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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
William H. Rogers, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Brian Richard Pond, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Norman E. Clifton, Jr., Jacksonville, FL (US);
William H. Rogers, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Brian Richard Pond, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Norman E. Clifton, Jr., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
Making a spear gun shaft includes selecting a solid steel drill rod of desired length; wrapping the rod with thermo-setting polymer impregnated carbon fiber sheet; covering rod with compression wrapper; curing the resin coated rod in an oven; removing the covering; machining the cured resin to the desired diameter with ends exposing drill rod; affixing a spear tip-carrying member to an end of the rod; affixing a trigger-engaging member to opposite end of the rod; affixing collars over the joints formed between rod and members to reinforce the shaft at the respective joints; mounting a sliding collar onto rod; and affixing the collars with metal adhesive to waterproof and seal the respective joints covered by the collars.