Patent ID: 7491915
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing golf clubs, the method comprising: placing a plurality of golf clubs on a club retention mechanism, the plurality of golf clubs ranging from 10 to 60, each of the plurality of golf clubs comprising a golf club head with a hosel, a shaft positioned within the hosel, and an adhesive to adhere the shaft to the golf club head; rotating the club retention mechanism in a circular manner about a central axis; and heating each of the plurality of golf clubs positioned on the club retention mechanism generating heat from a heater and flowing the heat through a heating duct and through a plurality of apertures within an annular wall to flow heat onto each of the plurality of golf clubs on the club retention mechanism while rotating about the central axis to cure the adhesive and adhere the shaft to the golf club head, the annular comprising a heating shroud that extends around fifty percent to eighty percent of the annular wall to conserve heat, wherein the heat generated from the heater has a temperature ranging from 100° F. to 400° F.