| CPC B29C 63/0004 (2013.01) [B29C 63/18 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/52 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A thermal chamber for heat shrinking a sheath on an athletic equipment shaft, the thermal chamber comprising:
an enclosure defining an interior volume such that the interior volume is capable of holding a heat shrinkable sheath surrounding a portion of an athletic equipment shaft;
a first shaft support aperture extending through a first end of the enclosure;
a second shaft support aperture extending through a second end of the enclosure, wherein the first shaft support aperture and the second shaft support aperture are capable of supporting the athletic equipment shaft; and
an inlet aperture extending through the first end of the enclosure, wherein the inlet aperture provides a fluid communication port allowing pressurized air to pass from an exterior of the enclosure to the interior volume.
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