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Low kick point golf club shaft

US5018735A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
23References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 9, 1989
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B60/10
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A wood golf club shaft adapted to receive a wood club head is about 44 to 45 in. total length from a butt end to a tip end thereof. The shaft comprises a butt section, a tip section, and a tapered section interconnecting the butt and tip sections. The tapered section tapers down toward the tip section at a rate of 0.021 in./in. The tapered section has a length shorter than a length of the butt section, longer than a length of the tip section, and no longer than about 13 in. The shaft has a low kick point disposed at a distance of at least about 29 inches from the butt end.

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