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Abstract

A hockey stick blade protector comprising at least one upstanding protector clip and retaining member for retaining the protector clip on a hockey stick blade is disclosed. The blade protector and clip are made of plastic or similar material, and guard the blade's edge against abrasion. The clip comprises a first and second sidewall and a bottom wall defining a cavity for receiving a bottom edge of a hockey stick blade. The bottom wall has a convex bottom surface. The retaining member extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall of the protector clip over a top edge of the hockey stick blade when the cavity receives the hockey stick blade. The clip and the retaining member each comprise at least one interengageable serration. The clip further has first and second elongate receiving slots for receiving the retaining band in each sidewall. The receiving slots extend generally vertically in the sidewalls, and at least one interengageable serration is deposed in at least one of said receiving slots. Preferably, the protector comprises two clips, one for attachment proximate the blade's toe, the other proximate its heel.

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First Claim