Patent ID: 8747261
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A63B,B29C,B29K,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reinforced object, comprising: at least one structural layer comprising a composite material, wherein the at least one structural layer comprises an outermost structural layer of the object; and at least two adjacent reinforcing rods positioned on the outermost structural layer of the object adjacent a location on the object that is prone to impact and unequally spaced at locations on the object that are prone to impact, each of the at least two reinforcing rods having a thickness such that it is rigid and comprising a material not contained within the outermost structural layer of the object, wherein the object is an elongated object, with the at least two reinforcing rods longitudinally positioned essentially parallel to and never converging with a central axis thereof, wherein the at least two reinforcing rods within the object each have a length approximating length of the object, wherein the at least two reinforcing rods each have a diameter that is about 0.5 to about 2.0 times maximum wall thickness within the object, and wherein the object comprises a shaft-based sporting implement.