Hockey puck with aerodynamic pins
View Patent ↗A hockey puck having aerodynamic pins located on each surface is provided for play on synthetic ice. The pins utilize dish shaped heads which provide substantially frictionless movement for the puck. The pins in one surface are mounted in offset relationship compared to the pin heads mounted in the opposing surface. Each pin is held in the puck by an interference fit making the pins easy to replace.
1. A rubber hockey puck in combination with an aerodynamic pin comprising;
a puck body made of hard rubber, said puck body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of holes formed in said top face and into said puck body and in said bottom face and partially into said puck body, each hole formed in said top face offset from each holes formed in said bottom face;
said holes form walls having ribs which assist in securing said stem in said puck
a plurality of aerodynamically shaped pins, each pin including a stem mounted into a hole in said puck body.
2. A hockey puck, said puck made of hard rubber, said puck body having a top surface and a bottom surface, in combination with an aerodynamic pin comprising;
a plurality of aerodynamically shaped pins, each pin mounted a hole formed in the surfaces of said puck by an interference fit, each pin including;
a stem extending into a hole;
a head having a dish shaped surface having an acute angle of 20 degrees or less relative to the plane of said surfaces of said puck; and,
said puck body having a plurality of holes formed in said top face and said bottom face, each hole formed in said top face offset from each hole formed in said bottom face, each hole having a diameter smaller than said diameter of said pin stem, said holes form walls having ribs which assist in securing said stem in said puck.
3. The hockey puck according to claim 2 , wherein said pin is composed of high density polyethylene plastic.
4. The hockey puck according to claim 2 , wherein said dish shaped surface forms a bearing surface.
5. The hockey puck according to claim 2 , wherein said ribs are coated with oil.
6. A hockey puck in combination with an aerodynamic pin comprising; a puck body, said puck body made of hard rubber, said body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of holes formed in said top face and said bottom face, each hole formed in said top face offset from each holes formed in said bottom face said holes form walls having ribs which assist in securing said stem in said puck, and,
a plurality of aerodynamically shaped pins, each pin mounted and secured in said hole by an interference fit.
7. The hockey puck according to claim 6 , wherein said pin is composed of high density polyethylene plastic.
8. The hockey puck according to claim 6 , wherein said pin has a head with a dish shaped surface which forms a bearing surface.
9. The hockey puck according to claim 6 , wherein said ribs are coated with oil.