HOCKEY PUCK HAVING A TRACKING DEVICE
The present technology generally relates to a puck comprising a body and a tracking device receivable in the body. The tracking device is generally aligned with a center of gravity of the body of the puck and with a geometrical center of the body of the puck.
1 . A puck comprising:
a body made from a unitary part, the body defining a body cavity that extends radially inwardly from a peripheral surface of the body;
a tracking device being at least in part receivable in the cavity body, and
a cap configured to close an open end of the body cavity;
wherein the tracking device is generally aligned with a center of gravity of the body, and with a geometrical center of the body.
2 . The puck of claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the tracking device is received in an enclosure.
3 . The puck of claim 2 , wherein the body cavity is configured to receive the enclosure.
4 . The puck of claim 2 , wherein the body cavity is generally complementary with the enclosure.
5 . The puck of claim 1 , wherein the cap has a cap body having a peripheral portion and a protruding portion, the peripheral portion of the cap body being configured to complete a peripheral portion of the body when the cap is connected to the body.
6 . The puck of claim 5 , wherein the protruding portion defines the cap cavity.
7 . The puck of claim 6 , wherein the cap cavity is configured to received at least a portion of an enclosure configured to receive at least a portion of the tracking device.
8 . The puck of claim 7 , wherein the cap is overmolded onto the enclosure.
9 . The puck of claim 7 , wherein the protruding portion is configured to close the body cavity until the protruding portion is in contact with a recess defined in the body cavity.
10 . The puck of claim 7 , wherein the protruding portion is configured to receive part of the tracking device therein.
11 . The puck of claim 10 , wherein the part of the tracking device is at least one of a charging base and a light-emitting device.
12 . The puck of claim 3 , wherein the body cavity extends from a first surface of the body toward a second surface of the body and at least a portion of the enclosure extends to until the first surface.
13 . The puck of claim 1 , wherein the cap has a first connecting feature, the body has a second connecting feature, and the cap and the body are connectable via the first and second connecting features.
14 . The puck of claim 13 , wherein the first connecting feature is a lip and the second connecting feature is a lip-receiving portion.
15 . The puck of claim 1 , further comprising an isolating layer configured to withstand molding pressures of up to about 15 000 kPa and molding temperatures of up to about 250°C.
16 . The puck of claim 1 , wherein the cap is connected to the body through a press-fit connection.
17 . The puck of claim 1 , further comprising an antennae to enhance radio-frequency transmission of the tracking device.
18 . The puck of claim 1 , being a hockey puck.
19 . A puck comprising:
a body made from a unitary part, the body defining a body cavity that extends radially inwardly from a peripheral surface of the body;
an enclosure within the body cavity, an outer surface of the enclosure being in direct contact with the body material;
a tracking device being at least in part receivable in the enclosure, and
a cap configured to close an open end of the body cavity.
20 . The puck of claim 19 , wherein the body cavity extends from a first surface of the body toward a second surface of the body, and at least a portion of the receptacle extends until the first surface.