EP2891508A4 - GOLF CLUB ROD - Google Patents

GOLF CLUB ROD

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Publication number: EP2891508A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: golf club; club rod; rod; golf; club
Prior art date: 2012-08-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP13833534.4A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2891508B1 (en

EP2891508A1 (en

Inventor

Satoshi SHIMONO

Takashi Kaneko

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp

Original Assignee

Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2012-08-31

Filing date

2013-08-29

Publication date

2015-08-05

2013-08-29 Application filed by Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd filed Critical Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd

2015-07-08 Publication of EP2891508A1 publication Critical patent/EP2891508A1/en

2015-08-05 Publication of EP2891508A4 publication Critical patent/EP2891508A4/en

2018-04-25 Application granted granted Critical

2018-04-25 Publication of EP2891508B1 publication Critical patent/EP2891508B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2033-08-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B53/00—Golf clubs
- A63B53/10—Non-metallic shafts
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/42—Devices 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
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
- A63B60/00—Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
- A63B60/0081—Substantially flexible shafts; Hinged shafts

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Physical Education & Sports Medicine (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Biophysics (AREA)
Golf Clubs (AREA)

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)

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

Family

ID=50183608

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP13833534.4A Active EP2891508B1 (en)	2012-08-31	2013-08-29	Golf club shaft

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
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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- 2013-08-29 JP JP2013541125A patent/JP5633654B2/en active Active
- 2013-08-29 KR KR1020157005814A patent/KR101557615B1/en active Active
- 2013-08-29 WO PCT/JP2013/073212 patent/WO2014034803A1/en not_active Ceased
2017
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KR20150034295A (en)	2015-04-02
WO2014034803A1 (en)	2014-03-06
US20150297963A1 (en)	2015-10-22
CN104582800A (en)	2015-04-29
CN104582800B (en)	2016-05-11
KR101557615B1 (en)	2015-10-05
JP5633654B2 (en)	2014-12-03
EP2891508B1 (en)	2018-04-25
JPWO2014034803A1 (en)	2016-08-08
EP2891508A1 (en)	2015-07-08
US20180015339A1 (en)	2018-01-18

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