APPARATUS FOR HOUSING TELEMETRY, SENSING, PROCESSING AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND AFFIXING SUCH APPARATUS TO A GOLF CLUB

• US 20130065703A1
• Filed: 09/14/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SkyHawke Technologies LLC (SkyHawke Technologies)
• Original Assignee: SkyHawke Technologies LLC (SkyHawke Technologies)
• Inventors: ROSE, Roger F.
• Granted Patent: US 8,894,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/223
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2102/32 Golf
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/16 Caps; Ferrules
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3632 Clubs or attachments on clubs, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence; clubs for swinging exercises in general A63B15/00

Abstract

A housing for a sensor includes the sensor; vertical walls surrounding an aperture containing the sensor; a horizontal floor connected to a bottom of the vertical walls, the floor having the sensor located thereon; and a vertical shaft connected to the bottom of the floor and configured to connect the housing to a grip of a golf club. The shaft and at least the horizontal floor define a continuous air passage to vent air pressure from an inside of the golf club to an outside of the golf club.

Claims

1. A housing for a sensor comprising:

the sensor;

vertical walls surrounding an aperture containing the sensor;

a horizontal floor connected to a bottom of the vertical walls, the floor having the sensor located thereon; and

a vertical shaft connected to the bottom of the floor and configured to connect the housing to a grip of a golf club,

wherein the shaft and at least the horizontal floor define a continuous air passage to vent air pressure from an inside of the golf club to an outside of the golf club.

2. The housing according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the vertical shaft has threads thereon.

3. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the vertical shaft includes at least one rib configured to lock the housing to the grip of the golf club.

4. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the continuous air passage runs through a center of the vertical shaft.

5. The housing according to claim 2, wherein the continuous air passage runs through cuts in the threads on the vertical shaft.

6. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the continuous air passage runs along an outer surface of the horizontal floor and the vertical walls.

7. The housing according to claim 6, wherein two air passages run along the outer surface of the horizontal floor and the vertical walls on opposite sides of the housing.

8. The housing according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an active sensor.

9. The housing according to claim 1, further comprising:

an upper housing configured to connect to the vertical walls and cover the aperture containing the sensor.

10. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing includes a twist locking mechanism to connect the upper housing to the vertical walls.

11. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing includes a cleated locking mechanism to connect the upper housing to the vertical walls.

12. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing includes a threaded locking mechanism to connect the upper housing to the vertical walls.

13. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing further includes apertures configured to receive a tool for rotating the upper housing to connect the upper housing to the vertical walls.

14. The housing according to claim 13, wherein the tool is a golf shoe cleat tool.

15. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing further includes a lens configured to allow light to pass through the upper housing and contact the sensor.

16. The housing according to claim 9, further comprising:

a gasket located between the upper housing and the vertical walls and configured to prevent water or debris from entering the aperture.

17. The housing according to claim 9, wherein the upper housing is permanently fixed to the vertical walls.

18. The housing according to claim 9, further comprising:

a rechargeable battery located in the aperture with the sensor.