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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Banchelin, Annecy Le Vieux, FR;
Philippe Renard, La Balme de Sillingy, FR;
Serge Solviche, Cran Gevrier, FR;
Assignee:
Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264516 ; 156156 ; 156175 ; 156191 ; 156194 ; 156285 ; 156287 ; 264257 ; 264258 ; 264314 ;
Abstract
Process for manufacturing a golf club shaft made of composite materials, including the successive steps of fitting a tubular, flexible impermeable bladder around a rigid mandrel whose length is at least equal to the length of the shaft to be produced, dressing the mandrel with a composite structure comprising fibers impregnated with a synthetic resin matrix, placing the mandrel in the mold, and then carrying out a mold operation by applying at least one internal pressure exerted by feeding a fluid inside the bladder.