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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas C Walton, Pepperell, MA (US);
Frank Fenton, South Hadley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273 / ; 273D / ;
Abstract
A golf shaft selectively reinforced with a composite outer shell substantially shorter in length than the golf shaft. A single shell is molded at a selected location over the shaft. The location of the shell controls the kick point of the golf shaft. The shell is comprised of a reinforced polymeric composite.