lower rails of the first and second sidewalls respectively,wherein the spine element includes a first transverse element that is joined with the first upper element and the first lower element forward of the ball stop,wherein the first transverse element extends between the upper rail and lower rail of the first sidewall, and is at least partially embedded and concealed in the cross member of the first sidewall,wherein the spine element includes a second transverse element that is joined with the second upper element and the second lower element forward of the ball stop,wherein the second transverse element extends between the upper rail and lower rail of the second sidewall, and is at least partially embedded and concealed in the cross member of the second sidewall,wherein at least one of the first transverse element, the first lower element, and the first upper element of the spine element is exposed and visible to a viewer of the lacrosse head first sidewall,wherein at least one of the second transverse element, the second lower element, and the second upper element of the spine element is exposed and visible to a viewer of the lacrosse head second sidewall,wherein the spine element includes a spine base extending within the base,wherein the spine base includes a spine base region that extends from the upper rail to the lower rail, rearward of the first and second transverse elements,wherein the spine base region provides deflection resistance and strength to the spine base,wherein the spine base extends through the ball stop from one side of the head to the other, connecting the first upper element, second upper element, first lower element and second lower element,wherein the spine base is of a first thickness and the spine base region is of a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness to provide further strength to the spine. 2. The lacrosse head of claim 1, wherein the spine element defines a first spine hole that is aligned with the non-string hole of the first sidewall,wherein the spine element includes a spine base extending within the base, andwherein the spine base includes a spine base region that is immediately adjacent the first spine hole, rearward of the first spine hole,wherein the spine base region provides deflection resistance and strength to the spine base. 3. The lacrosse head of claim 2 wherein the spine base is of a first thickness and the spine base region is of a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. 4. The lacrosse head of claim 2 wherein the first spine hole is bounded by the spine base, the first upper element, the first transverse element, and the first lower element of the spine element. 5. The lacrosse head of claim 1 wherein the lower rails define a plurality of string holes, wherein the plurality of string holes are defined below the first and second lower elements of the spine elements without extending through the first and second lower elements. 6. The lacrosse head of claim 1 wherein the at least one of the upper rails and the lower rails are of a first color and the at least one of the first upper element, the second upper element, the first lower element and second lower element, is of a second, different color, whereby a viewer of the lacrosse head can readily perceive that the lacrosse head includes a spine element at least partially embedded within at least a portion of the first and second sidewalls by viewing the color differentiation between the first and second colors. 7. The lacrosse head of claim 1, wherein the spine element defines a first spine hole that is aligned with the non-string hole of the first sidewall,wherein the spine hole is encircled by the spine base, the first upper element, the transverse element and the first lower element of the first sidewall. 8. A lacrosse head comprising: a throat adapted to connect to a lacrosse handle;a base joined with the throat;a scoop distal from the base;a pair of sidewalls extending from the base and joined with one another distal from the base at the scoop, each sidewall being of an open frame construction and including at least one non-string hole, each sidewall including an upper rail and a lower rail separated from one another by a distance, each sidewall including a cross member joined with the upper rail and the lower rail; anda rigid, pre-molded spine element at least partially embedded in the base, the upper rail and the lower rail and the cross member of each of the pair of sidewalls,wherein the spine element defines a spine element hole that is at least partially aligned with the non-string hole of the open frame construction, so that a hole extends completely through the spine element and the open frame construction,wherein the spine element includes an upper element that extends along and is at least partially encapsulated by the upper rail,wherein the spine element includes a lower element that extends along and is at least partially encapsulated by the lower rail,wherein the lower element includes a lower surface,wherein the lower rail defines a plurality of string holes located adjacent but below the lower surface of the lower element within the lower rail,wherein at least one of the upper element and the lower element of the spine element is exposed and visible to a viewer of at least one of the pair of sidewalls. 9. The lacrosse head of claim 8 wherein the spine element includes a spine base region, the spine base being of a first thickness and the spine base region being of a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. 10. The lacrosse head of claim 9 wherein the spine element includes a spine transverse element that is interlocked with and generally parallel to the cross member. 11. The lacrosse head of claim 8 wherein the lower element terminates in the lower rail at a lower element free end, and wherein the upper element terminates in the upper rail at an upper element free end that is distal from the lower element free end. 12. The lacrosse head of claim 11, wherein the base, scoop and pair of sidewalls are constructed from a first polyamide,wherein the spine element is constructed from a second polyamide that is different from the first polyamide,wherein the second polyamide is void of any reinforcing strands, reinforcing fibers or reinforcing structures, andwherein the first polyamide is void of any reinforcing strands, reinforcing fibers or reinforcing structures except for the spine element. 13. The lacrosse head of claim 8 wherein the lower surface of the lower element of the spine element defines a plurality of recesses, the recesses generally aligned with and bordering the plurality of string holes, without the string holes extending through the lower element of the spine element. 14. The lacrosse head of claim 8, wherein the spine element includes a spine base extending at least partially within the base, andwherein the spine base includes a spine base region that is immediately adjacent the spine element hole, rearward of the hole, the spine base region providing deflection resistance and strength to the spine base. 15. The lacrosse head of claim 8 wherein the base, scoop and pair of sidewalls are constructed from a nylon-6,6 polyamide, and wherein the spine element is constructed from a polypthalamide. 16. A lacrosse head comprising: a throat adapted to connect to a lacrosse handle;a base joined with the throat, the base including a ball stop, the ball stop extending from an upper ball stop rim to a lower ball stop rim;a scoop distal from the base;a pair of sidewalls extending from the base and joined with one another distal from the base at the scoop, each sidewall being of an open frame construction and including at least one non-string hole, the pair of sidewalls, base and scoop formed from a first plastic material; anda spine element at least partially molded into and encapsulated by the base and the pair of sidewalls, the spine element formed from a second plastic material different from the first plastic material,wherein each of the sidewalls includes an upper rail and a lower rail joined by a cross member,wherein the spine element includes an upper element that extends along and is at least partially encapsulated by the upper rail,wherein the spine element includes a lower element that extends along and is at least partially encapsulated by the lower rail,wherein the spine element includes a transverse member that extends from and joins the upper element and the lower element of the spine element,wherein the transverse member of the spine element is immediately adjacent the cross member,wherein the cross member defines a groove, the groove extending generally from adjacent the upper rail toward the lower rail of the spine element,wherein the transverse member of the spine element is positioned in the groove defined by the cross member, and extends generally parallel to the cross member,wherein at least one of the transverse member, the upper element and the lower element of the spine element is exposed and visible to a viewer of at least one of the pair of sidewalls. 17. The lacrosse head of claim 16, wherein the spine element extends from the upper ball stop rim to the lower ball stop rim, and around a substantial portion of the ball stop,wherein the lower element of the spine element extends forward from the ball stop,wherein the lower element of the spine element transitions to a spine base region that extends rearward from the ball stop. 18. The lacrosse head of claim 17 wherein the spine base region is partially exposed through the base, and partially concealed by the base when the lacrosse head is viewed from a side view. 19. The lacrosse head of claim 16, wherein the transverse element is visible in the finished lacrosse head in the groove,wherein the cross member includes an inner surface facing a pocket area of the head,wherein the transverse element includes an exposed surface that is flush with the inner surface of the cross member facing the pocket area. 20. The lacrosse head of claim 16, wherein the first plastic is a nylon-6,6 polyamide, and wherein the second plastic is a heat stabilized polypthalamide,wherein the first plastic has the mechanical property of at least 40% elongation at break, andwherein the second plastic has the material property of about 5% to about 15% elongation at break.
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