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Process of manufacturing a golf club shaft

US6030574A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 9, 1998
Grant dateFeb 29, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/5227
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Process of manufacturing a golf club shaft made of composite materials, including the successive steps of fitting a tubular, flexible impermeable bladder around a rigid mandrel, dressing the mandrel with a composite structure including fibers impregnated with a synthetic resin matrix, placing the mandrel in the mold, and then carrying out a molding operation by applying at least one internal pressure exerted by feeding a fluid inside the bladder.

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