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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:
Apr. 07, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Monte J Hoffmeyer, Estherville, IA (US);
Assignee:
Berkley, Inc., Spirit Lake, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
473318 ; 473319 ;
Abstract
A composite shaft used in the manufacture of golf clubs includes a straight shaft of tapered form extending between an upper butt end a lower tip end. A radially outwardly protruding bulge section is located on the shaft with the bulge section being spaced from both the tip end of the shaft and the butt end of the shaft. The bulge section has a relatively short length compared to the length of the shaft and is located on the shaft to begin in the lower 1/3 of the shaft length.