Bent tip composite golf shaft

Abstract

Apparatus for making a golf club shaft with a bent angular tip using a straight and non-flexible main shaft body mandrel and a secondary tip mandrel disposed at an angle therewith.

1 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: a two-part mandrel sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft, for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip said mandrel having two separate sections of elongated material; 
 a first of said sections being further defined as a first straight, non-flexible main body section and a second of said sections being a straight non-flexible tip section, said tip section able to be disposed at a pre-selected angle with respect to said main body section.    
     
     
         2 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: a two-part mandrel being sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft, for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip; 
 said mandrel having two separate mandrel sections of elongated material; said sections including a first straight, non-flexible main body section and a second straight, non-flexible tip section, said sections each having non-connected ends; and a permanent elbow at the interface of and abutting said ends of said separate sections.    
     
     
         3 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: a mandrel sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft, for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip; said mandrel having a straight and non-flexible main body section and a flexible tip section; said mandrel being formed of a one-piece, unitized, elongated solid bar of material; 
 said flexible tip section being able to be disposed at a pre-selected angle with respect to said main body section.    
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein said solid bar of material is metal.  
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein said solid bar of material is solid, non-hollow rubberized silicone.  
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said main body mandrel is metal and said tip mandrel is metal.  
     
     
         7 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: 
 a two-part mandrel sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft, for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip; said two-part mandrel having two separate sections, including a straight and non-flexible main body mandrel and a flexible tip mandrel; said main body mandrel being metal and said tip mandrel being solid, non-hollow rubberized silicone;    said main body mandrel and said tip mandrel having non-connecting ends in abutment to each other,    said flexible tip section being able to be disposed at a pre-selected angle with respect to said main body mandrel.    
     
     
         8 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: 
 a two-part mandrel sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft;    said two-part mandrel having two separate sections, including a straight and non-flexible main body mandrel and a flexible tip mandrel; said main body mandrel being metal and said tip mandrel being flexible metal;    said main body mandrel and said tip mandrel having non-connecting ends in abutment to each other;    said flexible tip section being able to be disposed at a pre-selected angle with respect to said main body mandrel.    
     
     
         9 . Apparatus for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft with a bent tip comprising: 
 a two-part mandrel sized to the length of a conventional golf club shaft for molding a rigid, composite golf club shaft;    said two-part mandrel including a straight and non-flexible main body mandrel and a flexible tip mandrel; said main body mandrel and said tip mandrel being formed of two separate sections of elongated material and further including a scrim wrap overlapping said main body mandrel and said tip mandrel;    said main body mandrel and said tip mandrel having non-connecting ends in abutment to each other;    said flexible tip section being able to be disposed at a pre-selected angle with respect to said main body mandrel.