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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Jeffrey P. Watry, Penfield, IL (US);
Ralph W. Paquin, Farmer City, IL (US);
Kenneth A. Hursey, St. Joseph, IL (US);
Jeffrey P. Watry, Penfield, IL (US);
Ralph W. Paquin, Farmer City, IL (US);
Kenneth A. Hursey, St. Joseph, IL (US);
Gill Athletics, Inc., Champaign, IL (US);
Abstract
A vaulting pole is made of five layers of fiberglass and carbon fiber. The first layer comprises a fiberglass or straight run carbon fiber material oriented such that at least half of the fibers are transverse to the longitudinal axis, the second layer comprises at least one circumference of a fiberglass or carbon fiber inner body wrap, the third layer comprises a fiberglass or carbon fiber trapezoidal sail piece, and the fourth layer comprises at least one circumference of a fiberglass or carbon fiber outer body wrap. At least one of the second, third, and fourth layers comprises carbon weave.