发明名称 |
Composite paddles |
摘要 |
Disclosed are composite paddles that may be used in kayaking and other sports alike. A composite paddle may include a shaft connected to one or more blades. A paddle blade may include a spine having a distal end and a proximal end to be connected to a mandrel; and a body having a layered cross-sectional profile to enclose the spine. The layered cross-sectional profile may include at least three adjacent layers of unidirectional carbon fiber or unidirectional fiberglass. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
申请公布号 |
US9359055(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.06.07 |
申请号 |
US201414452174 |
申请日期 |
2014.08.05 |
申请人 |
Confluence Outdoor, LLC |
发明人 |
Blumer Hastings M.;Rossman David J.;Connolly Martin T.;Jacques, Jr. Ernest J. |
分类号 |
B63H16/04;B32B37/14 |
主分类号 |
B63H16/04 |
代理机构 |
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP |
代理人 |
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP |
主权项 |
1. A paddle blade, comprising:
a spine having a distal end and a proximal end to be connected to a mandrel; and a body having a layered cross-sectional profile to enclose the spine; wherein the layered cross-sectional profile comprises a commingled layer to form a reinforced tip structure of the body, and wherein the commingled layer comprises a plurality of thermoplastic filaments commingled with a plurality of glass or carbon filaments. |
地址 |
Greenville SC US |