Golf club head with heel-side weight plug
First Claim
1. A golf club head comprising:
- a body comprising a sole portion and a heel-side opening extending into the sole portion;
a hosel comprising a hosel bore and a hosel flange extending into and at least partially encircling the hosel bore;
a shaft sleeve comprising a shaft sleeve tip end with an internally threaded opening;
a weight plug comprising a wall, a base end, a plug flange opposite the base end, a side opening extending into the wall proximate the plug flange, and a through-opening extending from the base end to the side opening; and
a screw comprising a head portion, a midsection, and a threaded tip portion sized to engage the threads of the internally threaded opening in the shaft tip end,wherein the heel-side opening communicates with the hosel bore,wherein the weight plug is sized to fit within the heel-side opening, andwherein, when the weight plug is disposed within the heel-side opening and the shaft sleeve is disposed within the hosel bore, the screw connects the weight plug to the shaft sleeve so that the hosel flange is sandwiched between the plug flange and the shaft tip end.
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Abstract
A golf club head comprising a body with a heel-side sole opening in communication with a hosel bore, a removable shaft sleeve with a tip sized to fit within the hosel bore, and a weight plug sized to fit within, and at least partially fill, the heel-side opening is disclosed herein. The weight plug, which has a base end with a through-opening, a tip end with a flange, and a side opening in communication with the through-opening, is connected to the shaft sleeve with a screw. When the golf club head is fully assembled, a hosel flange is trapped between the weight plug and the tip end of the shaft sleeve, and tightening the screw causes the weight plug and the shaft sleeve to move towards one another.
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16 Claims
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1. A golf club head comprising:
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a body comprising a sole portion and a heel-side opening extending into the sole portion; a hosel comprising a hosel bore and a hosel flange extending into and at least partially encircling the hosel bore; a shaft sleeve comprising a shaft sleeve tip end with an internally threaded opening; a weight plug comprising a wall, a base end, a plug flange opposite the base end, a side opening extending into the wall proximate the plug flange, and a through-opening extending from the base end to the side opening; and a screw comprising a head portion, a midsection, and a threaded tip portion sized to engage the threads of the internally threaded opening in the shaft tip end, wherein the heel-side opening communicates with the hosel bore, wherein the weight plug is sized to fit within the heel-side opening, and wherein, when the weight plug is disposed within the heel-side opening and the shaft sleeve is disposed within the hosel bore, the screw connects the weight plug to the shaft sleeve so that the hosel flange is sandwiched between the plug flange and the shaft tip end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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