| US 7,491,915 B2 | ||
| Heating device for the manufacture of golf clubs | ||
| Konrad Lenhof, Vista, Calif. (US); Jerry V. Blanke, Murrieta, Calif. (US); Giocchino S. Glorioso, Valley Center, Calif. (US); and Alan Bettencourt, Solana Beach, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Callaway Golf Company, Carlsbad, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/427,924. | ||
| Application 11/427924 is a division of application No. 10/904004, filed on Oct. 19, 2004, granted, now 7,071,450. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0237414 A1, Oct. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05B 3/58 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 219—535 [219/200] | 8 Claims |
| 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.
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