ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,385, issued on Oct. 21.

"Sport sticks configured to selectively disassemble and having adjustable strength and flex characteristics" was invented by Broderick Zorick (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sport sticks including a shaft, a plurality of different shaft connectors, and a head are disclosed. The shaft includes at least a first shaft section and a second shaft section. Each of the shaft connectors may couple the first shaft section to the second shaft section. The sport stick is configured to selectively convert between an assembled configuration and a disassembled configuration. In the assembled configuration, t...