Hockey blade with wrapped stitched core and method of producing the same

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EP 2 100 720 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	21.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/43

(43)	Date of publication:
	16.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/38

(21)	Application number: 08252256.6

(22)	Date of filing: 02.07.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B29C 70/54^(2006.01)
B29C 70/34^(2006.01)

B29C 70/86^(2006.01)
A63B 59/14^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

14.03.2008 US 48976

(71)	Applicant: Nike Bauer Hockey Corp.
	St-Jérôme, QC J7Y 5G2 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	Gans, Adam Prévost Québec, JOR 1TO (CA)

(74)	Representative: Jackson, Robert Patrick
	Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

(54)	Hockey blade with wrapped stitched core and method of producing the same

(57) A construct for a hockey blade and a method for producing the same that includes a foam core (30). The foam core includes a first core face (32), a second core face (34), and a core edge (36,38). A first layer of resin preimpregnated tape (40) is wrapped continuously around the first core face (32), the core edge (36,38) and the second core face (34). A thread (70) is stitched along the first layer of preimpregnated tape (40). A second layer of resin preimpregnated tape (82) wrapped continuously around the first layer of resin preimpregnated tape.