Temporary golf club shaft-component connection
First Claim
1. A temporary connection for connecting a golf club shaft with an additional club component, said temporary connection comprising:
- an elongated adapter insert mounted on one of the golf club shaft and the additional club component;
a thrust flange carried by said one of the golf club shaft and the additional club component;
a socket member on the other of the golf club shaft and additional component, said socket member defining a socket having a size and shape for slide-fit reception of said adapter insert, said socket member further defining a thrust seat for substantially seated reception of said thrust flange when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket, said adapter insert and socket member further including interengageable surfaces for substantially preventing relative rotation therebetween when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket; and
connection means for removably interconnecting said adapter insert and socket member with said thrust flange retained in seated reception upon said thrust seat.
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Abstract
A temporary shaft-component connection for assembling a selected golf club shaft with a club head and/or hand grip segment, to facilitate custom club design and fitting to suit the needs and preferences of an individual golfer. The temporary shaft-component connection is particularly designed for use with nonmetallic club shafts formed from a graphite-based composite material or the like having a range of different lengths and stiffness (whip) characteristics. In a shaft-head connection, a metal adapter insert is mounted onto a lower end of the club shaft and includes one or more flat surfaces for reception into a matingly shaped socket in the hosel of a selected club head to prevent relative rotation between the club shaft and head. A compression nut carried on the shaft is threaded onto the hosel to axially engage and retain a thrust flange on the shaft or adapter or adapter insert, to prevent axial separation of the club head and shaft.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1. A temporary connection for connecting a golf club shaft with an additional club component, said temporary connection comprising:
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an elongated adapter insert mounted on one of the golf club shaft and the additional club component;
a thrust flange carried by said one of the golf club shaft and the additional club component;
a socket member on the other of the golf club shaft and additional component, said socket member defining a socket having a size and shape for slide-fit reception of said adapter insert, said socket member further defining a thrust seat for substantially seated reception of said thrust flange when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket, said adapter insert and socket member further including interengageable surfaces for substantially preventing relative rotation therebetween when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket; and
connection means for removably interconnecting said adapter insert and socket member with said thrust flange retained in seated reception upon said thrust seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A temporary connection for connecting a golf club shaft with an additional club component, said temporary connection comprising:
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an elongated adapter insert mounted on the golf club shaft;
a thrust flange carried by said the golf club shaft;
a socket member on the additional component, said socket member defining a socket having a size and shape for slide-fit reception of said adapter insert, said socket member further defining a thrust seat for substantially seated reception of said thrust flange when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket, said adapter insert and socket member further including interengageable surfaces for substantially preventing relative rotation therebetween when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket; and
connection means for removably interconnecting said adapter insert and socket member with said thrust flange seated upon said thrust seat, said connection means comprising a compression nut carried by the golf club shaft and defining an internal thread and a thrust shoulder, and an external thread formed on said socket member, said compression nut being threadably engageable with said external thread for urging said thrust shoulder against said thrust flange and for axially displacing and retaining said thrust flange into seated engagement upon said thrust seat. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A golf club, comprising:
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an elongated club shaft having a lower end;
an elongated adapter insert mounted onto said club shaft lower end;
a thrust flange carried by said club shaft at a position generally adjacent to said club shaft lower end;
a club head having a hosel;
a socket member on said hosel, said socket member defining a socket having a size and shape for slide-fit reception of said adapter insert, said socket member further defining a thrust seat for substantially seated reception of said thrust flange when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket, said adapter insert and socket member further including interengageable surfaces for substantially preventing relative rotation therebetween when said adapter insert is slidably received into said socket; and
connection means for removably interconnecting said adapter insert and socket member with said thrust flange retained in seated reception upon said thrust seat. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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Specification