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GOLF CLUB

  • US 20140187345A1
  • Filed: 03/04/2014
  • Published: 07/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
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1. A golf club assembly comprising:

  • a club head having a hosel defining an upper opening, the club head also having a sole defining a lower opening in communication with the upper opening;

    a club shaft having a lower end portion;

    a shaft sleeve mounted on the lower end portion of the shaft and adapted to be received in the upper opening of the club head, the shaft sleeve having a lower end portion defining a threaded opening;

    an outer sleeve disposed on the shaft sleeve and defining a through bore extending from an upper opening of the outer sleeve to a lower opening of the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve having a first anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding anti-rotation feature on the shaft sleeve and a second anti-rotation feature configured to engage a corresponding anti-rotation feature that is formed integrally with the hosel;

    wherein the outer sleeve can be selectively positioned in a plurality of discrete angularly spaced positions relative to the hosel; and

    a screw having a screw head and an externally threaded screw shaft extending from the screw head, wherein the shaft sleeve can be releasably secured to the club head by inserting the screw through the lower opening and tightening the screw into the threaded opening of the shaft sleeve;

    wherein when the shaft sleeve is secured to the club head, a first longitudinal axis is defined by the through bore of the outer sleeve, and a second longitudinal axis is defined by the upper opening of the hosel, wherein the first longitudinal axis is tilted relative the second longitudinal axis.

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