Golf club heads with golf coupling mechanisms

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12508477-B2
Application number	US-202318155620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2011
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of golf coupling mechanisms for joining golf club heads and shafts are described herein. The golf coupling mechanism allows for adjustment of a club head loft angle, a club head lie angle, and a golf club shaft length while utilizing one club head and one shaft. In a fully extended configuration, the golf coupling mechanism includes a shaft sleeve, a removable spacer, and a removable extender, wherein a fastening assembly secures the golf coupling mechanism to the golf club head. In a contracted configuration, the golf coupling mechanism includes the shaft sleeve. The golf coupling mechanism further includes a shaft cap to soften the interaction between the shaft and the golf coupling mechanism. The golf coupling mechanism further comprises one or more arcuate coupler sets to frictionally lock the shaft relative to the golf club head.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A golf club coupling mechanism configured for joining an iron-type club head and a golf club shaft, the golf club coupling mechanism comprising:
a shaft sleeve having a sleeve bore configured to receive an end of the golf club shaft; the shaft sleeve comprising:
a top section;
a bottom section; and
a sleeve coupler set having a plurality of sleeve couplers protruding from an outer surface of the top section; the sleeve coupler set comprising:
a first coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the first coupler;
a second coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the second coupler;
a third coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the third coupler; and
a fourth coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the fourth coupler;
a shaft cap configured to be inserted into the sleeve bore; a removable spacer configured to couple with the top section of the shaft sleeve; and a removable extender configured to couple with the bottom section of the shaft sleeve; wherein the removable extender is non-threadably secured to the shaft sleeve.

2 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein:
the sleeve coupler set of the shaft sleeve further comprises: a fifth coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the fifth coupler; a sixth coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the sixth coupler; a seventh coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the seventh coupler; and an eighth coupler having an arcuate surface curved throughout the eighth coupler.

3 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein:
the removable spacer further comprises a receiver coupler set having a plurality of receiver couplers; and the sleeve coupler set of the shaft sleeve is configured to sit against the receiver coupler set of the removable spacer to restrict a rotation of the shaft sleeve relative to the removable spacer.

4 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the removable spacer further comprises a spacer coupler set protruding from an outer surface of the removable spacer.

5 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the shaft sleeve further comprises locking channels located at the bottom section of the shaft sleeve.

6 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 5 , wherein:
the removable extender comprises a first engagement member and a second engagement member; and the first and second engagement members of the removable extender are configured to couple with the locking channels of the shaft sleeve to restrict rotation of the removable extender relative to the shaft sleeve.

7 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the shaft cap comprises a plurality of protrusions protruding from an internal surface of the shaft cap; wherein the plurality of protrusions of the shaft cap are configured to center the golf club shaft within the shaft sleeve.

8 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the shaft cap is configured to elastically compress to be secured within the shaft sleeve.

9 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve coupler set is asymmetric about an outer surface of the shaft sleeve such that one or more sleeve couplers of the plurality of sleeve couplers are longer in length at a first area of the shaft sleeve than a second area of the shaft sleeve.

10 . The golf club coupling mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the removable spacer and the removable extender is formed from aluminum alloy.

Assignees

• Karsten Mfg Corp

Inventors

• Greer Evan R
• Clarke Jacob T
• Morales Eric J
• Stokke Ryan M
• Cole Eric V
• Kultala David S

Classifications

• A63B53/0466

  wood-type · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• A63B53/023

  adjustable angular orientation · CPC title

• A63B2225/09

  Adjustable dimensions · CPC title

• A63B2071/0694

  Visual indication, e.g. Indicia · CPC title