EP2891508A4 - Golf club shaft - Google Patents

Golf club shaft

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Publication number
EP2891508A4
EP2891508A4 EP13833534.4A EP13833534A EP2891508A4 EP 2891508 A4 EP2891508 A4 EP 2891508A4 EP 13833534 A EP13833534 A EP 13833534A EP 2891508 A4 EP2891508 A4 EP 2891508A4
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Prior art keywords
golf club
club shaft
shaft
golf
club
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EP13833534.4A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2891508B1 (en
EP2891508A1 (en
Inventor
Satoshi SHIMONO
Takashi Kaneko
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00Golf clubs
    • A63B53/10Non-metallic shafts
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/42Devices for measuring, verifying, correcting or customising the inherent characteristics of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like, e.g. measuring the maximum torque a batting shaft can withstand
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/0081Substantially flexible shafts; Hinged shafts
EP13833534.4A 2012-08-31 2013-08-29 Golf club shaft Active EP2891508B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2012191090 2012-08-31
PCT/JP2013/073212 WO2014034803A1 (en) 2012-08-31 2013-08-29 Golf club shaft

Publications (3)

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EP2891508A1 EP2891508A1 (en) 2015-07-08
EP2891508A4 true EP2891508A4 (en) 2015-08-05
EP2891508B1 EP2891508B1 (en) 2018-04-25

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EP13833534.4A Active EP2891508B1 (en) 2012-08-31 2013-08-29 Golf club shaft

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US (2) US20150297963A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2891508B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5633654B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101557615B1 (en)
CN (1) CN104582800B (en)
WO (1) WO2014034803A1 (en)

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US20150297963A1 (en) 2015-10-22
EP2891508B1 (en) 2018-04-25
WO2014034803A1 (en) 2014-03-06
CN104582800A (en) 2015-04-29
KR20150034295A (en) 2015-04-02
KR101557615B1 (en) 2015-10-05
US20180015339A1 (en) 2018-01-18
JPWO2014034803A1 (en) 2016-08-08
JP5633654B2 (en) 2014-12-03
EP2891508A1 (en) 2015-07-08
CN104582800B (en) 2016-05-11

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