Golf club
US-9364724-B2 · Jun 14, 2016 · US
Interchangeable shaft system
US9757627B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9757627-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514926411-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Publication date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
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A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
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We claim: 1. A golf club, comprising: a golf club head including a hosel that defines a hosel bore; an elongate shaft; a shaft sleeve assembly including a sleeve body, a fastener that releasably couples the sleeve body to the club head at least partially within the hosel bore, and a wedge member, disposed on the sleeve body and interposed between the sleeve body and the hosel, wherein the wedge member provides a wedge angle between the sleeve body and the hosel, wherein the hosel bore further comprises an upper hosel portion and a lower hosel portion, and wherein the upper hosel portion and the lower hosel portion form a disconnect from one another around at least a portion of the hosel bore. 2. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the lower hosel portion further comprises a retainer, the retainer adapted to retain the fastener. 3. The golf club of claim 2 , wherein the wedge member comprises a wedge alignment feature and the sleeve body comprises a sleeve alignment feature that engages the wedge alignment feature. 4. The golf club of claim 3 , wherein the shaft sleeve assembly further comprises a shaft adapter; and at least a portion of the shaft adapter is angled relative to the sleeve body so that the shaft is angled relative to the sleeve body by a shaft angle. 5. The golf club of claim 4 , wherein a magnitude of the shaft angle is different than the magnitude of the wedge angle. 6. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the lower hosel portion further comprises a plurality of threads, the plurality of threads is adapted to retain the fastener. 7. The golf club of claim 1 , wherein the upper hosel portion and the lower hosel portion creates an opening between the hosel bore and an internal cavity of the golf club.
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for putters (A63B53/065 takes precedence) · CPC title
with added weights, e.g. changeable, replaceable · CPC title
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Visual indication, e.g. Indicia · CPC title
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- What does patent US9757627B2 cover?
- A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Acushnet Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A63B53/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 12 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
- What related patents are in patentsdb?
- We list 7 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).