Adjustable loft golf club head

• US 10,427,015 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2016
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert W Briggs Trust
• Original Assignee: Ringertown Innovations LLC
• Inventors: Balest, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierce, William M
• Application Number:
  US15/208,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20170203168A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,175 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0694 Visual indication, e.g. Indicia
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0416 Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/065 for putters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/50 with through-holes A63B60/18 takes precedence; for stringing purposes A63B49/00

Abstract

A golf putter club head that is adjustable in loft. A face component with a blade adjustably engages a housing component that is attachable to a golf club shaft. At least one of a plurality of adjusting components is engaged to adjust the loft of the blade relative to the housing component. A securing component is engaged to temporarily fix the loft by securing the face component to the housing component.

Claims

1. A golf club head for use with a golf club shaft, the golf club head comprising:

a housing component comprising a toe, a heel, a center portion connecting the toe and the heel, and a sole extending along a bottom surface of the housing component between the toe and the heel;

a face component comprising a blade and a housing component engaging portion attached to the blade and the housing component, wherein a loft of the blade in relation to the golf club shaft is adjustable; and

a plurality of adjusting components insertable into the housing component through the sole for engaging and repositioning the housing component engaging portion of the face component to adjust the loft of the blade by pushing a bottom of the blade away from the housing component; and

a securing component comprising a threaded end and a tightening end for securing the face component to the housing component once the loft is adjusted; and

wherein the toe comprises a toe hole extending laterally through at least a portion of the toe dimensioned to receive the securing component.

2. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the adjusting components are set screws.

3. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the center portion comprises a plurality of loft adjusting holes that penetrate the center portion through the sole for accepting the plurality of adjusting components.

4. The golf club head of claim 1, wherein the blade comprises a face and a back, and the housing component engaging portion is attached to the back of the blade.

5. The golf club head of claim 4, wherein the housing component engaging portion comprises a plurality of receiving ports adapted to align with the plurality of loft adjusting holes of the center portion of the housing component, wherein the receiving ports are configure to push out the bottom of the blade away from the housing component to adjust the loft as the adjusting components are inserted.

6. An adjustable golf club head for use with a golf club shaft, the adjustable golf club head comprising:

a housing component comprising a toe, a heel, and a center portion connecting the toe and the heel; and

a face component comprising

a blade comprising a face and a back; and

a housing component engaging portion extending from the back of the blade for engaging the housing component; and

wherein a loft of the blade in relation to the golf club shaft is adjustable; and

a plurality of adjusting components insertable into the housing component for engaging and repositioning the housing component engaging portion of the face component to adjust the loft of the blade by pushing a bottom of the blade away from the housing component; and

a securing component comprising a threaded end and a tightening end for securing the face component to the housing component once the loft is adjusted; and

wherein the toe comprises a toe hole extending laterally through at least a portion of the toe dimensioned to receive the securing component.

7. The golf club head of claim 6, wherein the center portion comprises a base element and a back element extending substantially perpendicularly from the base element.

8. The golf club head of claim 7, wherein the back element comprises a plurality of loft adjusting holes that penetrate the back element for accepting the plurality of adjusting components.

9. The golf club head of claim 8, wherein the housing component engaging portion of the face comprises a plurality of receiving ports adapted to align with the plurality of loft adjusting holes of the back element of the center portion of the housing component.

10. The golf club head of claim 9, wherein the adjusting components are oriented substantially horizontally.

11. The golf club head of claim 10, wherein the adjusting components are set screws.

12. The golf club head of claim 11, wherein the loft of the face component is adjustable between zero and six degrees.

13. An adjustable loft golf club head for use with a golf club shaft, the adjustable loft golf club head comprising:

a housing component comprising a toe, a heel, and a center portion connecting the toe and the heel; and

a cylinder component positional substantially within the housing component, comprising a body portion and a rotational portion substantially circular in configuration attached to the body portion, wherein the body portion is substantially rectangular in configuration and dimensioned to fit within the center portion of the housing component; and

a face component comprising

a blade comprising a face and a back; and

a cylinder component engaging portion extending from the back of the blade; and

wherein a loft of the face component in relation to the golf club shaft is adjustable; and

a plurality of adjusting components insertable into the housing component through the toe for engaging the circular rotational portion of the cylinder component thereby rotating the body portion of the cylinder component to adjust the loft by pushing out a bottom of the blade; and

a securing component for securing the face component to the housing component once the loft is adjusted.

14. The golf club head of claim 13, wherein the toe comprises a plurality of loft adjusting holes that penetrate the toe.

15. The golf club head of claim 14, wherein the body portion of the cylinder component comprises a toe end, a heel end and a face component engaging portion connecting the toe end and the heel end.

16. The golf club head of claim 15, wherein the rotational portion of the cylinder component abuts the toe end of the body portion.

17. The golf club head of claim 16, wherein the rotational portion comprises a plurality of receiving ports adapted to align with the plurality of loft adjusting holes of the toe of the housing component.

18. The golf club head of claim 17, wherein the loft of the blade is adjustable as one of the plurality of adjustable components engages a corresponding one of the plurality of receiving ports of the rotational portion of the cylinder component.

19. The golf club head of claim 18, wherein the securing component comprises a threaded end and a tightening end.